People volunteer to contribute in a meaningful way to the community. Yet many volunteers feel their ideas and expertise are not always fully appreciated or valued. Managing volunteers effectively and ensuring that they are allowed to make a difference is essential in any organization that relies on volunteers. This book will help you hire a volunteer program manager and set up a program to organize, evaluate, and recognize your volunteers.
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Motivation is the biggest challenge facing nonprofit organizations. Today, only one in five adults donates time to a group, and with funding drying up and contributions slipping, organizations now, more that ever, need their unpaid angels.
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Flora MacLeod has an extensive background in social planning and program development and management. She has worked as a volunteer for the Society for Children and Youth of British Columbia, the Nisha Family and Children's Services Society, and the Canadian Adult Education Assocation. MacLeod was a regional Social Planning Consultant for the United Way and was Program Director of Interdisciplinary Studies and Educational Services at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. She is the author of Forming and Managing a Non-Profit Organization in Canada, another title in the Self-Counsel Series. Lawyers Guild National Office in New York City.
Sarah Hogarth has a background in community organizing, legal services, nonprofit organizational development, and fundraising. Her interests include developing effective means for individuals and communities to address issues such as housing and homelessness, police and government abuse of power, and access to legal services. She is currently Program Director of the National Lawyers Guild National Office in New York City.
Sarah Hogarth has a background in community organizing, legal services, nonprofit organizational development, and fundraising. Her interests include developing effective means for individuals and communities to address issues such as housing and homelessness, police and government abuse of power, and access to legal services. She is currently Program Director of the National Lawyers Guild National Office in New York City.
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- Best Practices for Volunteer Programs by Sue Vineyard in Back Matter
- The Universal Benefits of Volunteering: A Practical Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Volunteers, and Corporations (AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series) (The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series) by Walter P. Pidgeon Jr. in Back Matter
- Leadership Skills by Emily Kittle Morrison in Back Matter
- By Definition : Policies For Volunteer Programs by Linda L. Graff in Back Matter
- The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series) by Bill Latouche in Back Matter
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