Volunteer Management became an occupation during the late 1960s and early 1970s when the long-term volunteer was the prevalent type of volunteer, at least in the non-profit organisations. At that time, people volunteered as an alternative to work. When the field's founders began to try to get volunteer management recognised as a profession, they adopted a lot of standard workplace practices, such as written job descriptions and interviews, to determine the volunteer's suitability for a role. People who volunteered as an alternative to work found that these practices gave their efforts a bit more status, and they responded positively.Mc Curley, Lynch and Jackson, The Complete Volunteer Management Handbook 3rd Edition
