The New Breed

by McKee, Jonathan; McKee, Thomas W.; Group Youth Ministry Resources

• ISBN13: 9780764486197
• ISBN10: 0764486195
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780764435645
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-01
• Publisher: ANCHOR DISTRIBUTORS
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Summary

Jonathan and Tom McKee's book, The New Breed, is an enthusiastic, thoughtful, and contemporary look at volunteering as it is evolving in this new century. There's no question that organizations must utilize up-to-date management techniques to attract and retain the wide range of people who want to serve their cause. In a practical and often humorous way, the authors introduce real-life challenges in volunteer engagement and give wonderful suggestions for everything from recruiting to using computer technology for communication. They aim to inspire the leader of volunteers and they succeed.

Author Biography

Jonathan McKee, president of The Source far Youth Ministry, is the author of numerous books including Candid Confessions of an Imperfect Parent, youth ministry books that include Connect: Real Relationships in a World of Isolation, and the award-winning book Do They Run When They Sec You Coming? Jonathan speaks and trains at conferences, churches, and events across North America, all while providing free resources for youth workers and parents on his websites, TheSource4YM.com and TheSource4Psrenls.com. Thomas McKee is the president and owner of Volunteer Power, a leadership development firm specializing in volunteerism. He has over 45 years of experience in volunteer leadership and has trained over 100,000 lenders on how to manage the chaos of change in an organization. His books include They Don't Play My Music Anymore-How To Plan Your Future When The World Keeps Changing. Tom is a keynote speaker at conferences and events around the world and provides training resources for directors of volunteers on his website, voluntncrpower.com.

Table of Contents

The Common Predicament: Where It All Begins	p. i
The Volunteer Recruiter	p. 1
Who Is the New Breed of Volunteer?	p. 3
A Profile of the 21st Century Volunteer
Recruiting the New Breed of Volunteers	p. 25
The "Courting" Relationship
Finding the New Breed of Volunteers (and Not Scaring Them Away)	p. 37
The Seven Deadly Sins of Recruiting Volunteers
Tapping Into Two New Breeds of Volunteers	p. 63
Retiring "Boomers" and Incoming "Generation Y"
The Volunteer Manager	p. 89
Motivating the New Breed of Volunteers	p. 91
Retain Volunteers by Motivating Them
Empowering Volunteers to Do It Their Way	p. 115
Move From Delegation to Empowerment
Using a New Breed of Technology	p. 131
Social Media, Wikis, Texting…and the Virtual Volunteer
Managing or Canning High-Maintenance Volunteers	p. 159
Performance Coaching the Volunteer From Hell
The Volunteer Leader	p. 177
Leading the Successful Volunteer Organization	p. 179
Mobilize the Collective Power of Volunteers
Epilogue-A Leadership Case Study	p. 199
A Fable of How to Do It Right
Resources	p. 217
Sample Position Charter	p. 219
Sample Youth Ministry Volunteer Expectations	p. 223
Sample Project Charter	p. 226
Sample Youth Ministry Volunteer Application	p. 230
Interview Guide for Hiring a Paid Volunteer Manager	p. 240
Sample Youth Ministry Reference Form	p. 244
Sample Questionnaire for Virtual Volunteers	p. 247
Sample Board Code of Conduct	p. 250
Strategic Planning Retreat-Agenda of Questions	p. 252
SWOT Analysis Form	p. 257
Icebreakers and Openers	p. 258
Team-Building Activities	p. 264
Sample Training Exercise-A Case Study: "Symptoms of Staff Resistance"	p. 269
Endnotes	p. 273
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