Starter Set of Materials for Newcomers

Best of All: The Quick Reference Guide To Effective Volunteer Involvement
A concise compendium of best practices in volunteer program management.

Better Safe...
Demystifies risk management and sets out in plain language what every volunteer program needs to know about this sometimes scary, always critical subject.

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 Definition
A walk-through of the importance of developing policies for and about volunteers, with clear examples and templates.

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.

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.

Volunteer Management: An Essential Guide, 2nd edition
Truly an "essential guide," the book is filled with solid information for both starting and stengthening a volunteer program in any setting.

Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community, 2nd Edition
The most widely utilized text in the world on the theory and practice of managing a volunteer program, now updated and expanded.

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.