Feedback/Endorsements
“Leading volunteers has always been among the most vital tasks in ministry. In The New Breed, Tom and Jonathan McKee offer us a comprehensive, thorough, and usable handbook for equipping and training volunteers in today’s hectic world. Well-researched and filled with practical tips and tools, The New Breed is sure to become the standard for raising up and leading a new generation of volunteers.”
Chap Clark, Ph.D. - Professor of Youth, Family, and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary, President, www.ParenTeen.com, Senior Editor, Youthworker Journal
“If you want to better understand how to attract, inspire, and guide the modern volunteer, read Jonathan and Tom McKee's The New Breed. Drawn from real-world experience, this highly entertaining and easy-to-read book is an excellent contribution to nonprofit management literature. I recommend it highly.”
Dan Taylor - Vice President, National Audubon Society
“Articulate and succinct, the McKees have captured the essentials of recruiting, training, retaining, and occasionally even firing volunteers.They unravel the often conflicting motivations of different generations of volunteers.The easy-to-read text is loaded with illustrations and helpful, hands-on tools that can be immediately put to work.A must read for anyone who wants to manage a successful volunteer program.”
Stephen E. Drew - Chief Curator, California State Railroad Museum
“I have not seen a more effective book on working with volunteers. The New Breed is practical, relevant, and the generational insight of a Father/Son team is very helpful. I highly recommend this book.”
Jim Burns, Ph.D. - President, HomeWord, Author of Confident Parenting and Creating An Intimate Marriage
“Every volunteer manager in this country is facing the need to stop doing business as usual and re-think their approach to all aspects of volunteer management. Volunteer managers everywhere need to get this book.”
Mary Lynn Perry - Board Member, Directors of Volunteers in Agencies, Sacramento, California