# Keeping volunteers: a guide to retaining good people

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/keeping-volunteers-a-guide-to-retaining-good-people/
- Published: 2016-12-02T17:31:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**You know that recruiting volunteers is time-consuming and costly, so it’s much
better to invest in those you already have. You need to make them feel at home, 
wanted and valued.**

This guide shows you how to nurture your best volunteers, and looks at reasons why
they might become dissatisfied and disappear – and how to address those problems
so you don’t lose volunteers.

The book goes through all aspects of handling volunteers, from welcoming them to
the team, to dealing with volunteer burnout. It analyses the reasons why volunteers
choose to give up volunteering and sets out ways to prevent this happening.

Relying on hundreds of programme experiences and studies from around the world, “
Keeping Volunteers” is the first globally-based examination of effective techniques
for ensuring that volunteers feel valued, recognised and connected with the organisation’s
mission.

## Who is this book for?

With case studies and examples from around the world, this is the ultimate guide
for every charity that relies on and values its volunteers.

Anyone who uses or needs regular, committed volunteers must read this book.

## Reviews

“A thoughtful, easy-to-read, and totally practical book on a subject of critical
interest to every volunteer program manager.”
**Susan J. Ellis**

## See also

 * **[Recruiting volunteers: attracting the people you need](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/recruiting-volunteers/)(
   2002)**