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Need Inspiration? “Progressive Organizations Don’t Want Bosses, They Want Team Leaders and That’s What You Are As a Volunteer Manager.”

October 11, 2017

Do volunteer managers possess the skills required to succeed in the corporate world? I recently had the pleasure of interviewing …

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Twas the Night Before the Holidays

December 14, 2016

Grab a cup of hot cocoa and please allow me to read my wish for your holiday season: T’was the …

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Is it Time to Start Selling Volunteer Perfume?

October 26, 2016

In 1886 America, a struggling door to door book salesman, David H. McConnell discovered that the small vials of perfume …

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Director of First Impressions Volunteer

October 12, 2016

Director of First Impressions Volunteer: Wow. What a concise, succinct way to advertise for a front desk or receptionist volunteer. …

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Staff Are From Mars, Volunteers Are From Venus, and We Are Earth-in the Middle

November 25, 2015

“‎” when men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom …

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International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bond

November 4, 2015

Happy IVMA Day tomorrow! November 5th is in some pretty impressive company along with Gunpowder Day (Guy Fawkes) and Men …

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The Really Spooky, Creepy, Terrifying Volunteer Management Zombie

October 28, 2015

It is so dark that your breath hangs, a web in the blackness. Your heart races, threatening to burst to …

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Face It: Fit, Attitude, Change, Expectations, by Intervention within a Timeline Part 2

October 21, 2015

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” …Kahlil Gibran You have …

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Horror! Should I Pull the Plug on a Volunteer? Part 1

October 14, 2015

Ebony is in charge of a busy thrift store. The only staff member, Ebony manages sales, donations, store appearance, supply …

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Gobble, Gobble, Good God I’m Frazzled!

October 7, 2015

Willow, a new volunteer manager for a small organization providing aid to the homeless population in her town, answered her …

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