Should Our Volunteer Ads Be More “Real?”
Opening her laptop, Yvonne peered at a tiny picture in the daily feed. She studied the photograph of the child …
Tag Archives: volunteer manager
Difficult Conversations with Staff or Volunteers
Difficult conversations. We, volunteer managers don’t want to have them, but from time to time, we must. A complaint is …
Volunteer Managers: Extroverts or Introverts?
Are most volunteer managers introverts or extroverts? Does it matter? Is an extrovert a better leader and better able to …
Do Volunteers say ‘they’ or ‘we?’
Niko looked down at her t-shirt that read “Children’s Zoo Volunteer.” She forgot that she still had it on. …
Mono or Multi? Voluntasking is the Answer
Greta’s hand was shaking. Three recent volunteer requests needed her attention. One of her volunteers, Serena, was on the phone …
Horrors! Can a Volunteer Manager Say No?
Carlos took a deep breath and regarded Marty, a long term volunteer who stood before him. “Mr. Jansen really wants …
Helicopter Volunteer Management
Yvonne looked at her watch. “Oh my gosh, it’s 12:30, I have to get up there.” She hastily threw the …
Velp or Vichelin Stars, Whichever
Do you clap on Medium or use Yelp or TripAdvisor or any of the rating systems? Do they influence your …
Volunteer Chaos Theory: If a butterfly flaps its wings, will Jeremy volunteer?
I’m on a short vacation this week, so I’m revisiting a post I wrote in 2015 and tweaking it just …
Annual Volunteer PerBoreMance Reviews
“I quit, yeah I did.” Christi poked at her sushi. “I mean, I volunteered there like, a year and everything …
