In nearly every study of North American volunteerism, researchers find that the vast majority of organizations where people give their time are faith-based. Given this, connecting volunteers to faith-based service, as well as engaging communities of faith in a diverse range of volunteer opportunities, is vital to the health of organizations and the greater communities they serve. Here are a few ideas for how to strengthen connections to faith-based volunteers:
Church Volunteer Central (A collection of tools and resources for church-based volunteer programs)
Exemplary Volunteers: What Is the Role of Faith? (PDF) – Laura Littlepage, James L. Perry, Ph.D., Jeffrey L. Brudney, Ph.D., and Philip K. Goff, Ph.D. @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration