VPT podcast episode 12: Corina Sadler, CVA discusses VM’s professional development
In this episode, Corina Sadler shares her thoughts on an important, but seldom discussed topic: Volunteer managers’ personal and professional development.
Previous articles
3 Tips for Change Mgmt and Volunteer Ownership
When you hear a volunteer laughingly repeat, “I know, we’re all valuable in making this change work,” you’re on the right track.
Is Empathy Draining Us or Does Empathy Benefit Us Too?
It takes emotional time and energy to be an empathetic listener. Are we being emotionally drained or are we benefiting from empathetic listening?
The Volunteer Periphery is Expanding
Unlike HR folks, who contend with active staff, volunteer managers are tethered to every volunteer, whether they are actively volunteering or they’re rotating in the periphery.
Becoming Volunteer to Organization (V2O)
Are organizations V2O friendly or are we more like a V-mart where we offer a “take it or leave it” engagement experience?
Moving from O2V to V2V to V2O
Nonprofits no longer have the monopoly on solving issues. What can business teach us about our current volunteering model?
When All You See is Stress
I think we, volunteer managers tend to deny our negative feelings because we’re always “on.” We’re looked at as cheerful people with can-do attitudes and we don’t think we can have bad days. But we can. Because we’re human and our human-ness is what makes us so darned effective.
VPT podcast episode 11: High School Students, Samantha and Sydney create Balance Boxes
https://www.buzzsprout.com/605416/episodes/4850183 In this episode, Samantha and Sydney talk about starting their own organization and share their insights on: making volunteering …
A Good Time to Collect Data: Free Volunteer Survey
As we move into a new reality, this is an ideal time to survey volunteers and sort through their thoughts …
Ruts Happen, Even in Fluctuating Volunteer Management
We, volunteer managers can get stuck in a rut, even though our days are varied and utterly unpredictable. I remember …
