Download or read book Satisfied Volunteers written by Ethel Schy and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community Practice written by David A. Hardcastle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost two decades, Community Practice has been a definitive text for social workers, community practitioners, and students eager to help individuals contribute to and use community resources or work to change oppressive community structures. In this third edition, a wealth of new charts and cases spotlight the linkages between theoretical orientations and practical skills, with an enhanced emphasis on the inherently political nature of social work and community practice. Boxes, examples, and exercises illustrate the range of skills and strategies available to savvy community practitioners in the 21st century, including networking, marketing and staging, political advocacy, and leveraging information and communication technologies. Other features include: - New material on community practice ethics, critical practice skills, community assessment and assets inventory and mapping, social problem analysis, and applying community ractice skills to casework practice - Consideration of post-9/11 community challenges - Discussion on the changing ethnic composition of America and what this means for practitioners - An exploration of a vastly changed political landscape following the election of President Obama, the Great Recession, the rise of the Tea Party, and the increasing political and corporate use of pseudo-grassroots endeavors - A completely revamped instructor's manual available online at www.oup.com/us/communitypractice This fully revised classic text provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of the community theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice. Broad in scope and intensive in analysis, it is suitable for undergraduate as well as graduate study. Community Practice offers students and practitioners the tools necessary to promote the welfare of individuals and communities by tapping into the ecological foundations of community and social work practice.
Download or read book Satisfaction written by Gregory Berns and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A discussion that is meaty, contemporary and expansive . . . Berns artfully blends social critique with technical expertise."- The Washington Post Book World In a riveting narrative look at the brain and the power of novelty to satisfy it, Dr. Gregory Berns explores fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and evolutionary psychology to find answers to the fundamental question of how we can find a more satisfying way to think and live. We join Berns as he follows ultramarathoners across the Sierra Nevadas, enters a suburban S&M club to explore the deeper connection between pleasure and pain, partakes of a truly transporting meal, and ultimately returns home to face the challenge of incorporating novelty into a long-term relationship. In a narrative as compelling as its insights are trenchant, Satisfaction will convince you that the more complicated and even downright challenging a life you pursue, the more likely it is that you will be satisfied.
Download or read book Synergist written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Impact of Best Practices Management of Volunteers on Volunteer Satisfaction in a Church Setting written by Darren Kizer and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract Impact of Best-Practices Management of Volunteers on Volunteer Satisfaction in a Church Setting. Darren Kizer, 2012: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler School of Education. ERIC Descriptors: Volunteer Training, Best Practices, Personnel Management, Nonprofit Organizations, Churches Leaders at a megachurch in the northeastern United States are highly dependent upon hundreds of volunteers to staff the worship services and programs. Because church attendance continues to grow, recruiting volunteers, increasing their contributions, and reducing turnover are constant necessities. Accordingly, leaders need an understanding of ways to increase volunteers' feelings of satisfaction, commitment, and investment. To address this need, the researcher reviewed best-practices management approaches in the current literature. The researcher wanted to assess to what extent the implementation of best-practices management as defined in the literature could impact volunteers' feelings of satisfaction. To assess this impact, the researcher and paid staff members in the family-ministries sector of the church conducted a 6-week intervention with the volunteers at a church campus. The intervention consisted of managing the volunteers at the treatment campus according to the best practices delineated in the literature. Using a mixed-methods approach, the researcher gathered quantitative data from pre- and postintervention surveys that measured the volunteers' perceptions of satisfaction with their volunteer work. The researcher also collected qualitative data from focus groups in order to supplement and assess the quantitative data. Contrary to expectations, the between-groups analysis revealed heterogeneous groups and did not demonstrate statistical significance on any of the 6 research questions. As expected, after the implementation of the best-practices intervention, the within-group treatment scores on all scales were greater than their paired pretest scores. The treatment group's paired scores on volunteer satisfaction, organization support, and organizational commitment increased at statistically significant levels. The increased scores provided some support for the hypothesis that implementation of best-practice management of volunteers would increase satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intent to remain.
