The Volunteer Ripple Effect
I’m convinced. We, Leaders of Volunteers (#LOVols) hold in our hands more power to affect positive change than we …
Category Archives: volunteer project
Is Volunteer Management a Science?
In 1959, novelist and scientist, C. P. Snow gave a lecture entitled The Two Cultures. Essentially Snow argued that the humanities …
Sustainability and Volunteerism
Retention: the continued possession, use, or control of something. Does that sound like the volunteerism you know? Not to me …
Hey Corporate Volunteers, Where Are You From Again?
“Uh Meridian, you really blew it! You missed a whole point about corporate volunteers,” a friend of mine said on …
Hey Corporate Volunteers: How Great is Weeding?
A recent article from Business News Daily cites a study finding that “89 percent of employees think organizations that sponsor volunteer activities …
Captains of Our Destiny: Captain Obvious Part 2
Ha, ha, working with volunteers is like herding cats. …non-profit staff member. It is time we become captains of our …
Volunteer Fresh
Every day, volunteer managers witness the passion brought by volunteers. We marvel at their skill. We see their pure …
New Words Added to the Volunteer Management Dictionary
It’s that time of year when the Committee to Define Volunteer Management gets together at a back table in Pete’s …
The Inner Volunteer
Do the words, skilled volunteers make you shudder? One day Marcel reported his recruitment efforts to the executive action committee. …
We Should Start Our Own Cirque du Vol Show To Raise Money!
After Harry closed the door, Rasheem just sat for a moment, allowing himself to refocus. “Harry is one of those …
