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CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PODCASTS
- Small Business Administration (Mississippi District)
- Classes offered by the Small Business Administration
- Training & workshops offered by the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy
- Volunteer Nation podcast
- Time & Talent podcast
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- What is volunteering? (Wikipedia entry)
- Volunteer Recognition: Motivation + Appreciation in Diverse Settings (webinar replay)
- Volunteer vs. Intern – what’s the difference?
- Adding your volunteer activities to your resume
- Volunteer and Nonprofit Degrees
- Volunteer and Intern Abroad Guide
- Volunteering and Nonprofit Careers
- Careers to Help the Poor
- Public Service and Volunteer Opportunities
- A Guide to Nonprofit Careers
- Firing High Maintenance Volunteers (Thomas W. McKee) (PDF)
BOOKS
- Any books by Susan J. Ellis
- 365 Ideas for Recruiting, Retaining, Motivating and Rewarding Your Volunteers… (Sunny Fader)
- The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer (Jonathan R. McKee)
- The Volunteer Management Handbook (ed. Tracy D. Connors)
- The Volunteer Recruitment Book (Susan J. Ellis)
- What we learned (the hard way) about Supervising Volunteers (Jarene Frances Lee)
- Boomer Volunteer Engagement:… (Jill Friedman Fixler)
- Leading Today’s Volunteers: Motivate and Manage Your Team (Flora MacLeod)
- How Great Leaders Inspire Action (Simon Sinek)
- Who, Not How (Dan Sullivan)
ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
- For Veterans: nationwide resources for substance abuse recovery and mental health assistance (https://veteranrehab.org/)
- For Students: listing of colleges that offer free laptops to enrolled students (https://www.bestcolleges.com/features/colleges-offering-free-laptops/)
- Speech Pathology Guide (https://www.speechpathologydegrees.com/)
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
Tips for virtual presenting
Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations
- Tips designed for legislative staff (but great info here)
- Simple Rules for Better Power Points
- Easy PowerPoint Design Tricks – includes free templates
Overcome Fear of Public Speaking
- Expert answers from the Mayo Clinic
- Developing a strong speaking voice with social anxiety
- 30 ways to manage speaking anxiety
How to dress when giving a virtual presentation
- How to Dress When Giving a Virtual Presentation (Next Level Wardrobe)
- What to Wear When Presenting Online (Style Rises)
How to change virtual background