Organizational Development

Online volunteer organizations can to connect with other volunteers and advocate at http://servenet.org/.

A network for volunteer managers is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybervpm/.

A project of Action without Borders, Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters at http://www.idealist.org/hrp/volmgt/volmgt.html.

Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association provides resources that support and encourage volunteerism in Saskatchewan at http://www.spra.sk.ca/knowledge/Resources/vman.htm.

The NonProfit Times is the leading business publication for nonprofit management at http://www.nptimes.com/.

The Free Management Library provides comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals and groups at http://www.managementhelp.org/.

Banks, Marjorie M.W. (2001). A study of church leaders, volunteers, and members on the use of volunteers in the church. A dissertation paper, Pepperdine University.

Colomy, P., Chen, H., & Andrews, G. L. (1987). Situational facilities and volunteer work. Journal of Volunteer Administration, 6, 20-25.

Freeman, Richard B. (1997). Working for Nothing: The supply of volunteer labor. Journal of Labor Economics, 15, 140-166.

Contents

I Introduction
II High Performance Work Systems
III Summary and Discussion of Research Results
IV Conclusion
V References

--submitted by Kevin H. Johnson who has worked in the nonprofit sector supervising volunteers for twenty years.

I Introduction

Jack, L., Liburd, L., Spencer, T. & Airhenbuwa, C.O. (2004). Understanding the environmental issues in diabetes self-management education research: A reexamination of 8 studies in community-based settings. Annals of Internal Medicine, 140 (11), 964-972.

Garrard, J., Lewis, B., Keleher, H., Tunny, N., Burke L., Harper, S. & Round, R. (2004). Planning for healthy communities: reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes through healthier environments and lifestyles. Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services.

City for All Women’s Initiative (CAWI)
Promoting an inclusive and women-friendly Ottawa that respects diversity at http://www.cawi-ivtf.org/EN/home.html

Ontario Health Promotion Email bulletins
Previous related features articles include

• Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership, issue 612 at http://www.ohpe.ca/node/10430
• Chronic Disease Prevention and Management and Mental Health, issue 606 at http://www.ohpe.ca/node/10362
• Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA) common messages, issue 620 http://www.ohpe.ca/node/10617

Health Nexus

CHC Model of Care
Information and resources for community-based primary health care training including a manual and definition at http://aohc.org/aohc/index.aspx?ArticleID=316&lang=en-CA

Conceptual Framework for CDPM
Alternative frameworks for thinking about CDPM from the Centretown Community Health Centre at http://www.centretownchc.org/?id=9

Type of Resource: Book
Source: (2002) Jossey Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA.
Author: Kouzes, J. and Posner , B