Volunteer Management - General Practices

This video was filmed on the 25th anniversary of the UC Volunteer Management Certificate program, founded in 1972 by Marlene Wilson.  It provides a rare opportunity to see and hear 10 of the well-known trainers and thought leaders of the 20th century:  Marlene Wilson, Mike King, Jane Justis, Betty Stallings, Marilyn MacKenzie, Violet Malone, Elaine Yarborough, Mike Murray, Donna Ewey, and Arlene Schindler.  Each presentation addresses one of the elements of volunteer management practice, including Recruitment, Interviewing, Conflict Management, Training and Recognition. This timeless content remains relevant and inspiring for both new leaders of volunteer engagement and those with more experience in the field. 
Length: 1 hour, 12 minutes.

The 1989 edition of Steve McCurley and Rick Lynch's basic text on operating all facets of volunteer involvement. 

This short booklet outlines a five-step process to design volunteer engagement programs to be more attractive to volunteers. Author Nancy McDuff presents the methods for conducting a needs assessment, setting objectives, arranging and planning activities, developing an administrative plan to support new volunteer involvement, and evaluating the overall program. 

Written in 1960 primarily for the volunteer but also for professional social workers and those who work in the social realm, this book presents a collection of writings exploring the facets of volunteer service at the time. Contributors include executives, supervisors, professors, volunteer involvement directors, and individual volunteers themselves and, therefore, offering diverse points of view.

From the preface: The authors of this book are social scientists with practical and tested strategies for rebuilding collaborative communities. An important feature of this book is that the authors are not prescriptive-they don't tell you what should be done; they are descriptive - they tell you what has been done that you can draw on. They are reporting on their own action research, done while serving as consultants to eighty-eight communities. From this rich experience they are able to portray a variety of strategies adaptable to a variety of situations.