Welcome to CARD's Online Guide for

AGENCY EMERGENCY PLANNING

D. Volunteers

Make sure you know the best ways to use / work with volunteers in a disaster

Your Name:

Your Agency:

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Know how you will appropriately recruit, task and manage volunteers.

	1. Are your current volunteers appropriate for disaster related work?
	[Notes on role of current volunteers after emergencies.]
	2. Do your current practices of recruiting or accepting volunteers include your disaster preparedness and response needs?
	[Notes on how your volunteer policies do or should reflect preparedness needs]
	3. What important activities (that keep your agency able to provide services) can be assigned to spontaneous volunteers? What activities should not be assigned to spontaneous volunteers?
	[Notes on what spontaneous volunteers should or should not do]
	4. What safety and/or legal considerations should you include in your plan? Consider: do you have proper insurance for volunteers, do you need background checks on volunteers, is any specialized training or knowledge required for working with your agency or clients, etc.?
	[Notes on what spontaneous volunteers should or should not do]
	5. Do you have someone in charge of volunteers? Who? Who (else) might take that role for new volunteers?
	[Notes on current or needed volunteer manager(s)]