Herding cats
Subtitle: managing volunteers for success
By: John A. Feudo
Contributors: Council for Advancement and Support of Education 
Publisher: CASE
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780899644448
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Alumni and alumnae; Societies; Administration; Public relations; Volunteer workers in education; Voluntarism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The ups and downs, the ins and outs : pluses and minuses of building a volunteer program; title: Getting started : a successful plan results in a successful program; title: Making the as k: identifying and recruiting volunteers; title: Providing the tools : effective training is the key to a successful volunteer program; title: Thank yous are free : stewarding, retaining, and recognizing the dedicated; title: Here, kitty kitty : managing the herd, or, how do you get them to do what you need them to do?; title: Partnering for progress : how do a volunteer board and the paid staff work together to accomplish great things; title: and stay sane?; title: Road blocks and land mines : overcoming obstacles and conflicts while answering the age-old question can you really fire a volunteer?; title: Measuring the ROI : evaluating your volunteers and the volunteer program; title: is it all worth it?; title: Cat-o'-nine-tales : profiles of volunteers who helped shape my management approach; title: Conclusion : making your organization purr; title: Appendix A. Sample constitution and bylaws; title: Appendix B. The volunteer handbook : a tool kit for volunteers, including sample volunteer leader role descriptions, helpful tips, a template for recruitment letters, and more.