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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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Press “2” For That Volunteer Question

November 29, 2017

“Yeah, so, this is Ginny from donor relations,” the voice on the phone sighs. “My next door neighbor’s fourteen year …

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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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Is Volunteer Management a Science?

November 8, 2017

In 1959, novelist and scientist, C. P. Snow gave a lecture entitled  The Two Cultures. Essentially Snow argued that the humanities …

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Volunween. What Goes Bump In The Night?

November 1, 2017

Laurie sat at her desk, her finger running down the list of volunteers. Her watch read 7:30pm and she wasn’t …

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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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So You Want to Be a Volunteer Manager?

October 18, 2017

You are in the midst of job hunting. You figure that if you’re going to go to work, you probably …

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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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