Across the country, volunteer ranks continue to grow, but people are volunteering differently. They're working online, seeking flexible schedules, and pursuing a role in defining how projects should be completed. They want to feel a sense of responsibility for your organization's overall mission. Put simply, these volunteers don't want to simply make a contribution; they want to make a difference! Help to recruit, manage, and lead the new breed of volunteers. Authors guide you to a clearer understanding of what today's volunteers look like, how they want to get involved, and how you can most effectively attract, train, and unleash them within your organization.

Previous edition, 2008.

The common predicament: Where it all begins -- Section one: The volunteer recruiter. Who is the new breed of volunteer? -- Recruiting the new breed of volunteers -- Finding the new breed of volunteers (and not scaring them away) -- Tapping into two new breeds of volunteers -- Section two: The volunteer manager. Motivating the new breed of volunteers -- Empowering volunteers to do it their way -- Using a new breed of technology -- Managing or canning high-maintenance volunteers -- Section three: The volunteer leader. Leading the successful volunteer organization -- Epilogue: A leadership case study -- Section four: Resources.