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New Resource for Nonprofits
CharityChannel Press has just launched the fourth book in its acclaimed "In the Trenches" series with the latest book, You and Your Nonprofit: Practical Advice and Tips from the CharityChannel Professional Community.

Among the contributing authors are JFFixler Group's Jill Friedman Fixler and Beth Steinhorn, who authored the chapter, "Reengineering Volunteer Engagement". Articles cover a wide spectrum relating to nonprofit leadership, management, and fundraising.The book explores planning issues, presents best practices, and addresses many of the day-to-day issues that confront nonprofit leaders and professionals.The volunteer engagement chapter presents the importance of leveraging volunteer engagement as a core business strategy for successful nonprofit management and includes steps and tips to do so successfully.
Published: 07/22/11
Register for AL!VE Webinar: Moving Your Role from Manager to Leader in Volunteer Engagement
Are you looking for fresh ideas to engage your volunteers? Join us for our next webinar, learning ways to lead change and re-position your volunteers for maximum impact in your organization presented by Jill Friedman Fixler. Don't delay as registration closes on August 10. Please contact us at training@volunteeralive.org with any questions.
Published: 07/21/11
FREE DOWNLOAD
Must Reading For CEOs – On Strategic Volunteer Engagement
The New Volunteer Workforce (free download)
By David Eisner, Robert T. Grimm Jr., Shannon Maynard, & Susannah Washburn (2009)
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Published: 07/15/11
What kind of Volunteer are you?
Give folks this online test created by Volunteer Canada to see what type of volunteer opportunities work best with your personality.
Published: 07/12/11
The Nine Basic Rules for Volunteer Recognition
HandsOn Network: Volunteer Recognition

Consider these 9 rules for volunteer recognition when planning a recognition effort:
Published: 07/11/11
Connecting Volunteers to Your Organization’s Leadership
Posted by HandsOn Network
Who is in charge of managing volunteers? Is there a process in place for handling new volunteers? Ensuring that volunteers are appropriately assigned and supported is a collective responsibility, and everyone understands how their piece relates to the whole.
Published: 07/05/11