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Volunteer Engagement 2.0


Volunteer Engagement 2.0

Ideas and Insights Changing the World
1. Aufl.

von: Robert J. Rosenthal, Greg Baldwin

28,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 04.05.2015
ISBN/EAN: 9781118931899
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 384

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<p><b>VolunteerMatch taps expert knowledge from today's volunteerism professionals to help nonprofits take a more inventive approach to volunteer engagement</b></p> <p><i>Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World</i> shows you many of the innovative approaches to engaging volunteers that are reshaping nonprofits, volunteer programs, and communities around the world — and how you can bring these changes to your own organization. Curated and edited by VolunteerMatch, the Web's most popular volunteer engagement network, these transformative strategies and practices are already being used by innovative nonprofit, government, and business sector leaders in volunteering — and they represent many of the future trends in volunteerism. This insightful collection contains actionable advice on strengthening volunteering at your organization as well as broader explorations on the nature of opening organizations to volunteers to show you how to create a new volunteerism model that supports your organization's mission and programs. Among other things, you'll learn how to attract millennials and baby boomers to your cause, the best ways to partner with corporate and pro bono volunteer programs, why micro volunteering may be the future of online giving, what's new in national service, why your supporters are a largely untapped goldmine of fundraising success, and what trends will drive volunteering in the future.</p> <p>For more than 15 years VolunteerMatch has had unprecedented access to leading innovators in the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors. In this book, you'll share that access as you explore the ideas, strategies, and insights that will boost volunteer engagement today and in the future.</p> <ul> <li>Learn what trends and ideas are reshaping volunteer engagement today</li> <li>Reconsider your volunteer model to reflect your organization's mission</li> <li>Find out what the leading thinkers predict will drive volunteering in the future</li> <li>Optimize volunteer recruitment, screening, orientation, and training</li> <li>Understand and cater to the motivations of your volunteers</li> </ul> <p>The world of volunteering is changing and there has never been a better moment to engage the time and talent of those who support your cause. How will your nonprofit grow and thrive with the help of volunteers? <i>Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights Changing the World</i> provides the innovation and inspiration, you just need to supply the action.</p>
<p>About the Book ix<br /><i>Robert J. Rosenthal</i></p> <p>Foreword xi<br /><i>Holly Ross, Executive Director, Drupal Association</i></p> <p>Introduction xv<br /><i>Greg Baldwin, President, VolunteerMatch</i></p> <p><b>Part One: Changing Times 1</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 Big Shifts That Will Change Volunteerism for the Better 3<br /><i>Tobi Johnson, MA, CVA, President, Tobi Johnson & Associates</i></p> <p>Chapter 2 A History of Change in Volunteer Engagement 20<br /><i>Susan J. Ellis, President, Energize, Inc.</i></p> <p>Chapter 3 Debunking the Myths of Volunteer Engagement 32<br /><i>Sarah Jane Rehnborg, CVA, PhD</i></p> <p>Chapter 4 Rethinking the Status Quo 44<br /><i>Evan Hochberg, Chief Strategy Officer, and Mei Cobb, Volunteer Engagement Director, United Way Worldwide</i></p> <p>Chapter 5 Engaging Millennial and Younger Volunteers 57<br /><i>Aria Finger, Chief Operating Officer, DoSomething.org and President, TMI Agency</i></p> <p>Chapter 6 The Great Boomer Volunteer Revolution: Boom or Bust? 69<br /><i>Beth Steinhorn, President, JFFixler Group</i></p> <p><b>Part Two: Changing Relationships 83</b></p> <p>Chapter 7 Keeping the Volunteers You Have 85<br /><i>John L. Lipp, Associate VP, Volunteer Engagement, JDRF</i></p> <p>Chapter 8 Wholly Engaged: Integrating Volunteer and Donor Programs 97<br /><i>Kelly Moran, Associate VP of Community Development, and Taylor Mallia, Executive VP of Development, National MS Society</i></p> <p>Chapter 9 A New Engagement Model for the Internet Era 110<br /><i>Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation</i></p> <p>Chapter 10 Meet Your New Board 123<br /><i>Linda Davis, CEO, Center of Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership, and David Styers, Manager of Program & Business Development, Presidio Institute</i></p> <p><b>Part Three: Changing Technology 135</b></p> <p>Chapter 11 Volunteer Engagement on the Social Web 137<br /><i>Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network</i></p> <p>Chapter 12 Microvolunteering for Big Impact 153<br /><i>Mike Bright, Founder, Help From Home</i></p> <p>Chapter 13 Virtual Volunteering: Are We Finally Ready to Talk about Direct Service? 