This comprehensive binder will help internal facilitator or external consultants work with volunteer organizations. It contains great organizational assessment tools for photocopying as well as sample forms.This resource lays out board development in a simple, straightforward way to help groups get “unstuck.”

This is an excellent and easy-to-read resource with many common sense exercises (group and individual) to help boards develop their management potential.

This book contains a highly readable management approach that emphasizes the control and ownership of tasks by employees/ volunteers. It outlines the need for employees/volunteers to have their own areas of responsibility. It also includes references on applying these theories to non-profit organizations.

The sub-title for this book, says it all: tools and techniques to enhance volunteer and staff effectiveness. And it truly delivers.

This is a solid, realistic, and easy-to-read book.This author is at the forefront of volunteer management literature.

This 20 page booklet has some excellent generic forms which can be reproduced directly or adapted. Especially useful are the time sheets, volunteer interview record and volunteer-agency agreement. Many examples provided here, are reproduced and referred to, in other works.

This booklet has an invaluable, comprehensive listing of sample policies which are sufficiently generic to adapt.They can also be found on the Web (see later reference in the Resource Listing of this Guide.)

This book is concerned primarily with aspects of risk management and insurance. It contains some useful forms and checklists. It offers a good description of risk management and how to assess risks.

This is part of an excellent series of self-guided workbooks that present important board development topics into straightforward, understandable and affordable publications.

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This handbook is concise, well-laid out, and provides very practical information about how boards should function. It provides detailed descriptions about board roles and responsibilities, lists of attitudes and behaviours of an effective board member, planning tips for board training.

Although this document seems dated, it has a good summary of the Volunteer’s Rights and Responsibilities.