Customer Reviews
A must-have for voluntary sector managers blagging it - By: , 22 Feb 2005 
Adirondack designed this book to be 100% practical & academic free, so it's accessible to workers of whatever background or experience.
It's handly split into managable chunks so that you can dipin & out for a bit of advice on, for example, 'fundraising' one day, 'meetings' the next & 'how to run supervision' for workers on another occasion.
I was first recommended it as the book to buy for a module on management which I was taking as part of a youth & community work degree. I would *highly* recommend the same to others. If you are going to buy one book, this one covered everything I needed: models of leadership, different structures of management - that sort of thing, useful for quoting - as well as practical tips for applying to my practice as a youth & community worker.
The one warning I would give, is that as Adirondack covers a wide breath of management issues within it, it may be a little simplistic for the seasoned manager of a larger organisation.
Instead, it is ideal for the new manager, without specialised training. Even an experienced, but untrained, manager may find useful tips for efficient management.
From a volunteers viewpoint - By: Louise, 15 Oct 2003 
I found this book a great helpin my studies as a volunteer student, it outlines key concepts & introduces the reader to many different areas of not only volunteer managment but managmentin general. It outlines the how to's of voluntary managmentin an easy to understand way & throughout the book provides useful links where the reader can obtain more information on any given area within the book. Everything from appraisals to VAT & equal opportunities to recuitment is covered, no area of managment is missed out.
This book is a must for all volunteer managers.
