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The Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting. Start Retaining. Paperback – April 9, 2015

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As a church or nonprofit leader who relies on volunteer teams to get the job done each week, you know how difficult it can be to keep all of your volunteer roles filled. You feel overworked and understaffed, with a budget smaller than your vision. Sometimes your ministry can feel like it has a revolving door, simultaneously bringing in new volunteers as current ones leave. The cycle of volunteer recruitment and turnover can be overwhelming, leading to frustration and distracting from the mission. In The Volunteer Project, we will introduce you to 4 Strategies that, when applied, will launch your church or nonprofit ministry into what we call a zero recruitment model of volunteerism. Formulated from the authors’ research, combined 50+ years of experience in leading volunteer teams, and the feedback of hundreds of volunteers, these 4 Strategies are designed to provide individuals with such satisfying volunteer experiences that they are motivated to continue volunteering, and even invite their friends to join them. Packed with comprehensive research, an online assessment tool for measuring volunteer satisfaction, and real-life stories, The Volunteer Project is designed to help you stop recruiting and start retaining.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 181 Publishing (April 9, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0996228705
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0996228701
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches
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    Steph Whitacre is an author and editor specializing in nonprofit leadership, family, and social justice. One of her favorite things is helping brilliant people zero in on ideas and share their stories. Steph published her first fiction novel, The Lost Library, in 2020. She is also the co-author of The Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting. Start Retaining. Steph lives in metro Kansas City with her husband, Tim, and son. When she isn’t reading, writing, or editing words, she can be found running, exploring her new city, or admiring art.

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    Christine Kreisher is the Discipleship Pastor at GT, a thriving church in Reading, Pennsylvania where she provides vision and leadership for GT’s discipleship pathway from the first-time guest experience through life groups.  She also serves on the LEAD Pastor Team where she helps to provide strategic direction and visionary leadership for the church. She’s the published author of several titles including her newest book release, The Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting. Start Retaining.

    Christine has been the featured speaker for numerous local, regional, and national conferences. Her diverse life and business experiences have allowed her to coach and connect with audiences around the world, ranging from church leaders and volunteer teams to corporate executives.

    Christine is married to her best friend and business partner, Jim. Together they have three amazing sons and never a dull moment!

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    Darren is passionate about training family ministry leaders through the ReThink Group, and his organization 1Semester, which allows family ministry staff, interns, and volunteers to earn graduate credits. As the Executive Family Pastor at Parker Hill Community Church, he led staff and volunteer teams at three campuses. His journey has included milestones as a camp director, wilderness leadership director, and earning a Doctorate focused on volunteerism, family ministry, and leadership. He enjoys teaching organizational leadership courses for University of the Rockies and Pilgrimage Educational Resources.

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Any person who deals with recruiting, training, and maintaining should have this book as their required reading. I am a relational guy and reading this book is a catalyz for relationships.People want to be valued and this book explains how and why you need to invest more in the relationships of your volunteers.They aren't telling you anything you don't already know, but what they do that unique is that they give ideas.Author Page: RJ Sumrall
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Michael Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully written
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Any person who deals with recruiting, training, and maintaining should have this book as their required reading. I am a relational guy and reading this book is a catalyz for relationships.

People want to be valued and this book explains how and why you need to invest more in the relationships of your volunteers.

They aren't telling you anything you don't already know, but what they do that unique is that they give ideas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Relationships equal Retain
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2016
Any person who deals with recruiting, training, and maintaining should have this book as their required reading. I am a relational guy and reading this book is a catalyz for relationships.

People want to be valued and this book explains how and why you need to invest more in the relationships of your volunteers.

They aren't telling you anything you don't already know, but what they do that unique is that they give ideas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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The book is incredible and the quality of the book that I received was as listed.
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Good ideas, most of which are common sense. I liked the way things were ordered and the questions to help implement the steps.
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We liked it so much we are using it on our church staff. This is a great book.
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Aaron
3.0 out of 5 stars LOVE EM!
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This book was good. It seemed to me it boiled down to make your volunteers feel loved and love the ministry and they will recruit others for you, because they love it and feel loved. Which all makes a lot of sense. So in that sense it was great on helping us show love to our volunteers, and making sure we aren't plugging a hole, but accomplishing what they love to do through the church! great stuff to go over and focus on...volunteers are the backbone, they are the support but don't get talked about as much as our abs!
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Mia
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceedingly useful
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I will use this book and the online resources as a tool for my work in volunteer management in children's ministry. I'm very grateful for the book and its authors.
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Rhonda Marshall
5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy read.
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Esteban Rod
5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamental para el buen liderazgo de equipos
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Una maravilla de libro. Totalmente recomendable, tanto por la visión que da de un líder como por la multitud de buenos ejemplos y prácticas para gestionar equipos
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super helpful, very practical
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This book has practical steps and plans with solid rationale behind them. Implementing these strategies will without a doubt improve the volunteer culture in your organization.
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