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Category Archives: volunteer retention

Volunteer Programs: Incubators or Coops?

February 3, 2021

We have to stop the misconception that volunteers are possessions, and until we throw them out, they will keep coming back up to the moment they wear out or die. Instead, let’s speak of volunteers as temporary from the start. They are with us for the time that benefits us and them, not forever or until we dump them. Let’s speak about the privilege to have them for one event, one week, one season or one year. Never forever.

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Yay, Another Holiday Card From a NonProfit!

December 16, 2020

Some of the cards I received included timely messages about the organization’s work. I find that more engaging than a simple signature. But a message to me as an active volunteer when I’m not, is tone-deaf.

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Volunteer Motivation: Past, Present and Future

October 3, 2018

Alana clicked the wireless presenter and the slide advanced. “Here,” she said, “we have a list of awards our volunteers …

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When Staff Doesn’t Like a Volunteer Part 2: A Success Story

August 22, 2018

What happens when staff doesn’t like a volunteer? Does the volunteer quietly quit because they never get called or do …

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Volunteering and the Goldilocks Margins

July 25, 2018

Do volunteers wander from organization to organization, sampling the volunteer porridge or sitting in different volunteering task chairs, looking for …

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Attention: The Volunteer Department Now Has Ground Rules

March 14, 2018

“I need 8 volunteers or maybe 9, no wait,” she says, grabbing your arm in the hallway, “yeah, make it …

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And The Gold Medal Goes To…

February 21, 2018

By any chance, did you watch the Volunteer Manager Olympics last night? Oh my gosh, it was exhilarating. Volunteer managers …

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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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