Let’s Design Mission Centric Volunteer Engagement
Strategizing priorities when receiving volunteer requests ensures that volunteers are engaged in meaningful, mission critical work. (see Attention: The Volunteer Department …
Tag Archives: managing volunteers
Attention: The Volunteer Department Now Has Ground Rules
“I need 8 volunteers or maybe 9, no wait,” she says, grabbing your arm in the hallway, “yeah, make it …
Don’t. Do. This. Ever.
Sometimes misdeeds are huge, indefensible and devastating. Take the ongoing scandal involving Oxfam for instance. It’s big. But slippery slopes lurk …
It’s 38 Degrees Outside, But It Sure Feels Like 19
Brrr, when its bitter cold outside, we dress for the “feels like” temperature index, right? This apparent temperature takes into …
“We want to work with staff who have drunk the Kool-Aid,” an interview with Laura Rundell, CVA
Recently I had the pleasure in chatting with Laura Rundell, CVA, the Volunteer Coordinator at LifeBridge Community Services …
Why are Volunteer Managers So Darned Repetitive?
“See you then!” Oh those 3 innocent words, words we utter in good faith. We’ve made sure the assignment is …
A Volunteer Manager’s Hidden Cupcake New Year’s Resolutions.
New Year’s resolutions? Who keeps them? Anybody? There’s a whole science out there that studies why we make resolutions …
Sometimes, You Fight the Good Fight and Sometimes, You Go
I had a different post all ready to go, and it just didn’t feel right today, not after the lunch …
Michael
Do our volunteers connect us to those unexpected moments, the ones that last? Greg had volunteered to help Roy, the …
Non Profit Executive Directors: What to Gift Your Volunteer Manager This Year
“What can I get my non-profit staff, especially that mysterious volunteer manager, who seems to run around a lot?” You, …
