MINNEAPOLIS, November 21, 2011 – Capella University (http://www.capella.edu), an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high quality online degree programs for working adults, announced today that Capella PhD student Tracy D. Connors has served as executive editor of the second edition of the Volunteer Management Handbook: Leadership Strategies for Success, published by Wiley.
"Our nation's quality of life depends on the collective contribution of our volunteers," Connors said. "This handbook helps nonprofit organizations tap into the power and vitality of motivated volunteers to provide important human services."
The nearly 1,000-page, hardcopy and online book is organized around a new business plan Connors designed for the field of volunteer resource management. For nearly three years, he coordinated the efforts of dozens of national authorities as they prepared chapters covering the latest in best practices; effective policies and policy-making; demographics and social evolution; planning and analysis (program and participant) in volunteer programs; recruiting, orienting and training volunteers; volunteer evaluation (program and volunteer); ethics and professionalism; and national and international programs.
Connors, a retired Navy captain, is completing his dissertation in Capella's School of Public Service Leadership. The Volunteer Management Handbook is Connors' eighth management handbook for nonprofit organizations. The Nonprofit Organization Handbook, published by Connors in 1980, was the first such reference in that field.
The Volunteer Management Handbook is available in print and digital editions from Wiley and other major outlets.
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Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing quality online degree programs for working adults. Nearly 80 percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's, specialist, or doctoral degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 140 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 17 certificate programs. More than 35,000 students were enrolled as of Sept. 30, 2011, from all 50 states and 59 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552)..
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