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Lies and well, more lies

September 1, 2021

She turned. “The volunteers are well meaning, but sometimes they think they know better than the actual people who work here.”

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Volunteers and the Game of Complaints

April 14, 2021

From day one, I said to her that “it’s not that I don’t want you to be privy to things, it’s that I don’t want you to be burdened with junk. You’re here to do good work and you deserve to be shielded from the nonsense.” 

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Volunteer News Stories: Does This Good Press Really Help?

April 11, 2018

Emma set her cup down on the table and opened her laptop. She could hear the kids arguing upstairs as …

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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 …

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The Volunteer Investor: Is It Their Time or Something More?

September 20, 2017

“Calling volunteers ‘time donors’ implies that they give their time and walk away.”

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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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Luncheon and Food for Thought…

April 12, 2017

Get your dancing shoes on! This year, volunteer appreciation week in the US is April 23-29. It’s coming up in …

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Volunteering is All About Helping, Isn’t It?

March 29, 2017

“No good deed goes unpunished.”   … Oscar Wilde “I couldn’t stop, not after I’d been with her for so …

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Induction vs. Orientation: The one year volunteer committment

March 22, 2017

Two volunteer managers, Jessup and Chloe were both excited when the brought in new volunteers. Jessup, who manages volunteers for …

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The Conversation We Dread: Pain or Opportunity?

July 6, 2016

Or, in reality, “The Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad, Completely Upsetting, “Don’t Make Me Do It,” “I Think I’m Going to …

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