Disaster volunteers : recruiting and managing people who want to help /

Volunteer work can make a difference to those harmed by natural, technological, and human-induced disasters if it is done well. Disaster Volunteers provides readers with information on why people volunteer, the benefits gained by volunteers and recipients, and how to leverage such good will. Learnin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Brenda D. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Kidlington, Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2020.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Volunteer work can make a difference to those harmed by natural, technological, and human-induced disasters if it is done well. Disaster Volunteers provides readers with information on why people volunteer, the benefits gained by volunteers and recipients, and how to leverage such good will. Learning from a variety of past disasters, readers will gain realistic insights into the challenges of disaster contexts. Equipped with evidence-based best practices, Dr. Phillips organizes and illustrates necessary steps to recruit, train, manage, reward, and retain volunteers throughout the life cycle of disasters.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations, color photographs
ISBN:9780128138472
0128138475