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Leadership of Volunteers

Materials useful to the development of paid and volunteer leaders in any assignment and with any type of "followers."

Also see All-Volunteer Group Leadership and Boards of Directors

Books on this topic

Articles and excerpts on this topic:

Free electronic books on this subject:

Leadership Basics:  A Guide to Leading Groups of Volunteers

http://www.ontarionature.org/pdf/leadership.pdf

Developed for conservation volunteer leaders who are responsible for leading groups of other volunteers, by the Federation of Ontario Naturalists (60-pg. PDF).

 

Web sites with information on this topic:

Be Hands On
http://www.behandson.org/
The Volunteer 1-2-3 Guide offers simple, practical advice for planning group volunteer projects, ready-to-use worksheets and forms, and strategies for engaging volunteers in service. The site was created for the employees of Home Depot to work with Hands On Network.

Leader Values

http://www.leader-values.com/

One of the widest collections of free resources available on the Web on the subject of leadership – searchable themes, links, articles, quotations, and a glossary.

Leadership Development Planning

http://www.managementhelp.org/ldr_dev/ldr_dev.htm

Section of Carter MacNamara’s extensive site for nonprofits, with many valuable articles, references, and links.

Leadership Now

http://www.leadershipnow.com/

Site focused on encouraging everyone to see their leadership potential.

Leadership Ventures
http://www.leadershipventures.org/articles_resources.cfm
Variety of articles on effective nonprofit leadership, managing change, and innovative approaches to trusteeship. (Formerly called Trustee Leadership Development.)

Mission-Based Management

http://www.missionbased.com

Web site of Peter Brinckerhoff, best-selling author on mission-based management, which includes a section called “Free Stuff” offering articles, self-assessment tools, and other useful resources.  Peter’s newest book, Nonprofit Stewardship: A Better Way To Lead Your Mission-Based Organization, is clearly on-topic, too.

 

National School Boards Foundation Toolkit – Section on Professional and Leadership Development

http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/PandLDev.html

Tools for identifying and developing leadership styles.

Your Field Guide to Community Building

http://www.heartlandcenter.info/fieldguide/

A variety of resources to help leadership volunteers “navigate through what may sometimes seem like a minefield of interpersonal and political relationships.” From the Heartland Center for Leadership Development

Relevant Hot Topic essays:

 

4/26/07

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When Everyone’s a Volunteer
Challenges conventional wisdom about boards, fundraising, and membership development when applied to grassroots volunteer efforts. Includes great group interaction exercises.

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Self-Help Accounting
A how-to guide to fulfilling the role of board treasurer, written in simple, clear language for the non-accountant.

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Build a Better Board in 30 Days
Great reminders for experienced board members and an easy orientation for new board members.

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Leadership


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