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: 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

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)

Product Description: A practical guide to finding and keeping good volunteers, this book tells everything from how to find them to how to reward them so they keep coming back.

Product Description: A complete handbook for building leadership skills within any type of volunteer organization.

Product Description: Book by Dunlop, James J.

For many organizations, recruiting and maintaining a core group of dedicated volunteers spells the difference between success and failure. But very little research has been done to find out what motivates people to volunteer, how to recruit volunteers, and how to nurture their dedication.Enhancing the Volunteer Experience reveals, from the perspective of the volunteer, how management can foster – or impede – the growth of high-quality, long-lived volunteer programs, and how to ensure that volunteering remains a dynamic force that generates social change. Drawing on a four-year study of volunteers in a variety of fields and extensive interviews with 180 people, Ilsey provides nonprofit managers with the insights, skills, and strategies they need to recruit and retain committed volunteers, and to make the volunteer experience rich, rewarding, and productive.

Product Description: This book describes the way in which governments can involve citizen volunteers in providing a diverse range of public services - from neighbourhood crime watch to mental health assistance. It elaborates methods to plan and organize a volunteer programme, and strengthen accountability, and increase the quality and impact of government services with volunteers...read more

Product Description: Book by Fletcher, Kathleen Brown