Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting—and keeping—an active and effective volunteer program Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on such essential issues as motivating people to volunteer their time and services, recruitment, and more. Up-to-date and practical, this is the essential guide to managing your nonprofit's most important resource: its volunteers. Now covers volunteer demographics, volunteer program leaders and managers, policy making and implementation, planning and staff analysis, recruiting, interviewing and screening volunteers, orienting and training volunteers, and much more Up-to-date, practical guidance for the major areas of volunteer leadership and management Explores volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities Designed to help nonprofit organizations survive and thrive, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.
Practical Project Management for Agile Nonprofits introduces nonprofit managers to the basic concepts of project management and provides dozens of templates to help you quickly implement practices to effectively manage your limited resources, financial and volunteer. The book emphasizes using appropriate project management practices, those that are not burdensome but rather agile in their approach. In keeping with this theme, the book explores how you can use social media to assist in the management of time-sensitive projects. You will learn how to apply just enough project management to: Be an active leader and a superior project manager; Respond with agility to change and the unexpected; Focus efforts on what truly matters; Recruit and engage a new generation of volunteers; Build a framework that ensures project success; Keep all stakeholders involved with the project satisfied. The book also addresses nonprofit governance and shows you how project portfolio management can be used to assist in communicating with boards of directors and other governing entities when crucial resource decisions need to be made. Finally, real-world case studies on project planning, portfolio management, and volunteer-managed projects will show you how others have achieved project
We are in the middle of a museum paradigm shift and a new type of museum volunteer is emerging from the community. Non-profit volunteers are looking for unique and satisfying ways to engage in their communities and museums are primed to offer just the experiences these volunteers are looking for. Here’s a practical exploration of the differences between the “then” and “now” volunteers and solid advice on volunteer recruitment, communication, and retention strategies. Kristy Van Hoven and Loni Wellman will help you answer the questions: What are new volunteers looking for? What is their motivation? How can you spot the hidden gems in your local community? How can you develop a successful relationship with potential volunteers? How do you keep the museum volunteer motivated and happy? What can teens, adults and retiring professionals bring to your organization? How can your museum support a robust and active volunteer program? How do you reward volunteers and keep them for the long term? and, most importantly, How can you meet volunteer’s needs and still benefit from their work? The Guide highlights successful projects, incentives, and general museum culture which support volunteer activities and includes examples of Volunteer Job Descriptions, Calls for Volunteers, Evaluation forms, as well as volunteer project outlines. Written in a light hearted spirit, Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums: A Handbook to Volunteer Management will engage and inform any professional tasked with developing and managing a volunteer program at their institution. Museums offer an amazing array of volunteer opportunities that help create a greater sense of belonging and purpose for the volunteer. With a growing number of retiring professionals and students looking for professional experiences, now is the time to embark on developing a volunteer program that will thrive in the years to come.
Why Volunteer and Project Lessons from Nehemiah? Referring to Nehemiah as a Volunteer Coordinator is not intended to minimize who he was at all. Here is a man taking on a project that without a large-scale coordinated effort of volunteers would never be completed. This book spotlights how he takes on this massive undertaking. Most would say it was the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, but Nehemiah did much more than that. He brought direction to the Hebrews where there was none. He brought a concerted effort by everyone to raise their quality of living, helping and encouraging them to climb out of their hovels and rubble to build homes in a place of safety. There was a revived dedication to commit their lives to follow the Law of the Lord. After the construction phase was over Nehemiah established a civil government, and kept the progress of community and spiritual development moving in the right direction. He did far more than build a wall. He did all of this by managing and coordinating volunteers while directing a massive project and completing it in record time. Several lessons that freely flow from this Old Testament book can be utilized in projects today. Drawing on his years of experience as Volunteer Coordinator for Promise Keepers and other faith-based nonprofits, Bryan Yeager extracts these lessons and presents them as a practical guide to volunteer and project management. Topics covered include team building, preventing and dealing with conflict, selecting leaders, managing transitional phases, considerations for volunteer security, keeping the project on track, and much more. Each chapter is followed by both thought-provoking questions and action items, to assist in the practical application of these principles to your own project plans and volunteers. Why