Linda Graff And Associates

ABOUT LINDA GRAFF AND ASSOCIATES

Linda Graff And Associates Inc. was a highly respected international consulting firm that specialized exclusively in volunteerism and nonprofit management. Founded in 1989, Linda Graff And Associates Inc. was owned and operated by its President and Senior Associate, Linda L. Graff.

 

After 34 years of management and consultation work in the not-for-profit and volunteer program management fields Linda retired and her company ceased operations as of July1, 2014.

RESOURCE MATERIALS

Linda is continuing to distribute her best-selling publications.

 

To order PDF eBooks, complete the order form below and make payment by  e-Transfer. We still have a small number of hardcopy books in inventory. If that is your preferred format, please contact us directly at linda@lindagraff.ca to discuss what we have in stock and shipment details.

BOOKS

Best of All - Linda Graff book

Best of All

The Quick Reference Guide To Effective Volunteer Involvement

BEST OF ALL: The Quick Reference Guide To Effective Volunteer Involvement is the ultimate concise compendium of best practices in volunteer coordination. Described as an “abundance of tips with a minimum of words,” it offers hundreds of quick, ready-to-apply tips in a focused guide to high impact volunteer program management.

BEST OF ALL maps out the full volunteer involvement cycle from program planning and innovative position design, through recruitment, orientation, training, supervision, meaningful recognition, and even the complex navigation of volunteer discipline and dismissal. Whether you are looking to build a program from scratch or optimize an existing team, BEST OF ALL explores the entire spectrum of effective volunteer engagement. It is the trusted benchmark in the field and is widely used as the primary textbook in college and university volunteer management courses.

Better Safe - Linda Graff book

Better Safe...

Risk Management In Volunteer Programs & Community Service

Linda Graff became a global expert on risk management in nonprofits over decades of workshops and consultation work throughout North America and into Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. She has written countless articles about risk management and ultimately produced the essential source book on risk management for managers of volunteers and community service managers everywhere.

 

Loaded with tips, checklists, sample forms, and hundreds of timesaving, common sense, affordable strategies, this book walks you through the process of risk management step-by-step. Better Safe demystifies risk management and sets out in plain language what every volunteer and community service program needs to know about this sometimes scary, always pressing subject.

By Definition

Policy Development For Volunteer Programs

This is one of the classic best-sellers in the field of volunteer management. By Definition gives you everything you need to develop and update policies for volunteer services. Find out what policies are, the functions they serve, how they differ from procedures, and eight easy tips to write them. Learn how to identify what policies you might need, how to keep track of them, and how to schedule them for regular updating.

 

With hundreds of sample policies on more than 70 different topic areas related to volunteer involvement, there’s lots of great help in this extremely practical manual. Enhance program effectiveness and consistency, reduce liabilities, and increase safety in your program with comprehensive policies that guide both the work of volunteers and the work of the staff who manage volunteer involvement.

Book Order Form

Ordering Instructions

  1. Indicate which PDF eBook(s) you’d like to purchase

  2. e-Transfer the total amount indicated to linda@lindagraff.ca

  3. Linda will email you the PDF eBook(s) within 48 hours

Linda's Musings - From The Archives

Over the course of many years in the field, Linda produced countless articles and think-pieces on a wide range of volunteer program management topics.  Below are a dozen of her most provocative musings on the nature and evolution of volunteering. We hope you’ll find these interesting and challenging.

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