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VPT Podcast: Episode 22: Part 2: An Interview with Wes Richardson, Manager of Volunteer Services

October 12, 2022

In the conclusion to part 1, Wes, who began his new job as manager of volunteer services in December 2019 …

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VPT Podcast: A New Job and Covid hits: An Interview with Wes Richardson, Manager of Volunteer Services Part 1

August 31, 2022

Hi and hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did! Wes began his new job as manager of …

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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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VPT Podcast: Catching Up with Laura Rundell, CVA a Year Later Part 2

June 1, 2022

In part 2 of our catching up podcast Laura discusses: Inspirational volunteers who support people knowing they cannot change circumstances. …

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VPT Podcast: Catching Up with Laura Rundell a Year Later Part 1

May 18, 2022

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?

April 13, 2022

What incentivizes a volunteer to stay or do more? Does it matter if volunteer incentives differ from employee incentives? Do …

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Gig Volunteering and Intellectual Property: Do We Own Volunteer Work?

March 16, 2022

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:

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What is Volunteer Value, Anyway?

February 9, 2022

How do we show volunteer value? In the old days, (way before Covid) we, volunteer engagement professionals, used three basic …

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Volunteerism Lip Service

January 12, 2022

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.

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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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