VPT Podcast: Catching Up with Laura Rundell a Year Later Part 1
In Part 1 of a 2 part episode, I catch up with Laura a year after our first podcast. What …
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What Are Volunteer Incentives, Anyway?
What incentivizes a volunteer to stay or do more? Does it matter if volunteer incentives differ from employee incentives? Do …
Gig Volunteering and Intellectual Property: Do We Own Volunteer Work?
As volunteer engagement professionals, we scratch our heads and ask ourselves, “how do we harness the enthusiasm we find when disasters strike and how do we keep the volunteer mojo going?” Right there is the problem:
What is Volunteer Value, Anyway?
How do we show volunteer value? In the old days, (way before Covid) we, volunteer engagement professionals, used three basic …
Volunteerism Lip Service
I’ve mistakenly done all of it. It was easy to do when I was swamped, struggling and in need of that awesome volunteer who patted me on the head and told me everything was ok.
It’s Time for Volunteer Fresh
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.
Hey Non-profit CEOs! Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Volunteer Manager.
Hello Non-profit CEOs! Wondering what to gift your Leader of Volunteers this holiday season? I’ve got you covered.
Who Gets to Define Excellence? IVMDAY
What is an expert, anyway? According to Dictionary.com, an expert is: a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority, Woah, wait a minute. Authority?
The Invisible Lines of Connection
What was it that drew me to them, and them to me? Did we share similar backgrounds? Heck no. Did we share similar experiences, thoughts, tastes, preferences? Nope.
I’m Not Nice. Not Really.
Volunteer managers must stop allowing the notion that we are nice. No. Not nice. Not pleasant, not cheery, not sweet, not friendly, not genial, and especially not obliging, cheerful, amiable or agreeable.
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