Book Recommendations
Volunteer Management
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Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs: A Guide for Volunteer Administrators (Jossey Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series) Describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of professional managers to effectively involve volunteers in the work of organizations. Offers thorough guidance on how to perform key tasks such as staffing, recruitment, motivation, program evaluation, and managing relationships between paid staff and volunteers. |
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Volunteers: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them Provides specific, practical information. Slim and eminently readable, it's packed with guidelines, suggestions, and forms readers can use immediately. |
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The (Help!) I-Don'T-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management Presents a step-by-step framework for creating a team approach to volunteer management. With this realistic, no-nonsense book, you'll learn how to map the boundaries of your job and clarify expectations; find administrative volunteers and put them to work in vital ways; and share ownership--and the work of the volunteer program with everyone in your organization. |
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The Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book Crammed with innumerable recruitment ideas and recommendations! Starts with designing assignments attractive to new volunteers and continues by addressing organizational image, where to look for volunteers, why people volunteer or do not, how to select the right recruitment technique, what "diversity" means to an organization, and the impact of trends in volunteering today. |
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The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook An online book on how to apply the principles of real-world volunteer management to online service. To download the PDF of the book, click the image to the right. |
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