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Burning Out? Take On More Work! Wait, What?

October 2, 2019

.Requests are pouring in from all departments. Volunteers need additional training. Recruitment has been spotty lately. There’s that volunteer that “needs a good talking to,” according to the director of operations. It’s overwhelming. What can I do?

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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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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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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, Where Are You From Again?

August 16, 2017

“Uh Meridian, you really blew it! You missed a whole point about corporate volunteers,” a friend of mine said on …

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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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Captains of Our Destiny: Captain Obvious Part 2

June 21, 2017

Ha, ha, working with volunteers is like herding cats. …non-profit staff member. It is time we become captains of our …

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Volunteer Fresh

June 3, 2017

  Every day, volunteer managers witness the passion brought by volunteers. We marvel at their skill. We see their pure …

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New Words Added to the Volunteer Management Dictionary

April 5, 2017

It’s that time of year when the Committee to Define Volunteer Management gets together at a back table in Pete’s …

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The Inner Volunteer

March 15, 2017

Do the words, skilled volunteers make you shudder? One day Marcel reported his recruitment efforts to the executive action committee. …

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