"Warm and user-friendly . effectively shares insights into the many facets of what it takes to nurture and sustain a successful volunteer-professional culture where everyone feels they can make a difference." --Doug Barden, executive director, Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ) "Volunteers are the lifeblood of virtually every well-run Jewish organization. [This] book provides astute advice to professionals and laypeople who want to maximize this precious resource." --Rabbi Ellen Flax, foundation and nonprofit consultant; project consultant, STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal) "The book for which Jewish leadership has been waiting. Wise and practical, principled and realistic, deeply value driven and pragmatic . should be required reading for all organizational leadership--professional and volunteer. Important and highly useful.

" --Rabbi Irwin Kula, president, CLAL--The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership "A rich, informative, and upbeat guide to unlocking the latent power of volunteers. A must-read for anyone--inside or outside the Jewish community--who wants to empower, invigorate and stimulate a rich volunteer culture." --Dana Raucher, executive director, The Samuel Bronfman Foundation "Makes it possible for us to re-invent our institutions to better meet the needs of today's communities, and to elevate curious individuals into roles of real leadership and vision. You and your community will both benefit from this wonderful book." --Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, dean, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies; vice president, American Jewish University.