Download or read book Volunteer Satisfaction of Church Volunteers written by Vicki S. Reher and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Volunteer satisfaction is made up of a complex set of variables that are unique to each volunteer and situation. Some of the many factors that help create volunteer satisfaction include, but are not limited to, matching volunteer giftedness and motivations with the volunteer assignment, mission alignment, effective training, and task organization. To be satisfied, volunteers also want to make a significant, meaningful contribution in their volunteer assignments. However, even when volunteers are satisfied with many aspects of their volunteer experience, volunteers can remain unsatisfied. In this study of church volunteers at a large non-denominational church in Minnesota, it was discovered that genuine volunteer-to-volunteer leader relationships were key to volunteer satisfaction."--leaf 3.
Download or read book Volunteering written by Charles A. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advocates achieving self-understanding before beginning volunteer work as a way to gain greater inner happiness and a sense of accomplishment.
Download or read book The Role of Goals and Motives in Understanding the Processes of Volunteerism written by Keilah Ann Worth and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Motivating and Managing Today s Volunteers written by Flora MacLeod and published by North Vancouver, B.C. : Self-Counsel Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering Civic Participation and Nonprofit Associations written by David Horton Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 1505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first handbook on the subject to be truly multinational and interdisciplinary in its authorship, it represents a major milestone for the discipline. Each chapter follows a rigorous theoretical structure examining definitions, historical background, key analytical issues, usable knowledge, and future trends and required research. The nine parts of the handbook cover the historical and conceptual background of the discipline; special types of volunteering; the major activity areas of volunteering and associations; influences on volunteering and association participation; the internal structures of associations; the internal processes of associations; the external environments of associations; the scope and impacts of volunteering and associations; and conclusions and future prospects. This handbook provides an essential reference work for third-sector research and practice, including a valuable glossary of terms defining over eighty key concepts. Sponsored by the International Council of Voluntarism, Civil Society, and Social Economy Researcher Associations (ICSERA; www.icsera.org), it will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to define the emergent academic discipline of voluntaristics.
Download or read book Building a Successful Volunteer Culture written by Rabbi Charles Simon and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-04-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to cultivating volunteers who thrive within the Jewish community. We can never forget that volunteering is a two-way street. Volunteers must be motivated, but volunteer organizations also need to maximize volunteer satisfaction. Blaming one or the other for the failures prevalent today in the world of Jewish volunteering helps no one. The search is for a win-win strategy. from the Introduction Cultivating successful volunteers in the twenty-first century is increasingly more challenging. Budgets are tight, hands are few, and competition for a persons discretionary time is severe. How do you develop and maintain the volunteers who are essential to the vitality of your organization and community? What can you do to avoid volunteer burnout? Rabbi Charles Simon draws on over thirty years of professional experience to provide you with the resources you need to build and retain a thriving volunteer culture for your organizationregardless of size or complexity. In a straightforward, accessible style, Simon provides you with: Methods for analyzing your organizations needs Innovative ways for creating an environment that strengthens volunteer involvement and satisfaction while increasing your organizations effectiveness Plans for developing or modifying your leadership framework, positions and styles The groundwork for creating a language of inclusion that will motivate and inspire your volunteers Practical tips for establishing healthy, meaningful interpersonal relationships with and among your volunteers
Download or read book World wide Evangelization the Urgent Business of the Church written by Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. International Convention, 4th, Ontario, 1902 and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Volunteer Management Handbook written by Tracy D. Connors and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting—and keeping—an active and effective volunteer program Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on such essential issues as motivating people to volunteer their time and services, recruitment, and more. Up-to-date and practical, this is the essential guide to managing your nonprofit's most important resource: its volunteers. Now covers volunteer demographics, volunteer program leaders and managers, policy making and implementation, planning and staff analysis, recruiting, interviewing and screening volunteers, orienting and training volunteers, and much more Up-to-date, practical guidance for the major areas of volunteer leadership and management Explores volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities Designed to help nonprofit organizations survive and thrive, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.
Download or read book Event Management For Tourism Cultural Business and Sporting Events written by Lynn Van der Wagen and published by Cengage AU. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Event Management, specifically written for the Diploma of Event Management and Advanced Diploma of Event Management, is a comprehensive resource for anyone wanting to build their expertise in professional event management. This edition adopts a scaffold learning pedagogy, helping students move through the material logically and efficiently while building on their understanding of tourism, cultural, business and sporting events.
Download or read book Studies Prepared for the President s Commission on an All Volunteer Armed Force written by United States. President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parliamentary Debates written by New Zealand. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
