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Tag Archives: volunteer management
Difficult Conversations With Volunteers: A free booklet
Difficult conversations with volunteers is one of our volunteer management things. We are all faced with having to “talk to” …
Burning Out? Take On More Work! Wait, What?
.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?
Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast
Volunteer Plain Talk, the podcast is coming! I’m crazy excited because the new Volunteer Plain Talk podcast will launch next …
Are we, #LoVols like some kind of life lessons gurus?
Pssssst. Guess what? We, leaders of volunteers (through no fault of our own, or wait, let’s be real here. We …
Five Words that Might Untangle Volunteer Management
“So, you’re a volunteer manager; what do you do, exactly?” We’ve all been asked the question and then that moment …
Volunteer Manager Persuasion Techniques
Do you whip out a clever persuasion technique every time you want someone to acknowledge that volunteers don’t sit around …
What if We Automated Volunteer Recruitment?
Sometimes I wonder if we should automate the volunteer inquiry process. Could we cut corners by creating an answering machine …
The Tortured Volunteer Manager Syndrome
Do we, leaders of volunteers suffer from a tortured volunteer manager syndrome? Or, are all our frustrations something we made …
Whose Fault is it That Volunteer Management is Misunderstood?
Whose fault is it that volunteer managers are misunderstood and are we sorta like Vincent Van Gogh?
