The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: Fully Integrating Online Service into Volunteer Involvement
by Jayne Cravens and Susan J. Ellis
$7.95
What is Virtual Volunteering? It’s work done by volunteers online, via computers, smartphones or other hand-held devices, and often from afar. More and more organizations around the world are engaging people who want to contribute their skills via the Internet. The service may be done virtually, but the volunteers are real!
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- Overcome resistance to online volunteer service and the myths surrounding this strategy.
- Learn how to best design virtual volunteering assignments, ranging from micro-volunteering and long-term projects to research and direct client interaction via the Internet.
- Discover effective methods for online volunteer recruitment, orientation, training, accessibility, and diversity via online tools, interviewing techniques and management strategies.
- Uncover ways to add a virtual component to any volunteer service, create online volunteer communities and manage confidentiality.
About the Author
Jayne Cravens is an internationally recognized trainer, researcher, and consultant in communications, volunteer involvement, community engagement, and management of nonprofits, NGOs, and government initiatives. She is recognized as a pioneer in the research, promotion and practice of virtual volunteering. You can reach Cravens at www.coyotecommunications.com.
Susan J. Ellis is the president of Energize, Inc., an international training, consulting and publishing firm that specializes in volunteerism. Since 1977, she has assisted clients throughout the world to create or strengthen their volunteer corps, always advocating for strategic volunteer involvement. Two of her 14 books include The Volunteer Recruitment Book and From the Top Down: The Executive Role in Successful Volunteer Involvement. For more information, go to www.energizeinc.com.
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