Titles Published by Energize, Inc.

12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions

Free report on what real-life "Volunteer Program Champion" CEOs think, feel, and do to support volunteer involvement in their organizations.

Building Staff/Volunteer Relations

Insight into (and humor about) the reasons for tension between employees and volunteers and practical strategies for designing satisfying work for both groups.

By the People: A History of Americans as Volunteers

Newly revised and updated, this book remains the only presentation of the full scope and depth of volunteer activity throughout three centuries of American history.

Children as Volunteers

How to integrate volunteers under the age of 14 into an existing adult volunteer program: multi-age teams, designing work, preparing the agency, liaisoning with schools, and legal issues.

Church Puzzle Game

Complete instructions and materials for an interactive group activity designed to allow faith communities to self-assess how well their congregations function.

e-Volunteerism: New Subscription

e-Volunteerism combines the best of a printed professional journal with the full potential of Internet technology. For international subscribers who want to be challenged and to go beyond the ordinary in volunteer management/leadership.

Focus on Volunteering KOPYKIT ^TM

Camera-ready pages about volunteering, how to work with volunteers, the history of volunteering, and today's trends--for use as training handouts, bulletin board posters, newsletter inserts.

From 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.

The (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management

Managing a volunteer program part-time? Or just not enough hours in a day? Full task analysis of the job of volunteer program manager, how to build a management team and engage volunteers in leadership of the program.

Making Dreams Come True without Money, Might or Miracles

Inspiring examination of why dreams die, how to keep dreams alive, forming dream-nurturing environments, and rules for dreamers and Dream-Catchers.

Proof Positive

21st Century Revision of a classic! The basics of a volunteer recordkeeping system: the why and how of application forms, volunteer data files, assignment records, time and activity reports, proving impact.

The Rants and Raves Anthology

We invited the best-selling authors in the volunteer field to share what's on their minds right now

Self-Help Accounting

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

Stalking the Elusive Executive

Free e-publication - A dozen tips written mainly for volunteer program managers who need help in gaining administrative support, even to get their bosses to read a book on the topic of volunteers.

Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers: The 55-Minute Staff Training Series (Complete Set)

12 ready-to-deliver, but completely adaptable, training sessions for teaching paid staff the fundamentals of working with volunteers in your setting.

Training Module 1 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Designing Positions for Volunteers

Designed to sensitize volunteers and staff to the significance of written volunteer job descriptions.

Training Module 2 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Volunteer Recruitment

Explores targeted volunteer recruitment: develop a strategy of invitation to reach the best people to fill your volunteer positions.

Training Module 3 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Interviewing Volunteers

Designed to examine the need for interviewing and screening volunteers and to share the basic process and skills necessary to do it effectively.

Training Module 4 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Volunteer Motivation

Explores why people volunteer and teaches how to respect and respond to differences in motivational needs.

Training Module 5 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Supervising Volunteers

Identifies the basic skills and characteristics of good volunteer supervision, clarifies the supervisor's role with volunteers, and explores methods and systems for carrying out this role.

Training Module 6 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Orienting and Training Volunteers

Explores the rationale and elements of volunteer orientation and training, and how to deal with the challenges inherent in training today's volunteers.

Training Module 7 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Delegating to Volunteers

Explores the values of responsible delegation and teaches procedures and techniques for doing it well.

Training Module 8 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Mutual Performance Reviews

Explores why people volunteer and teaches how to respect and respond to differences in motivational needs.

Training Module 9 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Handling Volunteer Performance Problems

Identifies some of the causes of volunteer performance problems and examines options for dealing with volunteer performance gaps.

Training Module 10 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Volunteer Program Evaluation

Discusses the purpose and values of a volunteer program evaluation and helps identify the steps needed to carry out an evaluation.

Training Module 11 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Risk Management in Volunteer Programs

Shares the importance of adhering to policies and procedures for managing risk in a volunteer program, as well as suggestions for controlling, alleviating or diminishing risk.

Training Module 12 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Volunteer Recognition

Helps salaried and volunteer staff appreciate the significance of meaningful recognition and to generate creative formal and informal ways to acknowledge volunteers and staff.

Visionary Leadership in Volunteer Programs: Insight and Inspiration from the Speeches of Marlene Wilson

A collection of favorite and most-requested presentations from Marlene Wilson, volunteer management pioneer and leader in the field.

Volunteer Management Audit

A validating tool for analyzing the effectiveness of an organization's volunteer management practices, with complete Scoresheets and instructions to conduct the process successfully.

Volunteer Recognition Skit Kit

Have fun at your volunteer recognition events! Seven original skits complete with instructions, complete scripts, song words, and ideas for adaptation.

Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book, Third Edition

Complete guide to recruitment, from designing volunteer roles to assessing your organization’s image to where and how to look for new volunteers. Long chapter on membership development for all-volunteer organizations.

What We Learned (the Hard Way) about Supervising Volunteers

Advice, wisdom, and experience from over 85 real-life, on-the-job supervisors of volunteers: crystal clear analysis of what works and what doesn’t in supervision.

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.