Volunteer Flow Strategy
Instead of the notion that a volunteer manager should “work harder” to “get volunteers,” we need to place the reasons volunteers leave or never get started squarely on the outdated systems that no longer work.
Category Archives: volunteer recruitment
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Picture a student, late at night, phone in hand, swiping through ads that will fulfill their desire to be a change maker. Or a senior, recently widowed, searching in the still morning for something that will add meaning to a bruised soul
Volunteer Reviews: Our Overlooked BFF
I don’t know about you, but when I travel, I tend to pick local restaurants based on reviews. I get …
Those Adjectives That Turn Off Prospective Volunteers
Everywhere you see Volunteer Recruitment Ads that begin with “Energetic Volunteer Wanted.” Or “Caring volunteer.” Or even “Friendly volunteer.” Maybe …
Volunteer Motivation: Past, Present and Future
Alana clicked the wireless presenter and the slide advanced. “Here,” she said, “we have a list of awards our volunteers …
Should Our Volunteer Ads Be More “Real?”
Opening her laptop, Yvonne peered at a tiny picture in the daily feed. She studied the photograph of the child …
Volunteering and the Goldilocks Margins
Do volunteers wander from organization to organization, sampling the volunteer porridge or sitting in different volunteering task chairs, looking for …
And The Gold Medal Goes To…
By any chance, did you watch the Volunteer Manager Olympics last night? Oh my gosh, it was exhilarating. Volunteer managers …
“We want to work with staff who have drunk the Kool-Aid,” an interview with Laura Rundell, CVA
Recently I had the pleasure in chatting with Laura Rundell, CVA, the Volunteer Coordinator at LifeBridge Community Services …
The Volunteer Ripple Effect
I’m convinced. We, Leaders of Volunteers (#LOVols) hold in our hands more power to affect positive change than we …
