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December 27, 2017

Do our volunteers connect us to those unexpected moments, the ones that last? Greg had volunteered to help Roy, the …

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Non Profit Executive Directors: What to Gift Your Volunteer Manager This Year

December 13, 2017

“What can I get my non-profit staff, especially that mysterious volunteer manager, who seems to run around a lot?”  You, …

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The Volunteer Ripple Effect

December 6, 2017

  I’m convinced. We, Leaders of Volunteers (#LOVols) hold in our hands more power to affect positive change than we …

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Thank You To The Volunteer Who Lied

November 22, 2017

Does this sound like you? Thank you to of all the wonderful volunteers who have enriched my soul and believed …

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What’s So Darned ‘Daring’ About Being Different?

November 15, 2017

How does the statement, “Dare to be Different” make you feel? Does it make you want to dye your hair …

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I Speak Volunteer. You?

October 25, 2017

  Are volunteer managers world travelers? Do we venture into exotic lands where the inhabitants speak a foreign language and …

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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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Sustainability and Volunteerism

August 23, 2017

Retention: the continued possession, use, or control of something. Does that sound like the volunteerism you know? Not to me …

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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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