I Speak Volunteer. You?
Are volunteer managers world travelers? Do we venture into exotic lands where the inhabitants speak a foreign language and …
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So You Want to Be a Volunteer Manager?
You are in the midst of job hunting. You figure that if you’re going to go to work, you probably …
Need Inspiration? “Progressive Organizations Don’t Want Bosses, They Want Team Leaders and That’s What You Are As a Volunteer Manager.”
Do volunteer managers possess the skills required to succeed in the corporate world? I recently had the pleasure of interviewing …
Taking Extra Care to Support Volunteers
The recent spate of natural disasters has cast a light on incredible volunteers across the globe helping people in …
“What I’m doing is not just a job, it’s something that I believe in.”
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with an amazing Leader of Volunteers, Jennifer Lawrence Nelson, CVA. The …
The Volunteer Investor: Is It Their Time or Something More?
“Calling volunteers ‘time donors’ implies that they give their time and walk away.”
Volunteer Coordinator Needed: Read the Fine Print
Have you ever looked at recruitment ads for volunteer coordinators? What do our organizations think we do and what skills …
Innovation and Sustainable Volunteering
What would sustainable volunteering look like? Besides many of the innovations already being implemented, what would nurturing a volunteer garden …
Sustainability and Volunteerism
Retention: the continued possession, use, or control of something. Does that sound like the volunteerism you know? Not to me …
Hey Corporate Volunteers: How Great is Weeding?
A recent article from Business News Daily cites a study finding that “89 percent of employees think organizations that sponsor volunteer activities …
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