• Home
  • Start Here
  • Pinterest and Flipboard
  • Contact Me
  • VPT Tips
  • Download Volunteerplaintalk Tools
  • Volunteer and Nonprofit Merchandise

volunteerplaintalk

~ for today's leaders of volunteers

volunteerplaintalk

Tag Archives: hospice

Experts Among Us: An Interview with Katherine Arnup, Author, Volunteer Part 2

February 13, 2019

Experts with skills and talents to share are everywhere, including the many experts within our volunteer programs. Last week, in …

Continue reading →

Experts Among Us: An Interview with Katherine Arnup, Author, Volunteer

February 6, 2019

Part One of Two: Recently, I was fortunate to catch up with Katherine Arnup, author of the new book, “I …

Continue reading →

Michael

December 27, 2017

Do our volunteers connect us to those unexpected moments, the ones that last? Greg had volunteered to help Roy, the …

Continue reading →

Taking Extra Care to Support Volunteers

October 4, 2017

  The recent spate of natural disasters has cast a light on incredible volunteers across the globe helping people in …

Continue reading →

Interview With a Volunteer: Ellie Part 2

May 10, 2017

Part two of an interview with Ellie, a volunteer for 18 years with a hospice. VPT: Let’s look at things …

Continue reading →

“It’s Good to Remember, Remember With You”

January 27, 2016

With his permission granted, I want to share a song written several years ago by Michael Becker, a talented singer and …

Continue reading →

Defining Success

August 5, 2015

wikipedia The first time I met Alex many years ago, I noticed his manicured nails. He had the soft hands …

Continue reading →

Confessions and Connections

October 1, 2014

Sometimes our view of the volunteer world can be shaken. We read that a volunteer harmed a vulnerable person. We …

Continue reading →

Little Gray Lies

July 16, 2014

“Ok, lying is bad, we need to be upfront, honest, transparent, blah. blah, blah,” said Jeff as he exhaled. “But …

Continue reading →

Retinal Scan Anyone?

April 23, 2014

Background checks. They have become a permanent part of our volunteer manager lives. Now, don’t get me wrong, I see …

Continue reading →

← Older posts

Books

  • Learn more about strategy in the Disruptive Volunteer Manager Learn more about strategy in the Disruptive Volunteer Manager
  • The Disruptive Volunteer Manager e-version The Disruptive Volunteer Manager e-version

Podcast

  • Google Podcasts
  • I Tunes I Tunes
  • Spotify Spotify
  • Stitcher Stitcher
  • Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,812 other followers

Merch

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

“The Volunteer Shelf Life” by Meridian Swift

Top Posts

  • VPT Podcast: Where do we go from here? Brittany McGarry has some answers
    VPT Podcast: Where do we go from here? Brittany McGarry has some answers
  • Dealing with Regrets: Should We Let Go or Is There Another Way?
    Dealing with Regrets: Should We Let Go or Is There Another Way?
  • Holiday Card (2020 Style) for Volunteers: Free Download
    Holiday Card (2020 Style) for Volunteers: Free Download
  • Contact Me
    Contact Me
  • Yay, Another Holiday Card From a NonProfit!
    Yay, Another Holiday Card From a NonProfit!
  • Ten Email Subject Lines for Volunteer Managers
    Ten Email Subject Lines for Volunteer Managers

Website

  • Looking for Vol Mgmt tips?
  • The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News

Backtalk

#LoVols, You Are Gro… on when a question is not a …
Alana Knoppow on Happy New Year!
Yay, Another Holiday… on Reject a Volunteer, Gain an…
volunteerplaintalk on Holiday Card (2020 Style) for…
Julie Gonsoski on Holiday Card (2020 Style) for…
volunteerplaintalk on Dealing with Regrets: Should W…
Sue Hine on Dealing with Regrets: Should W…
volunteerplaintalk on Dealing with Regrets: Should W…
Alana Knoppow on Dealing with Regrets: Should W…
Dealing with Regrets… on Thanks to the volunteers who l…
Follow volunteerplaintalk on WordPress.com
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

Blogroll

  • "The Volunteer Shelf Life" by Meridian Swift
  • Discuss
  • Engaging volunteers
  • Get Inspired
  • Get Polling
  • Get Support
  • Learn WordPress.com
  • Rob Jackson
  • Twenty Hats by Elisa Kosarin
  • WordPress Planet
  • WordPress.com News

Website

  • Looking for Vol Mgmt tips?
  • The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News The Latest Volunteer Mgt. News

Pin It

Blog at WordPress.com.

Cancel