VPT Podcast: Episode 22: Part 2: An Interview with Wes Richardson, Manager of Volunteer Services
In the conclusion to part 1, Wes, who began his new job as manager of volunteer services in December 2019 …
In the conclusion to part 1, Wes, who began his new job as manager of volunteer services in December 2019 …
Hi and hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did! Wes began his new job as manager of …
Economist William Forster Lloyd, in his 1833 “Tragedy of the Commons” speculated that when pastureland (the commons) is hoarded, over-grazing …
In part 2 of our catching up podcast Laura discusses: Inspirational volunteers who support people knowing they cannot change circumstances. …
In Part 1 of a 2 part episode, I catch up with Laura a year after our first podcast. What …
What incentivizes a volunteer to stay or do more? Does it matter if volunteer incentives differ from employee incentives? Do …
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:
How do we show volunteer value? In the old days, (way before Covid) we, volunteer engagement professionals, used three basic …
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.
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.