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Innovation and Sustainable Volunteering

August 30, 2017

What would sustainable volunteering look like? Besides many of the innovations already being implemented, what would nurturing a volunteer garden …

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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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Maybe We Have Some Splainin’ To Do

November 16, 2016

What is the great question of the ages? Forget about “What is the meaning of life?” Pffft to “is there …

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They Laughed at My Wall of Binders Until…

August 3, 2016

“I took over from a really nice older lady,” volunteer manager Meghan says, “but one thing I couldn’t understand is …

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May I “Trouble” You For a Plan?

June 29, 2016

“There was something about Jules,” Jake recalled, “something just off. She didn’t seem to connect with the program nor with …

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Hands On Network Tokyo: The Ease of Volunteering

November 11, 2015

http://www.handsontokyo.org/en/home I was incredibly fortunate to have spent the month of September in Japan visiting my daughter who teaches English …

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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 …

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The Evolution of Thought

September 2, 2015

All things evolve, says science and who am I to disagree although I frankly wish scientists would figure out how …

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Let’s Just Have Tea, Shall We?

June 17, 2015

Marlene has been a volunteer coordinator for ten years. She’s adventurous, loves rock climbing, extreme sports and her idea of …

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And Now for Something Completely Different

April 29, 2015

I am a huge Monty Python fan. My husband and I, when first married would stay home, out of clubs …

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