“We want to work with staff who have drunk the Kool-Aid,” an interview with Laura Rundell, CVA
Recently I had the pleasure in chatting with Laura Rundell, CVA, the Volunteer Coordinator at LifeBridge Community Services …
Category Archives: group volunteering
Is Volunteer Management a Science?
In 1959, novelist and scientist, C. P. Snow gave a lecture entitled The Two Cultures. Essentially Snow argued that the humanities …
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 …
The Volunteer Periphery
I have a friend who never seems to see the people around him. He lets the door swing shut just …
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, Where Are You From Again?
“Uh Meridian, you really blew it! You missed a whole point about corporate volunteers,” a friend of mine said on …
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 …
Captains of Our Destiny: The Key Volunteer Account Manager
As Captains of our destinies, we looked at some of the terms that define our work as Volunteer Account Managers. …
Volunteer or You’ll Lose Everything!
In decision theory, a loss aversion means that the pain of losing something is much greater than the pleasure of making …
New Words Added to the Volunteer Management Dictionary
It’s that time of year when the Committee to Define Volunteer Management gets together at a back table in Pete’s …
