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Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley Resource Library

Books and training manuals: 

 

Recruiting & Recognizing Volunteers:

101 Tips for Volunteer Recruitment - Steve McCurley & Sue Vineyard

Beyond Banquets, Plaques and Pins - Sue Vineyard

Comedy College How-to-Handbook - Gavin Jerome

Marketing Magic for Volunteer Programs - Sue Vineyard

Pass it On: Volunteer Recruitment Manual - BigBrothers Big Sisters of America

Recruiting Volunteers for Difficult or Long-Term Assignments - Steve McCurley

Secrets of  Motivation - Sue Vineyard

The San Francisco Bay Area Volunteer's Handbook-

How to Build the Community We Want - The Earthworks Group & Volunteer

The Volunteer Recruitment Book - Susan J. Ellis

The Volunteer Recruitment Book: Third Edition - Susan J. Ellis

Corporate Philanthrophy 

Building Value: The Corporate Volunteer Program - Points of Light Foundation

Developing a Corporate Volunteer Program - Points of Light Foundation

Looking Good & Doing Good - Jerome L. Himmelstein

Managing Volunteer Programs:

Effective Practices Guid to Creating Inclusive - City Cares, POLF, Youth Service America

Employment Practi ces Loss Prevention Guildlines - Chubb Executive Risk

Evaluating Volunteers, Programs & Events - Sue Vineyard

From the Top Down - Susan J. Ellis

How to Take Care of You, A Survival Guide for  Human Service Workers - Sue Vineyard

Keys to Making a Volunteer Program Work - Kathleen Brown

Managing Volunteer Diversity - Steve McCurley & Sue Vineyard

Measuring the Difference Volunteers Make: Outcome Evaluation -  Minnesota Dept. of Human Services

Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical - United Way of America

Megatrends and Volunteerism: Mapping the Futures of Volunteer Programs - Sue Vineyard

Resource Kit for Managers of Volunteers - Betty Stallings

Stop Managing Volunteers - Sue Vineyard

Supervising Volunteers: An Action Guide for Making Your Job Easier - Susan J. Ellis

The Effective Management of Volunteer Programs - Marlene Wilson

The Great Trainer's Guide - Sue Vineyard

The Help I Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management - Susan J. Ellis

The Report to the Nation: November 1997 -  America 's Promise The Alliance for Youth

Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers - Betty Stallings

Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community - Steve McCurley & Rick Lynch

Who Cares? You Can! - Volunteer Centers of Dallas, Tarrant and Collin

Family/Youth Volunteers:

Children As Volunteers - Susan J. Ellis, Anne Weisbord, Katherine H. Noyes

Family Matters: The First Year - Points of Light Foundation & W.K. Kellogg Found.

Family Volunteering: Ready-Set-Go - Marie Bouvier

Hunger 101: A Curriculum Guide & Activity Book - The Atlanta Community Food Bank

Learning from Experience - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

No Kidding Around: America 's Young Activists - Wendy Schaetzel Lesko

Princess Frownalot - John Bianchi

Schools & Communities: Working Together - Regional Summit Resource Binder

Student's Guide to Volunteering - Theresa Digeronimo

The Kid's Guide to Service Projects - Barbara A. Lewis

Today's Heroes: Maximizing the Potential of Youth - Points of Light Foundation

Youth and Adult: Partnership Tool Kit - National Fraternal Congress 

Fund Raising/Financial Controls:

101 Ways to Raise Resources - Steve McCurley & Sue Vineyard

Creative Fund-Raising - Mary Anne Burke & Carl Liljenstolpe

Fund Raising: Building a Sound Financial Base - Points of Light Foundation

Fund-Raising Success - Terri Horvath

Getting to Yes in Fundraising - Betty Stallings

Healthy Nonprofits: Conserving Scarce Resources - Nonprofit Risk Management Center

Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards - Richard T. Ingram

Wealthy & Wise - Claude Rosenberg, Jr  

Books that Inspire Volunteerism:

Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and it is all Small Stuff - Richard Carlson, PH.D.

Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Kindness & Courageous Acts of  Service - collected by Marianne Larned

The Leaders Guide to Stone Soup for the World - Marianne Larned

Volunteering: 101 Ways You Can Improve the World & Your Life - Douglas M. Lawson, Ph.D.

Ready-to-Print Resources on Volunteering:

Focus on Volunteering - Susan J. Ellis 

Videos: Fundraising:

The Grassroots Fundraising Series - Part 1 Role of the Board, Asking for Money, Major Gifts - Kim Klein  

The Grassroots Fundraising Series - Part 2 Direct Mail, Special Events, Donor Loyalty - Kim Klein

Recruitment:

Creating Hearts of Service - Service Learning in Iowa  - ISEA , Iowa Dept. of Education

 

Dept. of Education

To Have Sparked a Light - One Reaching One - The Iowa Dept of Edler Affairs 

 

Managing Risks in Volunteer Programs:

A High Stakes Affair - Mary Merrill          

Volunteer Management:

Colleagues:  The Volunteer/Employee Relationship - Energize Associates

Volunteer Management Program Videos - Level 1:                 

#1 Leading Volunteer Programs with Soul and Vision - Marlene Wilson

#2 Trends Affecting Volunteerism - Betty Stallings

#3 An Overview of Managing a Volunteer Program - Marlene Wilson

#4 Motivation:The Key to Matching People to Right Jobs - Jane Justis

#5 Recruiting Today's Volunteers - Betty Stallings

#6 Job Design in Turbulent Times - Marilyn MacKenzie

#7 Group Projects Made Simple - Darlene Wilson

#8 Recognition: Letting People Know You Noticed - Betty Stallings

#9 Making Dreams Happen - Michael Murray

Volunteer Management Program Videos -Level Two:  

#1 Personal Profile: Understanding Yourself and Those You Lead - Donna Ewy, Ed.D.

#2 The Challenge of Diversity - Violet Malone, Ph.D.

#3 Influencing Outcomes You Care About - Marlene Wilson

#4 Managing Conflict - Elaine Yarbrough, Ph.D.

#5 Training: Helping Volunteers and Staff Succeed - Arlene Schindler, Ph.D.

#6 Risk Management - Betty Stallings

#7 Balance vs. Chaos - Jane Justis

#8 Present Realities/Future Trends - Mike King


Youth Volunteers
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Community Drug Prevention Campaign - The Advertising Council Inc  

"Don't Laugh at Me"            1 - U Matter

"Don't Laugh at Me"            2 - U Matter

"Don't Laugh at Me"            3 - U Matter

They Changed America  - Points of Light Foundation 

 

Today's Heroes: Maximizing the Potential of Youth - Points of Light Foundation 

 

Walk the Walk: An Americorps Recruitment Video - Americorps  

 

Software:

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing  

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