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“My Job is Social”

April 22, 2015

I was so impressed by an article I read a couple of weeks ago about the volunteer program at the …

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Soulplasty

November 12, 2014

I didn’t make an appointment to repair my soul, because I really never stop to think that I need it. …

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The Shiny New Coin

October 22, 2014

The shiny new coin, there is nothing like it. It actually has a scientific reason for its radiance. During the …

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Just a Ripple I’m Seeing

September 17, 2014

One day a few weeks ago, I was on my cell phone walking down the hallway when I noticed a …

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Should I Be Crying?

August 6, 2014

Last week, I was talking to a brand new volunteer manager, who has been on the job for three months. …

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Of Swords and Cranes

June 4, 2014

That morning was filled with the chaos of emails and phone messages and the flitting of staff whose requests and …

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The Song of the Weathered Explorer

April 30, 2014

Volunteer Appreciation week has always been a chance to reconnect with volunteers. There are those you see every day, those …

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Oh, What We Don’t Do

April 16, 2014

Sometimes, don’t you just wake up on an otherwise lovely morning and stare at the universe and ask why? Last …

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An Open Letter to Prospective Volunteers During Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 9, 2014

Dear Potential Volunteer: Happy volunteer appreciation week. Although, you may not yet be a volunteer, by considering becoming one, you …

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Living in an Inside Out World

April 2, 2014

Jack is a part-time manager of volunteers at a large animal rescue shelter. His Volunteers do everything from checking animals …

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