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January 9, 2011: International News From the Field

Submitted by Susan J Ellis
on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 19:47

9 January: In an impressive show of government communication, the British Cabinet Office has released what is called the “Giving Green Paper” through a Web page that also offers seven accompanying essays solicited to add to the discussion. Go to http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/giving-green-paper to download all the items and see for yourself the way they are presented. It is introduced as:

The Giving Green Paper sets out the Government’s initial ideas for building a stronger culture of giving time and money to start a national debate on our society’s attitude to giving. This is not a conventional green paper. We want it to embody a collective approach to building culture change so it is written from a variety of perspectives. In addition to our own proposals and announcements, we have highlighted many ideas from outside of government.

Book Recommendations: The “Art” of Volunteer Management

Submitted by Lindsay Liprando
on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 00:00

Now we want to hear from you, since a blog is all about interaction.  So we’ll pose a question that we plan to continue as a feature of this blog:

What book that is not specifically about managing volunteers has helped you most in your work?

To put it in another way – we all know volunteer management is as much an art as it is a science. You can have a targeted recruitment campaign, airtight interviewing and screening, and a perfect policy and procedure manual – and still have reluctant or dismissive paid staff, personality clashes and power plays among volunteers, and a headache at the end of the day. What books have helped you with the “art” of successfully leading volunteers, even if the author didn’t know that would be what you would take away?

Here are some starter suggestions, along with links to where you can learn more about each book on Amazon.com.

In her newest book, Visionary Leadership in Volunteer Programs, volunteer management pioneer Marlene Wilson recommends

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