A to Z: Volunteer Management Overviews

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Book coverBest of All: The Quick Reference Guide To Effective Volunteer Involvement

A concise compendium of best practices in volunteer program management.

Book coverFrom the Top Down

Outlines the key executive decisions necessary to lay the foundation for effective volunteer involvement: policies, budgeting, staffing, employee-volunteer relationships, legal issues, dollar value of volunteers.

Book coverKeep Those Volunteers Around

A back-to-basics book on volunteer retention.

Book coverKeeping Volunteers: A Guide to Retention

How to enhance volunteer retention and motivation, avoid volunteer burnout, get beyond short-term commitments, and more – subjects of critical interest to every volunteer program manager.

Book coverVolunteer Management: An Essential Guide, 2nd edition

Truly an "essential guide," the book is filled with solid information for both starting and stengthening a volunteer program in any setting.

Book coverVolunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community, 2nd Edition

The most widely utilized text in the world on the theory and practice of managing a volunteer program, now updated and expanded.

Book coverVolunteer Management for Animal Care Organizations

Geared specifically to the challenges posed by an animal shelter environment but can help any animal care organization build its volunteer program.