Who Gets to Define Excellence? IVMDAY
What is an expert, anyway? According to Dictionary.com, an expert is: a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority, Woah, wait a minute. Authority?
Tag Archives: volunteering
Volunteer Time Donor or Time Investor?
Doesn’t it feel like investing is closer to what volunteers do? Maybe we should start to rethink this whole time donor idea.
Until the Family Member Said, “No.”
My organization developed a solid volunteer strategy. One volunteer even referred to it as a rescue team of angels who …
#LoVols, You Are Growing Branches
Experiential learning teaches us to apply knowledge from doing. It forces us to experiment until we get things right.
Do donors wear different socks than volunteers?
In business, it’s all about acquiring and keeping customers. In nonprofits, it’s all about acquiring and keeping donors while using volunteers.
Is Compassion a Velvet Chain?
Here’s the thing. I think we must stop telling volunteers that “helping people” will make them feel good.
#LoVols, Passing the Time Constructively Like We Always Do
One thing I realized in all these years, is that leaders of volunteers are never, ever idle. We are always …
Finding One Another is Our Future
We, leaders of volunteers (#LoVols) have shared experiences, shared hopes, shared challenges and a shared future. We are a family, …
Happy New Year! Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast Episode 4
Episode 4 featuring Sam Clift, the volunteer resource manager at London Transport Museum talks initiating positive change.
Sneak peak at volunteer manager gifts
. As a unique profession, we should be proud of who we are and have some lighthearted fun.
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