The author decides the issue of volunteer evaluation and from her standpoint, it is good management practice ot evaluate whether the expense is justified.

Because time, money and other resources are expended on the involvement of volunteers - by both the recipient organization and the volunteers themselves - it is good management practice to evaluate whether the expense is justified. It is also important to assess what volunteers accomplish and how effective they are. This information is of special interest to volunteers as well as managers, since no one wants to devote time and energy to something without impact. The issue of volunteer evaluation is generic and is very important to arts managers.

The volunteer component is often overlooked when an organization conducts an internal evaluation study. Since most of the services volunteers provide are intertwined with the work of employees, the volunteer program must be included in an evaluation to obtain a complete picture of an organization's effectiveness.

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Volunteer program evaluation.
Ongoing assessment.
Evaluating the Director of volunteers.
Individual volunteer performance assessment.
Firing a volunteer.
Assessing employee management of volunteers.
Conclusion.

The author decides the issue of volunteer evaluation and from her standpoint, it is good management practice ot evaluate whether the expense is justified.