Create An Easy Volunteer Engagement Strategy in 6 Steps Inside of our VolunteerPro Premium Membership community, we are in month three of our Total Transformation Series. This seminar series is specifically designed to help our members become a better “architect of the volunteer experience” and build a volunteer engagement strategy that generates real impact. Through the Total Transformation [...]
22 Simple Tips for Managing Virtual Volunteers with Ease Last week, we shared our complete guide to engaging virtual volunteers throughout their lifecycle, and this week we take a deeper dive into managing virtual volunteers effectively and offer tactical examples. In today's wired world, volunteers can make significant contributions to an organization, even if they live [...]
The Virtual Volunteer Lifecycle: A Complete Guide Just like traditional, in-person volunteering, there is a virtual volunteer lifecycle. There are key tools you need to have in place to ensure you are engaging virtual volunteers on every step of the journey. From first touch to departure. In a recent blog post, we wrote about how virtual [...]
Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators: Empowered Volunteer Leadership & Communications Volunteer leadership has always been a challenging topic for staff at all kinds of organizations -- from direct service to membership to event-based and more. No matter what context, volunteer leaders are needed to help scale the effort. Without them, nonprofit employees are stretched too thin, [...]
Member Spotlight: How One Member Leveled Up in Communicating Volunteer Program Value How has another month has gone by already? If that's the case, it must be time to introduce another member of our VolunteerPro Premium Membership community! This month, we’re happy to share some of the conversation Valerie recently had with George Johnson-Coffey, Manager of the Audio [...]
Virtual Volunteers: The 3 Key Supports for Your Communications Team Even before the Coronavirus pandemic shuttered most in-person volunteer programs around the world, there was a fair amount of discussion about engaging virtual volunteers. Still, when you think about unleashing the power of virtual volunteers, it may make you a little nervous. How can I [...]
4 Strategies to Help You Make Better Volunteer Placements Learning to match volunteers isn't rocket science, but it does take a little forethought. You need to know what you are specifically looking for and find out what each volunteer has to offer. Luckily, we have four strategies to share with you that can help you [...]
July Pro Roundup: Using Volunteer Testimonials as Social Proof Sharing volunteer testimonials is one of the most powerful ways to tap the benefits of social proof in your recruitment efforts. If you’re not familiar with the term, “Social Proof” is a psychological concept that says, when faced with uncertainty, people have a tendency to look [...]
