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Executive Director, Role of

Books on this topic

Articles and book excerpts on this subject

• Advisory Volunteers, from The NonProfit Times "On Volunteers" column
• “Climate Change” for the Voluntary Sector by Barney Ellis-Perry, from A People Lens: 101 Ways to Move Your Organization Forward
• The Happiness of Giving:  The Time-Ask Effect, by Wendy Liu and Jennifer Aaker (2008-51 pg PDF), Center for Responsible Business. Concludes that people asked to volunteer give more money than those who are not.
• The Impact of Investing in Volunteers, by Ben Cairns and Romayne Hutchison from the Centre for Voluntary Action Research at Aston Business School (UK, 2006  - 40 pg. PDF)
• Staffing the Volunteer Program, from the book From the Top Down
• Self-Led Volunteer Groups from Secrets of Successful Boards
• 12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions: CEOs Who Lead the Way, by

  Betty B. Stallings

• Volunteer Management Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations: A Briefing Report -2004 study by the Urban Institute, UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps (34 page PDF).
• A Volunteer Management Perspective on Boards of Directors, by Susan J. Ellis, The NonProfit Times (2008)
• Volunteerism, Social Capital and Philanthropy In the Not-for-Profit Sector - The Forbes Funds -2002 study (47 pgs.)

Web sites with information on this subject

Fieldstone Alliance - Free Resources
http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools.cfm
This consulting, publishing, training, and research organization is focused on strong nonprofit performance.  In this area of the site are articles and tools on various subjects, including boards, management and finance.

Revelant Hot Topic essays

• It’s Volunteers and Money - May '08
• The Wall of Executive Indifference - Aug '99

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