Resources

Helpful Resources for Volunteer Leaders

  • "To Lead Is To Serve" by Shar McBee, 1994
  • "The Care and Feeding of Volunteers," "Keep Those Volunteers Around," by Bill Wittich.
  • Grapevine Newsletter - bimonthly publication ($25 per year)

Volunteer Marketplace, Points of Light Foundation

Call 1-800-272-8306 for subscription information.
  • Volunteer Leadership "Gurus":

                 Sue Vineyard (603-910-0095): vineyards1@aol.com

       Steve McCurley (360-943-8251): shm12@aol.com

  • Sample resources from Sue Vineyard and Steve McCurley:

 

   

 

 

 
  • The Volunteer Management Report - a monthly publication

Stevenson, Inc, PO Box 4528, Sioux City, IA, 51104

Phone: 712-239-3010, www.stevensoninc.com
  • Volunteer Motivation Primer: "Techniques to Maximize Volunteer Involvement & Productivity, published by Stevenson Consultants
  • "Winning Volunteer Recruitment Strategies" - Published by Stevenson Consultants
  • Anything from this company is worth having:

Susan Ellis , Energize, Inc

5450 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144

Phone: 1-800-395-9800
  • www.energizeinc.com - This web site is particularly good. It has good articles, an excellent bibliography of volunteerism materials, and lots of resource books/items for sale.
  • "The Volunteer Recruitment Book," by Susan J. Ellis, is a worthwhile investment.

  • Points of Light Foundation also has excellent resources and gift ideas: