Volunteer Management A Strategic Approach

Introduction

1. Volunteering: Concepts and Context

2. Volunteer Management Models

3. Strategic Volunteer Management

4. Volunteer Motivations and Benefits

5. Determinants of Volunteering

6. Types of Volunteering

7. Volunteering on a Board

8. Determining Organizational Needs

9. Planning and Allocating Resources for Volunteer Management

10. Recruitment, Screening, and Placement of Volunteers

11. Orientation and Training

12. Managing Volunteers and Organizational Relationships

13. Leading, Communicating, and Engaging

14. Recognition and Retention

15. Evaluating and Communicating the Value of Volunteers

Conclusion

Biography

Jaclyn S. Piatak is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and teaches courses in the Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration Program, including Volunteer Management. Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management, including human resource management and volunteering. She currently serves as co-editor of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly as well as on nine editorial boards, including Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory and Public Administration Review. Her professional experience includes working in the federal government at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and at the Corporation for National and Community Service, now AmeriCorps. Her MPP is from Johns Hopkins University and her PhD in Public Administration is from American University.

Jessica E. Sowa is a Professor in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware. Dr. Sowa received her Ph.D. in Public Administration in 2003 from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management with an emphasis on human resource management. She is the co-editor-in-chief of Perspectives on Public Management and Governance.

“Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach is a must-have book for anyone who wants to study volunteer management. Piatak and Sowa cover all the essentials of volunteer management, from planning to evaluation. Their strategic approach to important issues and topics in volunteer management is perfect for student learning in both undergraduate and graduate classrooms. I will be sure to use this book in my volunteering courses.” Young-joo Lee, Ph.D., Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Eileen Lamb O’Gara Chair in Women’s Philanthropy, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

"Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach is a very timely and much-needed book centering volunteers and their experiences in the various organizational contexts they serve. Piatak and Sowa do this by grounding their work in human resource management and volunteer management theory and research while making strategy the main player across the various chapters. A must-read for volunteer researchers and managers!" Marlene Walk, Professor at the School of Business and Economics at the University of Freiburg, Germany

"Volunteer management is almost an oxymoron. How can one manage people who are not obliged to serve, nor can they be financially motivated or sanctioned. Traditional Human Resource Management practices are only partially helpful. Not surprisingly, volunteer management is the most understudied aspect of volunteerism. This book significantly moves the needle and offers a comprehensive review of the field. Volunteer management becomes manageable. The book would be a most useful source of wisdom to both scholars and practitioners." Ram A. Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice