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Just About Managing: Effective Management for Voluntary Organisations and Community Groups

By: Sandy Merritt Adirondack
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: London Voluntary Service Council
ISBN: 1872582869
ISBN-13: 9781872582863
Released: 12 Jan 2006
RRP: £25.00
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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 dip in & 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 help in my studies as a volunteer student, it outlines key concepts & introduces the reader to many different areas of not only volunteer managment but managment in general. It outlines the how to's of voluntary managment in 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 alll volunteer managers.