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Ruts Happen, Even in Fluctuating Volunteer Management

July 21, 2020

We, volunteer managers can get stuck in a rut, even though our days are varied and utterly unpredictable. I remember …

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Predicting Volunteer Flow

May 27, 2020

Our aim is to create a consistent flow of highly engaged and productive volunteers who positively impact our organization’s goals, objectives and mission. This is the time to introduce the factors that freeze or free up a volunteer flow.

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Volunteer Past, Meet Volunteer Present and Volunteer Future:

April 29, 2020

Nothing is more infectious than an inspiring vision that has movement. It gives volunteers an identity. It means that they won’t have to mimic volunteer past to make their unique mark.

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What We Do Know

April 8, 2020

Uncertainty sucks big time, but guess what? We, volunteer managers deal in uncertainty all the time. Think about it. Everyday …

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We are Human, too

March 18, 2020

Worrying is human. It’s the tough part of being a caring, sentient being. It’s part of a volunteer manager’s drive to be effective.

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What do volunteers want? f/u.

February 26, 2020

we can’t say no-which creates a loop in which we never get anything done or we have the best of intentions- but the road to the volunteer apocalypse is paved with good intentions

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Please volunteer for us, you caring person :-)

February 19, 2020

Picture a student, late at night, phone in hand, swiping through ads that will fulfill their desire to be a change maker. Or a senior, recently widowed, searching in the still morning for something that will add meaning to a bruised soul

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What do #LoVols do all day?

January 22, 2020

We may appear to be socializing but we are establishing a welcoming and meaningful atmosphere through the hard work of making it look effortless so volunteers are engaged and add value

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#LoVols, This Needs to Change Now

January 15, 2020

Why is the work #LoVols do so misunderstood? Let’s explain it.

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Volunteer Management in The Past Decade

January 8, 2020

Ahh, the 2010s. In looking back over the past 10 years, what ideas took hold and where do we need …

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