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Volunteers and the Game of Complaints

April 14, 2021

From day one, I said to her that “it’s not that I don’t want you to be privy to things, it’s that I don’t want you to be burdened with junk. You’re here to do good work and you deserve to be shielded from the nonsense.” 

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Are We a Lone Nut or Part of a Movement?

September 30, 2020

Are we, volunteer managers lone nuts? Is no one listening? Do we whine, cajole, beg, furiously educate, preach, go back and squeeze our stress ball, then start again?

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Becoming Volunteer to Organization (V2O)

August 26, 2020

Are organizations V2O friendly or are we more like a V-mart where we offer a “take it or leave it” engagement experience?

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Moving from O2V to V2V to V2O

August 19, 2020

Nonprofits no longer have the monopoly on solving issues. What can business teach us about our current volunteering model?

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A Good Time to Collect Data: Free Volunteer Survey

July 29, 2020

As we move into a new reality, this is an ideal time to survey volunteers and sort through their thoughts …

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Volunteer Flow Strategy

June 3, 2020

Instead of the notion that a volunteer manager should “work harder” to “get volunteers,” we need to place the reasons volunteers leave or never get started squarely on the outdated systems that no longer work.

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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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Keeping in Touch With Volunteers

March 31, 2020

We are in new territory and for many organizations, volunteers are temporarily staying home. What can a volunteer manager do …

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You Can Water Plastic Flowers, But They Won’t Grow

March 10, 2020

for every minute we spend on something with little ROI, we miss spending that minute on something with a large ROI that has impact and moves us in the direction we want to go.

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