When Everyone's a Volunteer: The Effective Functioning of All-Volunteer Groups [Paperback]

Ivan H. Sceier (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1992

Provides an innovative framework for successfully leading an all-volunteer effort, whether it's a service club, community group, PTA, or religious congregation. Scheier challenges conventional wisdom about boards, fundraising, and membership development when applied to grassroots volunteer efforts. A highlight of the book is a collection of easy-to-conduct group interaction exercises.

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"Every all-volunteer group should a copy of this work and pass it around within their leadership." -- What Works, Sept 1995

Product Details

Paperback: 63 pages
Publisher: Energize Books (June 1, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0940576120
ISBN-13: 978-0940576124
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,807,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Inside This Book (learn more)

First Sentence:
It may be possible to hold a staffed organization together by paying people to do meaningless things. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glad Gift, Work Assignment Grid, Membership Input Process, Volunteer Seheier, Volunteer Scheier, Common Interest Caller, County Fair Board, Phase One, Timeframe Allow

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Citations (learn more)

This book cites 2 books:

Leading Small Groups: Basic Skills for Church and Community Organizations by Nathan W. Turner in Back Matter
By The People : A History of Americans as Volunteers, New Century Edition by Susan J. Ellis on page 24

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