Product Description: Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting—and keeping—an active and effective volunteer program Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program...read more

Product Description: The nonprofit workplace has a culture of its own, shaped largely by the organization's mission and the staff attracted to the mission, which can include large numbers of volunteers. And with many of today's nonprofits operating on a slim budget, chances are you're fulfilling more than one role in the organization and can use some focused guidance! Geared to this unique culture, The Nonprofit's Guide to Human Resources provides legal and "good practice" information for anyone in charge of HR at small to medium sized organizations...read more

Product Description: Volunteer management has many challenges, not the least of which is how we study it and view it. Academics examine it from a variety of disciplines and practitioners experience it in a variety of contexts. However both approaches have limitations...read more

While there are many textbooks in personnel management, to date there have been none devoted to the nonprofit sector. Further, no book has addressed the use of strategic human resources management--the integration of human resources management with the strategic mission of the organization--in both public and nonprofit agencies. This groundbreaking work is the first to do both.Joan E. Pynes, a respected authority in public administration, demonstrates how strategic human resources management is essential to proactively managing change in an environment of tighter budgets, competition from private organizations, the need to maintain and train a more diverse workforce, and job obsolescence brought about by shifts in technology. She offers students and practitioners the guidance and techniques necessary to implement effective human resources management strategies in public and nonprofit organizations -- from job analysis to performance evaluation, from recruitment and selection to training and development, from compensation and benefits to collective bargaining. Pynes also covers important but neglected topics such as recruiting and managing volunteers, working with a board of directors, and federal and state labor relations. Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations is an important resource for all involved in shaping, implementing, or studying human resources policies.

Over 5 million people volunteer their time to more than a million nonprofit organizations. These nonprofits, which are a vital part of our society, would not be able to function without the support of this army of volunteers. But how does a nonprofit integrate these volunteers into its overall strategic plan? And what rules and regulations govern the volunteer's involvement with the non-profit? This handy desktop reference volume contains all of the information a non-profit manager needs to establish and maintain an active volunteer programme. Beginning with the basic issues of developing a volunteer programme, it also provides advice on administering the programme and information about the applications and implications of relevant law. (view table of contents)