Managing Volunteers: How to Maximize Your Most Valuable Resource (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440803642)

Volunteers are the backbone of many an organization. This practical, hands-on guide, filled with useful tips and everyday examples, will help those responsible for volunteers successfully recruit and manage this invaluable resource.

Anyone who supervises volunteers will find this book an indispensable guide for navigating the intricacies of managing unpaid workers. Underlying the content is the message that volunteers are a vital part of an organization's workforce and should be treated as valuable members of the team. Volunteers can work alongside paid staff members to help the organization run smoothly and efficiently--and cost effectively. The book is packed with easily implemented advice and proven techniques for successfully handling common situations. Concise and easy to read, it assumes neither previous volunteer management experience nor familiarity with business practices, yet even experienced volunteer managers will come away with fresh ideas and new approaches.

To augment her own expertise and increase the diversity of viewpoints, the author interviewed volunteer managers from various types of organizations and shares their stories. Quotes and anecdotes throughout the book help readers relate to common problems and illustrate the challenges and rewards of managing volunteers.

Author: Nancy Sakaduski
ISBN-10: 1440803641
ISBN-13: 9781440803642
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 03/21/2013
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d