
Volunteer Management Handbook : Leadership Strategies for Success.
Title:
Volunteer Management Handbook : Leadership Strategies for Success.
Author:
Connors, Tracy D.
ISBN:
9781118127407
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (810 pages)
Series:
Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series ; v.235
Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series
Contents:
The VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I: VOLUNTEER RESOURCE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS, AND PLANNING -- CHAPTER 1: Volunteer Models and Management -- CHAPTER 2: Volunteer Demographics -- CHAPTER 3: Preparing the Organization for Volunteers -- DIGITAL A: Volunteer Management of Governance Volunteers -- CHAPTER 4: Shaping an Organizational Culture of Employee and Volunteer Commitment -- DIGITAL B: Understanding the Changing Organization as a Primary Context for Volunteering -- DIGITAL C: Organizational and Programmatic Benefits from Adversity: Comprehending the Centrality of the Role of Adverse Experiences in and on the NPO and Its Programs -- OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING -- CHAPTER 5: Maximizing Volunteer Engagement -- CHAPTER 6: Assessment, Planning, and Staffing Analysis -- CHAPTER 7: Policy Development for Volunteer Involvement -- DIGITAL D: Options for Volunteer Involvement -- DIGITAL E: Managing Voluntourism -- PART II STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION -- CHAPTER 8: The Latest Approach to Volunteer Recruitment: Competency-Competence Pathways and Volunteer Resource Management Systems -- DIGITAL F: Marketing Volunteerism for Specialized Cohorts -- CHAPTER 9: Orientation: Welcoming New Volunteers into the Organization -- TRAINING -- CHAPTER 10: Training Volunteers -- CHAPTER 11: Volunteer and Staff Relations -- CHAPTER 12: Communicating with Volunteers and Staff -- DIGITAL G: Social Media and Volunteer Programs -- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER 13: Volunteer Performance Management: The Impact Wheel -- DIGITAL H: Effective Leadership and Decision-Making -- CHAPTER 14: Risk Management in Volunteer Involvement -- DIGITAL I: Information System Tools for Volunteer Management -- DIGITAL J: Executive and Managerial Coaching in Nonprofits: Critical Leadership Development -- PART III: RESULTS AND EVALUATION.
CHAPTER 15: Evaluating the Volunteer Program: Contexts and Models -- CHAPTER 16: Evaluating Impact of Volunteer Programs -- PART IV: APPLIED MANAGEMENT PRACTICE -- DIGITAL K: Mission Fulfillment (Even During Challenging Times) -- DIGITAL L: Ethics: Professional Ethics for Volunteers -- DIGITAL M: Professionalism and Credentialing in the Field of Volunteer Management -- DIGITAL N: Advocacy in Volunteer Management -- DIGITAL O: National, State, and Local Community Programs for Volunteer Resource Managers -- DIGITAL P: Volunteer Management: Hospice Organizations -- DIGITAL Q: Volunteer Resource Management in Local Development Organizations: An International Perspective (Portugal) -- DIGITAL R: International Volunteer Management -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to startingâand keepingâan 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. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on such essential issues as motivating people to volunteer their time and services, recruitment, and more. Up-to-date and practical, this is the essential guide to managing your nonprofit's most important resource: its volunteers. Now covers volunteer demographics, volunteer program leaders and managers, policy making and implementation, planning and staff analysis, recruiting, interviewing and screening volunteers, orienting and training volunteers, and much more Up-to-date, practical guidance for the major areas of volunteer leadership and management Explores volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities Designed to help nonprofit organizations survive and thrive, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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