The Volunteer Management Handbook (Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471371424 ISBN 13: 9780471371427

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

"Until now, we and other nonprofits had to find out the hard way by trial and error that garnering the energies of today s volunteers means answering their special needs. That s where The Volunteer Management Handbook comes in, with helpful, practical, and proven solutions to the often overlooked problems of effectively managing volunteer efforts."
From the Foreword by Kathleen Behrens Executive Director, New York Cares

The VolunteerManagement Handbook

Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook offers the nonprofit manager a complete guide to establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. In one handy reference volume, the Handbook offers practical guidance on such essential issues as:

• Motivating people to volunteer their time and services
• Developing a detailed Volunteer Management Policy Manual
• Recruitment, orientation, and retention
• Training volunteers
• Recognition and reward systems for volunteers
• Volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities

Designed for all nonprofit and fund–raising professionals as well as volunteer leaders, The Volunteer Management Handbook is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.

About this title

About the Author

TRACY DANIEL CONNORS is President of the BelleAire Institute, a management communications and publishing organization. He is also the editor of The Nonprofit Management Handbook: Operating Policies and Procedures (Wiley), The Nonprofit Organization Handbook, and Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations.

The VolunteerManagement Handbook

Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook offers the nonprofit manager a complete guide to establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. In one handy reference volume, the Handbook offers practical guidance on such essential issues as:

• Motivating people to volunteer their time and services
• Developing a detailed Volunteer Management Policy Manual
• Recruitment, orientation, and retention
• Training volunteers
• Recognition and reward systems for volunteers
• Volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities

Designed for all nonprofit and fund–raising professionals as well as volunteer leaders, The Volunteer Management Handbook is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471371424
• ISBN 13: 9780471371427
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Connors Tracy D.