Volunteer Management, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Steve McCurley & Rick Lynch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895271371 ISBN 13: 9781895271379

Publisher: InterPub Group Corporation, 2006

Synopsis

Acclaimed as the Bible of the Volunteer Management field , and used in dozens of college and university Non-Profit, Volunteer, and Public Administration programs. This is the textbook on the subject; the authors are consulting and speaking, worldwide, and are widely regarded as the go to people on all aspects of Volunteer Management. <BR> This comprehensive text shows how to involve volunteers in agencies, and covers all the basic information plus special features on supervision, problem volunteers, and more. There is a large reference section, and more than 100 reproducible checklists and assessment tools. <BR> PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS <BR> 1.Planning a High-Impact Volunteer Program 2.Creating Motivating Jobs 3.Recruiting the Right Volunteers 4.Screening and Interviewing 5.Supervising for Maximum Performance 6.Evaluation, Positive Corrective Action and Termination 7.Retention and Recognition 8.Volunteer-Staff Relations 9.Risk Management 10.Measuring Volunteer Program Effectiveness <BR> EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Creating Motivating Jobs <BR> An organization that has interesting and productive positions to offer will have an easy time attracting and keeping volunteers. Too many organizations, instead, provide unsatisfactory work experiences and then have an impossible time retaining volunteers. In such cases, staff may regard volunteers as unreliable. The problem of badly designed volunteer work is seldom diagnosed.

Edition details

• Publisher: InterPub Group Corporation
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1895271371
• ISBN 13: 9781895271379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2