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 …
Category Archives: volunteer retention
When Staff Doesn’t Like a Volunteer Part 2: A Success Story
What happens when staff doesn’t like a volunteer? Does the volunteer quietly quit because they never get called or do …
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 …
Attention: The Volunteer Department Now Has Ground Rules
“I need 8 volunteers or maybe 9, no wait,” she says, grabbing your arm in the hallway, “yeah, make it …
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 …
The Volunteer Ripple Effect
I’m convinced. We, Leaders of Volunteers (#LOVols) hold in our hands more power to affect positive change than we …
Press “2” For That Volunteer Question
“Yeah, so, this is Ginny from donor relations,” the voice on the phone sighs. “My next door neighbor’s fourteen year …
Thank You To The Volunteer Who Lied
Does this sound like you? Thank you to of all the wonderful volunteers who have enriched my soul and believed …
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 …
Need Inspiration? “Progressive Organizations Don’t Want Bosses, They Want Team Leaders and That’s What You Are As a Volunteer Manager.”
Do volunteer managers possess the skills required to succeed in the corporate world? I recently had the pleasure of interviewing …
