Ever Want to Go Back in Time?
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. …
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Volunteer Managers Are Better Than These 3 Phrases
Words are pictures formed in the mind. The art of communication is drawing those word pictures so the other person …
New Volunteer Management Dictionary Words for 2019
This year, the “Committee to Define Volunteer Management” met a week late because they had forgotten to set up a …
Volunteer Reviews: Our Overlooked BFF
I don’t know about you, but when I travel, I tend to pick local restaurants based on reviews. I get …
Those Adjectives That Turn Off Prospective Volunteers
Everywhere you see Volunteer Recruitment Ads that begin with “Energetic Volunteer Wanted.” Or “Caring volunteer.” Or even “Friendly volunteer.” Maybe …
The Value of a Volunteer? $I#.@S
The official value of a volunteer is $25.43 U.S. according to Independent Sector.org. , an amount that converts to about £19 or …
National Volunteer Appreciation Week or Why My Hair Looks Like It’s On Fire
Happy National Volunteer Week! This is the week when we run all over the place, schlepping plates of sandwiches and …
The 5 Stages of Volunteer Management
For those of you new to volunteer management, you must be wondering, what does the future hold? Will I change …
Would You Choose Raw or Developed Volunteers?
Fill in the blanks if you’ve heard these questions/comment: “Why don’t we have enough volunteers to __________?” “How hard can …
8 Ways to a Good Volunteer Manager Poker Face
Yes, it’s true. We, volunteer managers cannot maintain a neutral expression when we hear a staff member tell a volunteer, …
