• Home
  • Start Here
  • Pinterest
  • Contact Me
  • VPT Tips
  • Download Volunteerplaintalk Tools
  • Volunteer and Nonprofit Merchandise

volunteerplaintalk

~ for today's leaders of volunteers

volunteerplaintalk

Category Archives: thrift store

There’s No Crying in Volunteer Management

October 24, 2018

Does volunteer management ever make you cry? It does, doesn’t it? I mean, when you are sitting there and a …

Continue reading →

Need Inspiration? “Progressive Organizations Don’t Want Bosses, They Want Team Leaders and That’s What You Are As a Volunteer Manager.”

October 11, 2017

Do volunteer managers possess the skills required to succeed in the corporate world? I recently had the pleasure of interviewing …

Continue reading →

Director of First Impressions Volunteer

October 12, 2016

Director of First Impressions Volunteer: Wow. What a concise, succinct way to advertise for a front desk or receptionist volunteer. …

Continue reading →

Warm Bodies, Cold, Hard Facts

December 9, 2015

“What a massive responsibility, being a moral creature” ― Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies Does this line of questioning sound oh …

Continue reading →

Face It: Fit, Attitude, Change, Expectations, by Intervention within a Timeline Part 2

October 21, 2015

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” …Kahlil Gibran You have …

Continue reading →

Horror! Should I Pull the Plug on a Volunteer? Part 1

October 14, 2015

Ebony is in charge of a busy thrift store. The only staff member, Ebony manages sales, donations, store appearance, supply …

Continue reading →

Gobble, Gobble, Good God I’m Frazzled!

October 7, 2015

Willow, a new volunteer manager for a small organization providing aid to the homeless population in her town, answered her …

Continue reading →

Success is Everywhere

September 16, 2015

This was a post from three years ago and I just wanted to update it: I had an open house …

Continue reading →

The Shackles of Compassion

August 19, 2015

My favorite patient at hospice was George. I don’t have any idea why. Maybe it was because he and I …

Continue reading →

Your Spotlight Hurts My Eyes!

July 29, 2015

I almost spit out my sip of coffee when I ran across this article a week ago. According to the …

Continue reading →

Books

  • Learn more about strategy in the Disruptive Volunteer Manager Learn more about strategy in the Disruptive Volunteer Manager
  • The Disruptive Volunteer Manager e-version The Disruptive Volunteer Manager e-version

Podcast

  • Google Podcasts
  • I Tunes I Tunes
  • Spotify Spotify
  • Stitcher Stitcher
  • Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,973 other followers

Merch

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

“The Volunteer Shelf Life” by Meridian Swift

Top Posts

  • Contact Me
    Contact Me
  • Ever Want to Go Back in Time?
    Ever Want to Go Back in Time?
  • Volunteering and Gen Alpha, Mental Health, Recruitment and Happiness: Podcast Ep 3
    Volunteering and Gen Alpha, Mental Health, Recruitment and Happiness: Podcast Ep 3
  • A Volunteer Manager's Hidden Cupcake New Year's Resolutions.
    A Volunteer Manager's Hidden Cupcake New Year's Resolutions.
  • Ten Email Subject Lines for Volunteer Managers
    Ten Email Subject Lines for Volunteer Managers

Website

  • Looking for Vol Mgmt tips?
  • The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News

Backtalk

volunteerplaintalk on What is Volunteer Value, …
Sue Carter Kahl on What is Volunteer Value, …
volunteerplaintalk on What Are Volunteer Incentives,…
Laura on What Are Volunteer Incentives,…
Before You Punish An… on Thanks to the volunteers who l…
volunteerplaintalk on Thanks to the volunteers who l…
Jayne Cravens on Thanks to the volunteers who l…
Eileen on Volunteerism Lip Service
volunteerplaintalk on Volunteerism Lip Service
Eileen on Volunteerism Lip Service
Follow volunteerplaintalk on WordPress.com
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

Blogroll

  • "The Volunteer Shelf Life" by Meridian Swift
  • Discuss
  • Engaging volunteers
  • Get Inspired
  • Get Polling
  • Get Support
  • Learn WordPress.com
  • Rob Jackson
  • Twenty Hats by Elisa Kosarin
  • WordPress Planet
  • WordPress.com News

Website

  • Looking for Vol Mgmt tips?
  • The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News

Pin It

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • volunteerplaintalk
    • Join 1,973 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • volunteerplaintalk
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...