The Invisible Lines of Connection
What was it that drew me to them, and them to me? Did we share similar backgrounds? Heck no. Did we share similar experiences, thoughts, tastes, preferences? Nope.
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I’m Not Nice. Not Really.
Volunteer managers must stop allowing the notion that we are nice. No. Not nice. Not pleasant, not cheery, not sweet, not friendly, not genial, and especially not obliging, cheerful, amiable or agreeable.
Volunteer Time Donor or Time Investor?
Doesn’t it feel like investing is closer to what volunteers do? Maybe we should start to rethink this whole time donor idea.
Lies and well, more lies
She turned. “The volunteers are well meaning, but sometimes they think they know better than the actual people who work here.”
Are You a Steel Trap, A Sieve or A Spigot?
Working for a nonprofit, I quickly learned that unless stuff was written in a memo, information was pretty much filtered …
If You Love What You Do, It’s Not Work…Wait, Really?
Most of us didn’t seek out volunteer management because we loved it, but stumbled into volunteer management and fell in love with the work.
Until the Family Member Said, “No.”
My organization developed a solid volunteer strategy. One volunteer even referred to it as a rescue team of angels who …
When a Volunteer Has Your Back
I was des-per-ate for any able-bodied human to help me on the box truck I would borrow to pick up donated furniture…
VPT podcast: Volunteers as Essential Workers, Part 2, an Interview with Dr. Paul Falkowski, PHD
Volunteers as essential workers? Dr. Paul Falkowski, PHD lays out his vision for designating volunteers as essential workers. Think about …
VPT podcast espisode 17: Volunteers as Essential Workers, Part 1, the Beginning, an Interview with Dr. Paul Falkowski, PHD
Volunteers as essential workers? In part one of a two part interview, Dr. Paul Falkowski discusses how he began his …
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