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Working with high-level volunteers can be very rewarding for charities. The profile they can bring, as well as skills and experience can be of immeasurable value. But if the relationship is the wrong one it can be frustrating and damaging for all concerned. So just how do you get it right? In "Patrons, Presidents and Personalities", the only book to look exclusively at this important area of volunteering, Eileen Hammond takes the key questions and tackles them with sound advice garnered from over 30 years experience in the charitable sector. What is the difference between patrons, presidents and personalities? How do you identify and find the right individual for your charity? How do you to persuade personalities to give time to your cause? How do you maintain a mutually rewarding relationship? Written in a lively, engaging way and packed with practical case studies from both sides of the fence, this book will help you reach the personalities that other books cannot. ... Read more

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Thank you for making the decision to be a volunteer youth worker---you give the gospel a flesh and blood presence and show God's compassion for students in a way no one else does. Being a youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling and challenging, and until now there was no 'manual' on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. After more than twenty years as a paid youth worker, Jim Hancock left and became a volunteer in a student ministry. That experience taught him things he may never have learned as a youth ministry professional, and now he wants to empower others who are passionate about being volunteer youth workers. Inside this book you'll find practical help, like:* tips about what to do on the first day* ideas on how to build and develop relationships with students* ways to combat youth 'culture shock'* how to prepare students for life after youth group* how to say goodbye when it is time to leave ...and many more indispensable insights that will make your experience as a volunteer youth worker valuable and rewarding for you and your students. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Not Just for "Amateur's"
This book is great and a really easy-fast read.There are great tips for the non-volunteer and regular youth leader as well.

Great basic intro to youth volunteering
I got to do an advanced reader copy of this book out of some luck.I have a degree in youth ministry, and was reading it from the perspective of "would I give this book to my volunteers".The short answer is "no."

I would not give this one out to the volunteers I currently have because they already know all this information.However, if I were in the process of recruiting volunteers, especially those who don't think they are good enough to work with students, I would strongly recommend this book.

It is basically a very brief overview of how to love students.The chapters are incredibly short (sometimes in a good way, sometimes not).They cover all the basics, with an emphasis on building relationships and how to do that in practical ways.

I give this four out of five for new recruits.I doubt it would be very useful to anybody else. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Public Manager, published by Bureaucrat, Inc. on December 22, 2008. The length of the article is 2786 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Public managers, volunteer organizations, and disasters: emergency managers need clear working relationships with nonprofits and charitable organizations that assist disaster victims.
Author: Richard Sylves
Publication: The Public Manager (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2008
Publisher: Bureaucrat, Inc.
Volume: 37Issue: 4Page: 76(5)

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