Featured for May: Books by Linda Graff back in Stock in Paperback

Linda Graff, Canadian expert in volunteerism, is retiring this year. We wish Linda all the best as she starts the process toward the next chapter of her life (which we hear will include a lot of fishing!). Linda is well-known for her practical, straight-from-the-hip advice about managing risk when volunteers are involved. Her books have consistently been some of Energize's top sellers, signifying their value and usefulness to the field. While we will continue to sell all her titles as e-books, we are pleased again to offer her titles in print, available only until they are sold out.

Better Safe

Better Safe: Risk Management in Volunteer Programs & Community Service

A broad overview of all the components of good risk management, including information on negligence, the elusive "standard of care," vicarious liability, and statutory obligations. The book shares real-life case study examples and covers many of the special situations unique to volunteer involvement.

The Essentials

Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community, 3rd EditionVolunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community, 3rd Edition
Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book, Third EditionVolunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book, Third Edition
Building Staff/Volunteer RelationsBuilding Staff/Volunteer Relations
The (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer ManagementThe (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management
By the People: A History of Americans as VolunteersBy the People: A History of Americans as Volunteers , New Century Edition
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Best of All: The Quick Reference Guide To Effective Volunteer InvolvementBest of All: The Quick Reference Guide To Effective Volunteer Involvement

This resource collects into a single volume all the latest techniques which produce effective volunteer involvement. It's written specifically for volunteer volunteer coordinators in organizations such as sports associations, churches, and local chapter/branch organizers - volunteer leaders who typically do not call what they do "volunteer management" but who are engaged in the management of volunteer efforts nonetheless.

 

Reader's Reviews

"Really liked the distinction between social, position, and system orientation, and didn’t think about how we do this in my current organization until I read what [Linda] wrote. I suspect that many organizations do all three, but not deliberately or with regular evaluation of each element in the total orientation package."

--Liz Adamshik, Director of Volunteer Services, Columbus AIDS Task Force

 

"This is an entire library condensed into one easy to use resource!"

-- Karen Smith, Principal, Enmark Associates

By DefinitionBy Definition

Looks at why policy making regarding volunteers has become critical; definitions and explanations of different types of policies; general and specific policies for a volunteer program. Includes seven easy-to-follow steps to help readers define their own policies.

 

Reader's Reviews

"For someone who had to assume the role of creating policies for an organization that previously only had one volunteer (me!), this was a gift from heaven!"

--Charles Franklin, Museum Africa, Executive Vice-President, Chicago IL

"I have been working with the Will County Health Department to develop a volunteer program for their pharmaceutical dispensing program. Your texts have been great resources. Having a background in risk management and graduate degrees in healthcare risk management and disaster management, I appreciate the risk management elements of your materials. Also, the guidance you provide for organizing and directing format for a volunteer program have been invaluable to me."

-- Jayne Ballun, Oswego, IL

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