Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs: A Guide for Volunteer Administrators - Hardcover

Fisher, James C; Cole, Kathleen M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555425313 ISBN 13: 9781555425319

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1993

Synopsis

Describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of professional managers to effectively involve volunteers in the work of organizations. Offers thorough guidance on how to perform key tasks such as staffing, recruitment, motivation, program evaluation, and managing relationships between paid staff and volunteers.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of professional managers to effectively involve volunteers in the work of organizations. Based on the Association for Volunteer Administration Certification Competencies, each chapter offers insight into a particular functional area within volunteer administration. Drawing from the best in modern management literature and using copious case studies from professional practice, Fisher and Cole provide thorough guidance on how to perform key tasks such as staffing, recruitment, motivation, program evaluation, and the management of relationships between paid and volunteer staff.

About the Author:

James C. Fisher is associate professor of adult and continuing education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Kathleen M. Cole is the author of Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs: A Guide for Volunteer Administrators, published by Wiley.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1555425313
• ISBN 13: 9781555425319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232