Volunteer and Project Lessons from Nehemiah? Referring to Nehemiah as a Volunteer Coordinator is not intended to minimize who he was at all. Here is a man taking on a project that without a large-scale coordinated effort of volunteers would never be completed. This book spotlights how he takes on this massive undertaking. Most would say it was the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, but Nehemiah did much more than that. He brought direction to the Hebrews where there was none. He brought a concerted effort by everyone to raise their quality of living, helping and encouraging them to climb out of their hovels and rubble to build homes in a place of safety. There was a revived dedication to commit their lives to follow the Law of the Lord. After the construction phase was over Nehemiah established a civil government, and kept the progress of community and spiritual development moving in the right direction. He did far more than build a wall. He did all of this by managing and coordinating volunteers while directing a massive project and completing it in record time. Several lessons that freely flow from this Old Testament book can be utilized in projects today. Drawing on his years of experience as Volunteer Coordinator for Promise Keepers and other faith-based nonprofits, Bryan Yeager extracts these lessons and presents them as a practical guide to volunteer and project management. Topics covered include team building, preventing and dealing with conflict, selecting leaders, managing transitional phases, considerations for volunteer security, keeping the project on track, and much more. Each chapter is followed by both thought-provoking questions and action items, to assist in the practical application of these principles to your own project plans and volunteers. In addition, Yeager's lessons for managing volunteers on large projects is now the basis of a course on Volunteer Management through CareerLearning.com.In addition, Yeager's lessons for managing volunteers on large projects is now the basis of a course on Volunteer Management through CareerLearning.com.
Basic management practices, including recruiting, training, and integrating volunteers into the general organizational structure, are described by experienced professionals in the nonprofit sector.
Volunteer management is stuck in a decades old paradigm. It doesn't work for today's volunteers. In The Disruptive Volunteer Manager, blogger Meridian Swift lays out 6 steps to modernizing volunteer management. By following the steps, today's volunteer managers will position themselves as leaders of a movement to elevate volunteers and volunteer contributions. Each step equips a volunteer manager with the tools to attract and sustain modern volunteers while increasing respect and demand for volunteer involvement. Just a few of the many questions Swift answers are: How is volunteer synergy formed? Where do balanced volunteer projects fall on the tasks priority list? Are volunteers human capital, assets or a product? Should we worry about a volunteer block chain? How do we stop the volunteer talent churn? What is volunteer role scalability? Disrupting volunteer management means positioning for the future of volunteer engagement and breaking the bonds of an outdated system to become an effective leader. With 6 steps to reframe volunteer management, The Disruptive Volunteer Manager illustrates the path to a better way.
Improve Your Business Results Through Organizational Project Management Organizational project management (OPM) aligns project deliverables with strategy. Understanding this emerging process is essential for all stakeholders, from the corporate sponsor to project team members. OPM is a valuable new tool that can enhance your organization's successful execution of projects in alignment with strategic priorities. Under the editorship of Rosemary Hossenlopp, PMP, ten contributors from around the globe, representing a wide variety of industries, offer valuable insights on how OPM can give any organization the competitive edge. They discuss how to • Improve business outcomes • Better align project work with strategies • Set priorities • Organize project work Whether you direct projects, fund projects, or conduct project work, Organizational Project Management: Linking Strategy and Projects is vital to your understanding of this emerging business discipline.
Managing Change in Organizations: A Practice Guide is unique in that it integrates two traditionally disparate world views on managing change: organizational development/human resources and portfolio/program/project management. By bringing these together, professionals from both worlds can use project management approaches to effectively create and manage change. This practice guide begins by providing the reader with a framework for creating organizational agility and judging change readiness.
No project management training? No problem! In today’s workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren’t formally trained in managing projects—you’re an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon and Suzette Blakemore understand the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that people are crucial in the formula for success. This updated and revised edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager offers practical, real-world insights for effective project management and guides you through the essentials of the value, people, and project management process: Scope Plan Engage Track and Adapt Close If you’re struggling to ensure multiple projects are finished with high value and on time, this book is for you. If you manage projects without the benefit of a team, this book is also for you. Change the way you think about project management—"project manager" may not be your official title, but with the right strategies, you can excel in this project economy.
