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Volunteer Agreement made Easy Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash Volunteer agreements best protects your business If You own a business or you run a not-for-profit organization and you make use of Volunteers or unpaid internships, you should consider drafting a volunteer agreement in order to protect your business/not-for-profit organization. Volunteer agreements allows the establishment of rules and regulations that will help protect you and your business What is a Volunteer Agreement document ? A Volunteer agreement is a document that states explicitly the working relationship between an organization or company with its volunteers or unpaid Interns. It also ensures that both parties are properly protected, it can be written by a lawyer ( which is a better option but might cost you a fortune), or it can be written by the business owner. if you are having difficulty drafting a proper Volunteer agreement document, let us handle your difficulty for you. Volunteer Agreement Template Like every other Legal document, when creating a Volunteer Agreement document, There are Special templates that can be used for such purposes and this templates covers every type of Volunteer agreements. Volunteer agreements have certain Clauses in common and some of these Clauses are : Working Benefits Confidentiality Liability terms and conditions Volunteer status Name and addresses of each party Duration of service Clauses Explanation Working Benefits This simply covers what the Volunteer tends to gain ( not in monetary terms ), working for the organization , and this includes ; trainings , certification and work experience Confidentiality This covers information about the organization that a volunteer is not supposed to share with a third party without approval of the organization. example of a confidentiality agreement can be found here Liability terms and conditions This covers the the extent of protection the Volunteer gets from the company during work Hazards or Natural disasters Volunteer status The status “volunteer" must be stated clearly in the document and the functions required of the volunteer must be stated as well. Name and addresses The name and addresses of every volunteer must be stated clearly even if the document is a single document requiring the signatures of every Volunteer Duration of The term/duration of which the volunteer will be with the service organization should be included in the document as well Enforcing Volunteer Agreement Volunteer agreement can be enforceable only when it dully accepted and signed by both parties. This is because Volunteer agreements can be likened to a Terms of service agreement, where the company creates the terms of use and the user after reading and understanding the terms will either append his/her signature or check the agreement box. A Volunteer agreement does not need to be Notarized before it can be enforced, and it can be terminated anytime with the consent of both parties. How to draft Volunteer Agreement Drafting a very good Volunteer agreement is usually as easy as drafting every other legal document if laid down procedures are followed, A properly drafted Volunteer agreement has some advantages like ; . It Saves time . Reduces the risk of misunderstanding between parties . Clearly defines the working relationship between the volunteer and organization Steps for drafting a volunteer agreement includes: . . . . Write out what you expect from the Volunteers i.e. work hours and duties Consider the Volunteer’s Relevance to the organization Use a user friendly Template. you can get one at DoNotPay Employ the services of a Lawyer . Include all the necessary Clauses as listed above You can either Draft your Volunteer agreement by yourself or You allow DoNotPay Handle the hassle for you. All that is required is : Sign up for DoNotPay or Login If you have an account already Enter the name of the Agreement ( i.e. Volunteer agreement ) Respond to questions asked by the Chatbot and wait for some minutes for your downloadable agreement to be created