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It’s Time for Volunteer Fresh

December 8, 2021

Volunteers trail portions of us when in the community and bring portions of our community to us every time they volunteer. They bring our mission to the community and the freshness of our communities to us.

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Volunteer Fresh

June 3, 2017

  Every day, volunteer managers witness the passion brought by volunteers. We marvel at their skill. We see their pure …

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Sustainable Volunteering is Here, but Who is Sustaining The Leader of Volunteers?

July 20, 2022

Economist William Forster Lloyd, in his 1833 “Tragedy of the Commons” speculated that when pastureland (the commons) is hoarded, over-grazing …

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Volunteer Time Donor or Time Investor?

September 15, 2021

Doesn’t it feel like investing is closer to what volunteers do? Maybe we should start to rethink this whole time donor idea.

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Becoming Volunteer to Organization (V2O)

August 26, 2020

Are organizations V2O friendly or are we more like a V-mart where we offer a “take it or leave it” engagement experience?

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Please volunteer for us, you caring person :-)

February 19, 2020

Picture a student, late at night, phone in hand, swiping through ads that will fulfill their desire to be a change maker. Or a senior, recently widowed, searching in the still morning for something that will add meaning to a bruised soul

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October 6, 2019

Volunteer Fresh Difficult Conversations With Volunteers Leading an effective volunteer program means we have to embrace difficult duties and look …

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Those Adjectives That Turn Off Prospective Volunteers

April 24, 2019

Everywhere you see Volunteer Recruitment Ads that begin with “Energetic Volunteer Wanted.” Or “Caring volunteer.” Or even “Friendly volunteer.” Maybe …

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The Value of a Volunteer? $I#.@S

April 17, 2019

The official value of a volunteer is $25.43 U.S. according to Independent Sector.org. , an amount that converts to about £19 or …

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Volunteer Managers and Decision Fatigue

September 19, 2018

Zack pushed back in his chair and stole a glance at his watch. 1:30. His lunch lay half eaten on …

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