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 …
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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 …
The Value of a Volunteer? $I#.@S
The official value of a volunteer is $25.43 U.S. according to Independent Sector.org. , an amount that converts to about £19 or …
National Volunteer Appreciation Week or Why My Hair Looks Like It’s On Fire
Happy National Volunteer Week! This is the week when we run all over the place, schlepping plates of sandwiches and …
The 5 Stages of Volunteer Management
For those of you new to volunteer management, you must be wondering, what does the future hold? Will I change …
Would You Choose Raw or Developed Volunteers?
Fill in the blanks if you’ve heard these questions/comment: “Why don’t we have enough volunteers to __________?” “How hard can …
8 Ways to a Good Volunteer Manager Poker Face
Yes, it’s true. We, volunteer managers cannot maintain a neutral expression when we hear a staff member tell a volunteer, …
When a Volunteer is “Ok,” But Not Ok
I have this friend who prides herself on “being ok” with adjusting to whatever the situation presents. However, at the …
Volunteer Management Chess
Do you ever dream you’re playing a game of chess and your volunteers are (wait, you were going to …
Why Have Volunteer Department Goals, Objectives and Actions?
Last week, we touched on how setting specific volunteer department goals can help us gain more control of our volunteer …
