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Hey Corporate Volunteers, Where Are You From Again?

August 16, 2017

“Uh Meridian, you really blew it! You missed a whole point about corporate volunteers,” a friend of mine said on …

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Hey Corporate Volunteers: How Great is Weeding?

August 9, 2017

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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You Are That Person

July 12, 2017

  “It’s one of those universal truths,” Desmond sighed. “I can tell my children how brilliant and wonderful they are, …

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Captains of Our Destiny: Strategic Key Volunteer Account Management

July 5, 2017

So, here’s the question: If we identify key volunteer accounts, how will this help us in the management of all …

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Captains of Our Destiny: The Key Volunteer Account Manager

June 28, 2017

As Captains of our destinies, we looked at some of the terms that define our work as Volunteer Account Managers. …

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Captains of Our Destiny: Captain Obvious Part 2

June 21, 2017

Ha, ha, working with volunteers is like herding cats. …non-profit staff member. It is time we become captains of our …

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Volunteer or You’ll Lose Everything!

May 31, 2017

In decision theory,  a loss aversion  means that the pain of losing something is much greater than the pleasure of making …

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Sometimes, There Is No Parade

May 24, 2017

    Not everything volunteer managers do will be visible. Rather, in reality, most of our meaningful work is not …

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The 1pinion Effect

May 17, 2017

“Our CEO has a next door neighbor who has a son who got into minor trouble,” Marlee, a volunteer manager …

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Interview With A Volunteer: Ellie

May 3, 2017

We all know volunteer feedback is invaluable, during and after projects and assignments. There is also value in gathering feedback …

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