The first and only book that addresses the top decision-maker's role in a volunteer program. It illuminates the issues necessary to facilitate volunteer program success, including developing a vision for volunteer involvement, addressing questions of policy, budgeting funds and other resources, staffing the volunteer program, assessing the impact of volunteer contributions, and dealing with legal, risk management, and insurance issues. Also includes the revised FASB regulations on accounting practices regarding donated time are explained.
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An invaluable tool...gave me the insight as to how to work with current staff to accept the challenge of working effectively with new volunteers. --Elliot Shelkrot, President and Director, The Free Library of Philadelphia
A classic...should be read by both the executive director and coordinator of volunteers. Susan is simply one of the best writers and thinkers in the field. --Celeste Wroblewski, Associate Director for Volunteer Development, YMCA of the USA national office
...a comprehensive structured approach to designing and administering volunteer programs... --Foundations News
A classic...should be read by both the executive director and coordinator of volunteers. Susan is simply one of the best writers and thinkers in the field. --Celeste Wroblewski, Associate Director for Volunteer Development, YMCA of the USA national office
...a comprehensive structured approach to designing and administering volunteer programs... --Foundations News
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Susan J. Ellis, recognized internationally as a leader in the volunteer field, has been conducting workshops on volunteer management for the past 19 years. She is founder and president of Energize, Inc. and is a national columnist on volunteerism for THE NONPROFIT TIMES.
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This book puts forth ideas and resources that are changing the ways people view, value and involve volunteers. It represents the growing profound shift in how organizations should think about volunteer contributions and support for those volunteers. If you are part of an organization that involves volunteers, whether or not you yourself work with them directly, this book is ESSENTIAL for your bookshelf. Written by one of the most respected authorities on volunteersim and volunteer management in the world, Susan Ellis outlines the key executive decisions necessary to lay the foundation for effective volunteer involvement: policies, budgeting, staffing, employee-volunteer relationships, legal issues, and the value of volunteers beyond financial. Prepare to be challenged, and prepare to have traditional ideas about what volunteers represent swept away. This is an empowering and practical read, and a book you will reach for again and again.
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Most books and articles about volunteer program management are designed for the direct supervisor of volunteers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
volunteer program office, volunteer job descriptions, volunteer office, salaried staff member, volunteer component, volunteer administration, virtual volunteering, external financial statements, volunteer management, contributed services, unpaid teachers, involving volunteers, volunteer involvement, donated services, volunteer assignments, prospective volunteers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Most books and articles about volunteer program management are designed for the direct supervisor of volunteers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
volunteer program office, volunteer job descriptions, volunteer office, salaried staff member, volunteer component, volunteer administration, virtual volunteering, external financial statements, volunteer management, contributed services, unpaid teachers, involving volunteers, volunteer involvement, donated services, volunteer assignments, prospective volunteers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Statement of Philosophy, Department of Labor, Neil Karn, Little League New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Volunteer Management Handbook by Tracy D. Connors in Back Matter
- Child Abuse Prevention Primer for Your Organization by John C. Patterson in Back Matter
- Proof Positive: Developing Significant Volunteer Recordkeeping Systems by Susan Ellis in Back Matter
- No Excuses: The Team Approach to Volunteer Management (Volunteer Energy Series) by Susan J. Ellis on page 55
- By Definition : Policies For Volunteer Programs by Linda L. Graff in Back Matter
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- The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Sector) by Robert D. Herman & Associates on page 300, and page 531
- The (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management by Katherine Noyes Campbell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Best of the Board Café: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards by Jan Masaoka on page 38, and Back Matter
- Leadership Skills by Emily Kittle Morrison in Back Matter
- Leading Today's Volunteers : (Motivate and Manage Your Team) by Flora MacLeod in Back Matter
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