The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting and Managing Volunteers

Advice on the unique challenges of managing a volunteer workforce

Volunteers provide vital services to millions of people each year. However, because of their work's special nature, they're one of the most challenging work forces to manage and retain. Lipp has managed these workers for over 20 years and shares his experience in recruiting, balancing paid and volunteer staff, creating schedules that work, addressing the transient nature of volunteers, motivation, and retention.

• Expert author in the field
• There is a growing need for volunteer workers as budgets are cut
• Most current book on the subject
• Clear, jargon-free text full of anecdotes and step-by-step advice
John L. Lipp is an authority on volunteerism. In addition to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting & Managing Volunteers, he contributed to the book Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World. Lipp has more than 25 years of experience in volunteerism, and he has written for numerous publications including Medium. View titles by John L. Lipp

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Advice on the unique challenges of managing a volunteer workforce

Volunteers provide vital services to millions of people each year. However, because of their work's special nature, they're one of the most challenging work forces to manage and retain. Lipp has managed these workers for over 20 years and shares his experience in recruiting, balancing paid and volunteer staff, creating schedules that work, addressing the transient nature of volunteers, motivation, and retention.

• Expert author in the field
• There is a growing need for volunteer workers as budgets are cut
• Most current book on the subject
• Clear, jargon-free text full of anecdotes and step-by-step advice

Author

John L. Lipp is an authority on volunteerism. In addition to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting & Managing Volunteers, he contributed to the book Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World. Lipp has more than 25 years of experience in volunteerism, and he has written for numerous publications including Medium. View titles by John L. Lipp

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