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 …
Tag Archives: volunteer management
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?
Creating Partnerships from Corporate Volunteering
A partnership is defined as: the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest. (source: dictionary.com) A recent article in The Republic points out that companies are …
Removing the Headache from Corporate Volunteering
We’ve all had that splitting headache. You know, the one that occurs when acorporate leader calls and wants to do …
10 Things Organizations Don’t Know About Volunteer Management
I’ve always wanted to see a shareable pamphlet entitled “Volunteer Management, The Cliffs Notes.” It would list all the things …
No, Volunteer Management is Not an Open World
If non-profits were a video game, the mechanics would be pretty simple. Everyone in the game would stick to their …
How Volunteer Management is Like a Video Game
For years, volunteer departments have mainly operated in an old school linear manner. It reminds me of the first video …
Volunteer Management: A Kiddie Pool or an Ocean?
“Coffee break again?” Clara laughs. “Yeah, this is my 6th coffee break today and I’m wired from all the …
The Terrible, Horrible Phone Call or Why Purging Matters
I answered the phone one day to hear, “Yes, this is Juan, the son of Adelia and I just received …