169<br /><i>Jayne Cravens, Consultant and Researcher</i></p> <p>Chapter 14 Getting the Most Out of Hackathons for Social Good 182<br /><i>Scott Henderson, CEO and Founder, Sandbox Communities</i></p> <p><b>Part Four: Changing Corporate Perspectives 195</b></p> <p>Chapter 15 The Power and Unrealized Promise of Skilled Volunteering 197<br /><i>Meg Garlinghouse, Director, and Alison Dorsey, Manager, LinkedIn for Good</i></p> <p>Chapter 16 Partnering with Workplace Volunteer Programs 210<br /><i>Angela Parker and Chris Jarvis, Co-Founders, Realized Worth</i></p> <p>Chapter 17 Becoming Powered by Pro Bono 224<br /><i>Alethea Hannemann, Vice President of Product and National Programs, The Taproot Foundation</i></p> <p>Chapter 18 How to Get the Right Pro Bono Expertise for the Job 239<br /><i>Deirdre White, CEO, and Amanda MacArthur, VP of Global Pro Bono & Engagement, PYXERA Global</i></p> <p>Chapter 19 Volunteering and the Future of Cause Marketing 252<br /><i>Joe Waters, Author, Founder of SelfishGiving.com</i></p> <p><b>Part Five: Changing Strategies 267</b></p> <p>Chapter 20 Measuring the Volunteer Program 269<br /><i>Beth Kanter, Author and Master Trainer</i></p> <p>Chapter 21 The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit 283<br /><i>Jennifer R. Bennett, CVA, Senior Manager, Education & Training, VolunteerMatch</i></p> <p>Chapter 22 National Service for the Twenty-First Century 296<br /><i>Wendy Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service</i></p> <p>Chapter 23 Service Enterprises: Strategic Human Capital Engagement 308<br /><i>Amy Smith, Chief Strategy Officer and President of Action Networks–Points of Light, and Sue Carter Kahl, President, SMCK Consulting</i></p> <p>Chapter 24 Leading Big Volunteer Operations 322<br /><i>Carla Campbell Lehn, CVA, Library Programs Consultant, California State Library</i></p> <p>Chapter 25 Taking Charge of Your Professional Development 334<br /><i>Katherine H. Campbell, CVA, Executive Director of the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration</i></p> <p>Afterword 349<br /><i>Robert Egger, Founder and President of L.A. Kitchen and CForward</i></p> <p>About the Editor 353</p> <p>Index 355</p>
<p><b>VolunteerMatch </b>believes everyone should have the chance to make a difference. As the Web’s most popular volunteer engagement network, the organization has connected millions of people with a great place to volunteer and helped tens of thousands of organizations better leverage volunteers to create real impact. Visit www.volunteermatch.org for more information.</p> <p><b>Robert J. Rosenthal</b> is a consultant for social change and sustainable development with more than 15 years of experience helping nonprofits, corporations and social enterprises connect with audiences, design programs, and communicate impact. Until 2014, he headed communications for VolunteerMatch, the Web's largest volunteer engagement network. Robert is an active writer and trainer, and frequently speaks to audiences about fundraising, brand building, public relations, cause marketing, social media and corporate social responsibility. He is on Twitter at @socialgoodR.</p>
<p><b>An Expert-Led Guide to Transforming Volunteering for Lasting Impact</b> <p>Striking a balance between actionable strategy and broad discussion of the issues surrounding volunteerism, <i>Volunteer Engagement 2.0</i> helps readers craft a volunteer program that reflects the organization's mission and approaches daily management needs with an eye toward the future. <ul> <li>Track the history of volunteerism, and the social, cultural, and technological shifts that will shape its future</li> <li>Keep current volunteers on board, and engage more donors, supporters, and effective board members</li> <li>Utilize new tools and trends including social media, microvolunteering, virtual volunteering, and hackathons</li> <li>Recruit corporate partners, adopt skilled volunteers, and identify Pro Bono resources</li> <li>Quantify and evaluate a volunteer program's effectiveness, and adjust the strategy going forward</li> </ul> <p>Distilling the latest research and insight from industry leaders, <i>Volunteer Engagement 2.0</i> is a must-read resource for anyone responsible for volunteer engagement, recruitment, and management. Contributors include: <p>Greg Baldwin<br/> Jennifer R. Bennett, CVA<br/> Mike Bright<br/> Katherine H. Campbell, CVA<br/> Carla Campbell Lehn, CVA<br/> Jayne Cravens<br/> Linda Davis & David Styers<br/> Robert Egger<br/> Susan J. Ellis<br/> Aria Finger<br/> Meg Garlinghouse & Alison Dorsey<br/> Alethea Hannemann<br/> Scott Henderson<br/> Evan Hochberg & Mei Cobb<br/> Tobi Johnson, MA, CVA<br/> Beth Kanter<br/> John L. Lipp<br/> Kelly Moran & Taylor Mallia<br/> Angela Parker & Chris Jarvis<br/> Dr. Sarah Jane Rehnborg, CVA<br/> Holly Ross<br/> Amy Sample Ward<br/> Amy Smith & Sue Carter Kahl<br/> Wendy Spencer<br/> Beth Steinhorn<br/> Mark Surman<br/> Joe Waters<br/> Deirdre White & Amanda MacArthur <p><b>VolunteerMatch</b> believes everyone should have the chance to make a difference. As the Web's most popular volunteer engagement network, the organization has connected millions of people with a great place to volunteer and helped tens of thousands of organizations better leverage volunteers to create real impact. Visit www.volunteermatch.org for more information.

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