Financial Disbursements to Volunteers: Reimbursements, Payments, and Non-Cash Benefits

Reimbursing volunteers – a contradiction in terms or an evolving strategy? In search of clarity, a team at Colorado’s Community Resource Center (CRC) started digging into an issue that has clearly emerged as a critical and lingering one in the volunteering field. These team members didn’t find the straightforward answers they had originally hoped for. But they did come up with good questions to ask, and practical ideas to help shape your own exploration of this issue. This comprehensive e-Volunteerism feature by the CRC team includes an overview of the team’s research methods, key findings, recommended steps to navigating financial reimbursements, and case studies from the field.