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Marlene Wilson
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Volunteer Management Associates
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Journal of Volunteer Administration
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Marlene Wilson moves from the hows to the whys of leading volunteer programs. She urges all who lead volunteers to move beyond thinking of themselves as managers to thinking of themselves as leaders—those who develop vision for volunteer programs and impart that vision throughout an organization. Includes16 of her most popular presentations from 1974 to 1999.
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Energize
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Journal of Volunteer Administration
Title: The Strategy Exchange
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The Journal of Volunteer Administration, Winter 1982-3
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Training and Development Journal, July 1984
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A landmark book on the application of management principles to administration of volunteer programs.
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Volunteer Management Associates
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Title: Survival Skills for Managers
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Volunteer Management Associates
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Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1981
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Voluntary Action Leadership, Spring 1981
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Journal of Volunteer Administration
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Journal of Volunteer Administration
Title: Mobilizing Church Volunteers
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Conference handouts, received February 1993
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Journal of Volunteer Administration
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Title: Interviewing and Placing
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The Effective Management of Volunteer Programs
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Volunteer Administration
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This book for churches points out common problems congregations face when it comes to member involvement and service, establishes management principles, answers questions, and offers a plan to turn the volunteer challenge into a reality. It's written from a Christian perspective.
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Augsburg Publishing House
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Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall 1985
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VMA Associate