Build your own useful model

A volunteer application allows you to secure the best volunteers for your program. You, members, and potential volunteers know exactly what is expected of them. When developing your application consider how volunteer roles and responsibilities differ from member positions. This will help ensure clarity about positions within your organization. Volunteers may not be displaced by members. This sample application will give you an understanding of a clear, well designed volunteer description. It includes confidentiality statements.

This volunteer tool was contributed by Schools of Hope project (Madison, WI), a VISTA program that trains and coordinates academic tutors for low-income students and students of color in the primary grades to improve academic achievement.