Program Management and Fiscal Operations

Grantees will find this information useful when developing policies and procedures that govern the management of volunteers. 

Volunteer recruitment focuses on attracting volunteers using recruitment strategies and processes. Grantees will find this information useful when choosing strategies to recruit volunteers for their programs.

The Office of Community Services has created this guide to better inform grantees, Head Start program staff, and other family service organizations about the definition, necessity, and role of best practices in the nonprofit sector. Although best practices were first used extensively in business, nonprofits continue to recognize the need to adopt best practice methodologies to effectively achieve an organization’s mission, and meet its goals.

Watch this series of interactive learning modules that focus on non-federal match, an important aspect of fiscal operations.

Learn about regulations, resources, programs, and agencies that can help grantees prepare for and recover from a disaster or crisis.

Learn about the important leadership role of Head Start directors and managers. Explore organizational change models and systems thinking.

Review the questions and answers (Q&A) below to find information related to transportation services in Head Start programs.

This publication focuses on how to obtain a DUNS^® Number, which is free, by providing registration information by phone or on the web. Contractors and grantees, especially new ones, will find this helpful as a means of being identified through their business entities and locations.

The IRS has published an easy-to-use brochure that contains the information most tax-exempt organizations need in order to obtain and maintain their status. Grantees will find this information beneficial to their organizations. It provides references to other IRS publications and forms. It also provides special telephone numbers organizations can call for help on more complex issues.

Explore this useful resource when maintaining internal control for cash disbursements.