Managing Volunteers
eBook - PDF

Managing Volunteers

How to Maximize Your Most Valuable Resource

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Managing Volunteers

How to Maximize Your Most Valuable Resource

About this book

Volunteers are the backbone of many an organization. This practical, hands-on guide, filled with useful tips and everyday examples, will help those responsible for volunteers successfully recruit and manage this invaluable resource. Anyone who supervises volunteers will find this book an indispensable guide for navigating the intricacies of managing unpaid workers. Underlying the content is the message that volunteers are a vital part of an organization's workforce and should be treated as valuable members of the team. Volunteers can work alongside paid staff members to help the organization run smoothly and efficiently—and cost effectively. The book is packed with easily implemented advice and proven techniques for successfully handling common situations. Concise and easy to read, it assumes neither previous volunteer management experience nor familiarity with business practices, yet even experienced volunteer managers will come away with fresh ideas and new approaches. To augment her own expertise and increase the diversity of viewpoints, the author interviewed volunteer managers from various types of organizations and shares their stories. Quotes and anecdotes throughout the book help readers relate to common problems and illustrate the challenges and rewards of managing volunteers.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781440803642
eBook ISBN
9781440803659
Edition
1
Subtopic
Management

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: Where to Start
  9. Chapter 2: Recruiting Good Volunteers
  10. Chapter 3: Selection, Orientation, and Measurement
  11. Chapter 4: Training
  12. Chapter 5: Organization and Communication
  13. Chapter 6: Policies, Procedures, and Liabilities
  14. Chapter 7: Special Kinds of Volunteers
  15. Chapter 8: Retention, Recognition, and Rewards
  16. Chapter 9: Potential Problems and how to Avoid them
  17. Chapter 10: Resources, Support, and Information
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. About the Author