VPT Podcast: Where do we go from here? Brittany McGarry has some answers
Recently, (like 2 weeks ago) I had the opportunity to chat with Brittany McGarry, a volunteer engagement specialist at the …
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#LoVols, You Are Growing Branches
Experiential learning teaches us to apply knowledge from doing. It forces us to experiment until we get things right.
Happy New Year!
Here’s to a wonderful 2021! -Meridian
Happy Holidays, LoVols
-Meridian
Yay, Another Holiday Card From a NonProfit!
Some of the cards I received included timely messages about the organization’s work. I find that more engaging than a simple signature. But a message to me as an active volunteer when I’m not, is tone-deaf.
Holiday Card (2020 Style) for Volunteers: Free Download
Happy Holidays everyone, please feel free to download this holiday mp4 and share with your volunteers. You are welcome to …
Dealing with Regrets: Should We Let Go or Is There Another Way?
Let those tucked away regrets motivate you to be constructive so they don’t turn into full-on guilt. Regrets can either keep us paralyzed by guilt or they can motivate us to grow by making us constructive.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing everyone a moment of reflection and acknowledgement for the work we do to make our world a better place. …
Thanks to the volunteers who lied, stole and created havoc
I’ve had volunteers who stole, volunteers who pushed an agenda, volunteers who wanted to take over and volunteers who were just mean. I’ve also had volunteers who messed up royally because they did something nice, but so misplaced that it caused real harm.
Hey #LoVols Reputation, Meet Our Self-Identity
To reframe volunteer engagement and impact, we first need listeners who become supporters who then become advocates for our vision. Our reputation needs to reflect our self-identity as leaders of volunteers.
