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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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Happy New Year! Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast Episode 4

January 1, 2020

Episode 4 featuring Sam Clift, the volunteer resource manager at London Transport Museum talks initiating positive change.

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Volunteer Holiday Cards Free download

December 18, 2019

Happy Holidays everyone! Please feel free to use these cards to send to your volunteers as a quick or additional …

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Surviving “that” conversation at holiday gatherings-a guide for volunteer managers

December 11, 2019

Q: “Wow, managing volunteers, that must be really easy, right, I mean how hard could that be?

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Volunteer Impact Worksheet: Free Download

November 13, 2019

Download this worksheet and use these 3 steps to calculate volunteer impact that shows the value of volunteer contributions.

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Volunteer Managers, We Have the Picture; We Just Need the Frame

November 6, 2019

If we make volunteers seem like magic faeries that just rise from the garden and buzz on over to do good work, we diminish the effort they bring and the work we do to develop and ready them.

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Halloween Costumes for Busy Volunteer Managers

October 30, 2019

Maybe I’ll just make a large sign that says “appreciated” and I’ll stand under it. What are you going to go as?

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5 Ways to Stop The Ride Going Nowhere

October 16, 2019

Passive-aggressive comments are meant to lure you onto an emotional roller coaster. Don’t get on this ride.

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Burning Out? Take On More Work! Wait, What?

October 2, 2019

.Requests are pouring in from all departments. Volunteers need additional training. Recruitment has been spotty lately. There’s that volunteer that “needs a good talking to,” according to the director of operations. It’s overwhelming. What can I do?

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Are we, #LoVols like some kind of life lessons gurus?

September 11, 2019

Pssssst. Guess what? We, leaders of volunteers (through no fault of our own, or wait, let’s be real here. We …

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