Of Swords and Cranes
That morning was filled with the chaos of emails and phone messages and the flitting of staff whose requests and …
Category Archives: tough jobs
Oh, What We Don’t Do
Sometimes, don’t you just wake up on an otherwise lovely morning and stare at the universe and ask why? Last …
The Mass That Lurks Beneath the Surface
I’m not telling you anything new when I say we all want our volunteers to be acknowledged and appreciated. We …
One Does Not a Plurality Make
Do you ever catch a staff member lumping all volunteers into a herd, like sheep? Richard graduated college with a …
It’s a Wonderful Volunteer Manager Life ( Part 2)
Georgia stared at the monitor. “Why is she, I mean why am I crying?” she asked Clarise. “My dear,” Clarise …
It’s a Wonderful Volunteer Manager Life (Part 1)
Snow was falling in Bedford. Big heavy flakes muffled Georgia’s footsteps as she pulled open the front doors of her …
Doing the Hard Stuff Because I’m Clearly It
I have to fire a volunteer. The first time I had to fire a volunteer was sheer torture. My palms …
If It is Too Good to Be True…
Coretta is a striking 85-year-old artist. As she enters a room, images of her as a young, startlingly beautiful woman …
What Do Our Desks Say About Us?
One of the steady stream of little articles that I just got via my work email (you know all the …
Excalibur, the Makin It Look Easy Sword
Those words, “make it look easy.” Are they a compliment, or a curse? In the dictionary of English phrases, is …
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