{
 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Nonprofit volunteer program planner",
 "summary": "Plan your nonprofit volunteer program: clear roles, screening by risk, onboarding, shift plans and a way to spot why volunteers leave.",
 "headline": "Nonprofit volunteer program planner",
 "subhead": "Share the work volunteers will do, who they serve, and where your current process breaks down. It plans recruitment, risk-based screening, training, shifts, and recognition. You get clear roles and practical steps for keeping volunteers active, with staff review of screening and safety.",
 "job": {
  "id": "hire-people",
  "name": "Hire and look after your people"
 },
 "level": "intermediate",
 "thinking": "high",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-28",
 "first_published": "2026-10-25",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  },
  {
   "type": "document",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Document",
   "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "Volunteer roles, time needs, people served, risk limits, current intake steps, and any attendance records."
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "Role descriptions, screening and welcome steps, scheduling guidance, and follow-up measures."
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You need this task done for a nonprofit, community program, or donated-goods store."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You want to recruit board members: use the Nonprofit board recruitment skill, or ask your current board chair.",
  "You want to hire or keep paid staff: use a staff retention or HR guide, or talk to an HR adviser.",
  "You need a legal ruling on background checks: ask a lawyer or your insurer, since rules differ by state."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "The volunteer roles you need filled, with hours and who each role serves",
   "Your current sign-up and welcome steps",
   "Any sign-up, attendance or drop-off records (optional)",
   "Your funder or insurer rules on screening (optional)"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Volunteer position descriptions",
    "contains": "For each role: purpose, duties, time needed, skills, who supervises, and what the volunteer gets."
   },
   {
    "name": "Screening tier policy",
    "contains": "Each role matched to a risk tier, with the checks that tier needs."
   },
   {
    "name": "Application form fields",
    "contains": "The details to collect, including contact, availability, skills, emergency contact and screening consent."
   },
   {
    "name": "Onboarding sequence",
    "contains": "A welcome email, orientation, role training, a first shift with a buddy, and a two-week check-in."
   },
   {
    "name": "Scheduling and reminder plan",
    "contains": "A sign-up method sized to your numbers, plus shift reminders and a no-show plan."
   },
   {
    "name": "Recognition calendar",
    "contains": "Thanks after each shift, milestone awards, and an annual event, with dates."
   },
   {
    "name": "Retention tracking",
    "contains": "New applicants, active volunteers and volunteers lost, with 90-day and 12-month retention rates."
   }
  ]
 },
 "how_to_use": [
  "Open Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and paste in the skill text. No code or paid tool is needed.",
  "List your volunteer roles with hours, who each role serves, and the risk involved.",
  "Add how people sign up and start now, plus any attendance records you have.",
  "Ask for position descriptions, a screening tier policy, an onboarding checklist, a shift plan and retention measures.",
  "Check the screening tiers with your insurer or a lawyer. Background check rules differ by state.",
  "Some scheduling tools it names, such as VolunteerHub, need a paid account. A shared calendar or sheet works for small programs."
 ],
 "checks": [],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Offboarding plan builder",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/offboarding-plan-builder",
   "why": "Offboarding plan builder"
  },
  {
   "name": "Shift schedule planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/shift-schedule-planner",
   "why": "Shift schedule planner"
  }
 ],
 "source": {
  "by": "Nonprofit Skills",
  "repo": "sector-skills/nonprofit-skills",
  "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/volunteer-people/nonprofit-volunteer-management",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "nonprofit-volunteer-management",
  "commit": "7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8"
 },
 "credits": [
  {
   "title": "nonprofit-volunteer-management skill",
   "by": "Nonprofit Skills",
   "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/volunteer-people/nonprofit-volunteer-management",
   "used": "Copied under the MIT licence. We gave it a plain name. We added Before you start and After this sections that link to other AI Blocks steps. We refreshed those generated sections from the catalogue inputs and next-step links."
  },
  {
   "title": "Original author",
   "by": "Brendon Connelly",
   "url": "https://brendonconnelly.com",
   "used": "Wrote the skill; Nonprofit Skills shared it in their collection."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE"
 ],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner/SKILL.md",
  "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner.zip",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/skill/nonprofit-volunteer-program-planner",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}