Transforming museum volunteering : a practical guide for engaging 21st Century volunteers
Transforming museum volunteering : a practical guide for engaging 21st Century volunteers
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2007
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This book was written for volunteer program managers, volunteers, and the staff who work closely with them. It stimulates creative thinking about finding, training, supervising, and supporting volunteers in a changing environment. It helps develop the ingredients for success: valuing volunteers, listening to them, welcoming them as part of a team, and providing a supportive community in which to work.
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Transforming museum volunteering -- First things first : creating volunteer program infrastructure -- Management matters : staffing the volunteer program -- "A great place to volunteer" : recruiting, selecting, and placing volunteers -- Museum volunteering 101 : volunteer training -- Beyond pins and parties : supporting, retaining, and recognizing volunteers -- Measuring success : evaluating volunteers and the volunteer program -- Proceed with caution : risk management for volunteer programs -- 60 is the new 40 : what's ahead for museum volunteer programs? -- Notes -- Resources -- Toolkit. Job opportunities ; Job descriptions ; Policies and procedures ; Volunteer handbook contents ; Application forms ; Volunteer agreements ; Evaluation tools ; Risk management