The following recommendations are made for further study related to volunteer screening and selection for nonprofit agencies. A similar study should be conducted to determine the screening procedures, associated liability, and volunteer responsibilities for additional youth programs on state and national levels. Information would be beneficial to newly formed organizations with similar volunteer responsibilities. Individual youth programs should conduct studies to determine the level of implementation of available screening procedures at various program sites under the direction of different administrators. Programs implementing inconsistent screening procedures for similar responsibilities face potential differential screening charges.
Further research is needed to identify volunteers' perceptions of screening procedures.
Research results would identify potentially harmful screening practices that could cause harm to organizations, clients, or volunteers. Research is needed to determine the effectiveness of volunteer screening implementation. Organizations would be able to determine the most effective method of communicating screening procedures to maximize recruitment efforts. Further study should be conducted to include programs using adult volunteers that serve vulnerable populations such as the frail, elderly, or disabled. Results would benefit a larger population of nonprofit organizations as volunteer screening is further scrutinized by legislators and program administrators.