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Thanks to the volunteers who lied, stole and created havoc

November 18, 2020

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.

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Hey #LoVols Reputation, Meet Our Self-Identity

November 8, 2020

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.

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