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#LoVols, You Are Growing Branches

January 6, 2021

Experiential learning teaches us to apply knowledge from doing. It forces us to experiment until we get things right.

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Do donors wear different socks than volunteers?

October 7, 2020

In business, it’s all about acquiring and keeping customers. In nonprofits, it’s all about acquiring and keeping donors while using volunteers.

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Is Compassion a Velvet Chain?

June 24, 2020

Here’s the thing. I think we must stop telling volunteers that “helping people” will make them feel good.

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#LoVols, Passing the Time Constructively Like We Always Do

May 13, 2020

One thing I realized in all these years, is that leaders of volunteers are never, ever idle. We are always …

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Finding One Another is Our Future

April 15, 2020

We, leaders of volunteers (#LoVols) have shared experiences, shared hopes, shared challenges and a shared future. We are a family, …

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Happy New Year! Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast Episode 4

January 1, 2020

Episode 4 featuring Sam Clift, the volunteer resource manager at London Transport Museum talks initiating positive change.

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Sneak peak at volunteer manager gifts

December 4, 2019

. As a unique profession, we should be proud of who we are and have some lighthearted fun.

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Volunteer Plain Talk Podcast Episode 2

October 23, 2019

What can we learn from a volunteer turned activist turned founder of her own non-profit organization? Turns out, a heck of a lot.

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Five Words that Might Untangle Volunteer Management

September 4, 2019

“So, you’re a volunteer manager; what do you do, exactly?” We’ve all been asked the question and then that moment …

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Whose Fault is it That Volunteer Management is Misunderstood?

August 7, 2019

Whose fault is it that volunteer managers are misunderstood and are we sorta like Vincent Van Gogh?

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