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From the Top Down, UK Edition: The Executive Role in Successful Volunteer Involvement - Couverture souple

Jackson, Rob; Ellis, Susan J.

 
9780940576681: From the Top Down, UK Edition: The Executive Role in Successful Volunteer Involvement
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0940576686 ISBN 13 : 9780940576681
Editeur : Energize, Inc., 2015

Synopsis

A bestseller since the original US edition in 1986, FROM THE TOP DOWN was the first book to identify the critical link between the actions of an organisation’s senior management and the overall success of volunteer engagement. It has been the go-to book for enlightened CEOs, senior managers and board members around the world wanting to improve the strategic integration of volunteering with their mission, and a guide for volunteer resources managers striving to influence “up” in their organisations. This latest edition is fully revised and adapted for readers in the United Kingdom. With UK-specific chapters on legal and financial issues, FROM THE TOP DOWN - UK EDITION is the essential guide for UK organisations to achieve maximum impact from the participation of volunteers. FROM THE TOP DOWN will help you: • Articulate a vision and strategy for volunteer involvement • Make the most of the connection between those who give money and those who give time • Avoid tension between paid staff and volunteers • Tap into a wider range of community resources • Budget for and effectively resource volunteer engagement • Find the best person to lead on volunteering • Manage risk, legal and insurance issues realistically • Think about the true value of volunteers, not just what it would have cost to pay staff to do their work • Demonstrate consistent executive level commitment to volunteering that goes well beyond nice words

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A bestseller since the original US edition in 1986, FROM THE TOP DOWN was the first book to identify the critical link between the actions of an organisation’s senior management and the overall success of volunteer engagement. It has been the go-to book for enlightened CEOs, senior managers and board members around the world wanting to improve the strategic integration of volunteering with their mission, and a guide for volunteer resources managers striving to influence “up” in their organisations. This latest edition is fully revised and adapted for readers in the United Kingdom. With UK-specific chapters on legal and financial issues, FROM THE TOP DOWN - UK EDITION is the essential guide for UK organisations to achieve maximum impact from the participation of volunteers. FROM THE TOP DOWN will help you: • Articulate a vision and strategy for volunteer involvement • Make the most of the connection between those who give money and those who give time • Avoid tension between paid staff and volunteers • Tap into a wider range of community resources • Budget for and effectively resource volunteer engagement • Find the best person to lead on volunteering • Manage risk, legal and insurance issues realistically • Think about the true value of volunteers, not just what it would have cost to pay staff to do their work • Demonstrate consistent executive level commitment to volunteering that goes well beyond nice words

Biographie de l'auteur

Rob Jackson has led volunteers for more than 20 years in education, advice, fundraising and children’s services settings at local, regional and national levels. He established Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd in 2011 and now provides consultancy, public speaking and training services, with strategic volunteer engagement at the core of his work. He co-AUTHORED THE COMPLETE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK and writes the ‘Voice of Volunteering’ column for THIRD SECTOR MAGAZINE online. Susan J. Ellis is president of Energize, Inc., a USA-based training, consulting and publishing firm specialising in volunteerism. She is internationally recognised for her expertise in the field, author of fourteen books, and publishing editor of E-VOLUNTEERISM: THE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF THE VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY.

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Éditeur
Energize, Inc.
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0940576686
ISBN 13 
9780940576681
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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