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Articles and book excerpts on this subject
- Advisory Volunteers, from The NonProfit Times "On Volunteers" column
- “Climate Change” for the Voluntary Sector by Barney Ellis-Perry, from A People Lens: 101 Ways to Move Your Organization Forward
- Creating a Statement of Philosophy on Volunteer Engagement by Betty B. Stallings with Susan J. Ellis, from Leading the Way to Successful Volunteer Involvement: Practical Tools for Busy Executives
- Directory of Social Change (UK), February 2011 "Quick Survey Analysis" on the question: Which would most benefit your organisation, a £10,000 cash donation or an equivalent value in volunteers (or volunteer hours)? -- 91% chose the cash.
- The Happiness of Giving: The Time-Ask Effect, by Wendy Liu and Jennifer Aaker (2008-51 pg PDF), Center for Responsible Business. Concludes that people asked to volunteer give more money than those who are not.
- Self-Led Volunteer Groups from Secrets of Successful Boards
- Staffing the Volunteer Program, from the book From the Top Down
- Volunteer Management Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations: A Briefing Report -2004 study by the Urban Institute, UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps (34 page PDF).
- A Volunteer Management Perspective on Boards of Directors, by Susan J. Ellis, The NonProfit Times (2008)
- Volunteerism, Social Capital and Philanthropy In the Not-for-Profit Sector - The Forbes Funds -2002 study (47 pgs.)
Free Electronic Books
"A Guide to Investing in Volunteer Resources Management: Improve Your Philanthropic Portfolio" - Part of AVA's "Positioning the Profession" project, this unique 21-page guide can be used anywhere to educate funders about the value of supporting volunteer efforts.
The Impact of Investing in Volunteers, by Ben Cairns and Romayne Hutchison from the Centre for Voluntary Action Research at Aston Business School (UK, 2006 - 40 pg. PDF)
Influencing Up: A Guide to Gaining Executive Support for Volunteering and Volunteer Management, from Volunteering England (2010, 40 pg.)
Recognise, Support, Invest - Your Guide to Valuing Volunteer Management
This document from Volunteering England explores what “valuing volunteer management” really means and is designed to help organisations assess how they currently value volunteer management, why this is important, and what extra steps they could take.
12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions: CEOs Who Lead the Way, by Betty B. Stallings. Free report on what real-life "Volunteer Program Champion" CEOs think, feel, and do to support volunteer involvement in their organizations.
The Volunteer Enterprise: Building Capacity for Civic Engagement - The National Human Services Assembly, seeking to advocate the findings of the 2004 Volunteer Management Capacity report, sponsored "From Research to Action," an executable
blueprint of capacity building strategies. A guide was produced: "Organizational Readiness and Management Brief ".
Web sites with information on this subject
Fieldstone Alliance - Free Resources
http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools.cfm
This consulting, publishing, training, and research organization is focused on strong nonprofit performance. In this area of the site are articles and tools on various subjects, including boards, management and finance.
Value Volunteer Management
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhatWeDo/Projects+and+initiatives/value
+volunteer+management
2010 initiative of Volunteering England to advocate for the importance of "investing in volunteering."
Relevant Hot Topic essays
- What Would the Perfect Volunteer-Involving Organization Look Like? - Jan '12
- Part-time Volunteer Management Means Equally Limited Volunteer Involvement - Nov '11
- What Leaders of Volunteers Can DO to Gain Executive Attention - Oct '11
- When the Ax Falls: Budget Cutting and Volunteers - Dec '09
- It’s Volunteers and Money - May '08
- The Wall of Executive Indifference - Aug '99
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