Lately, we've been talking a lot about the role volunteer surveys can play in demonstrating volunteer impact. So, (happy day!) we're providing you with 6 tools to help you measure that impact. :) 6 Freebies to Track, Report, & Improve Volunteer Impact 1) The Ultimate Volunteer Experience Roadmap One way to deepen your understanding [...]
October Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators Welcome to October, volunteer coordinators! It seems impossible, but in nonprofit world, this month our eyes are already turning toward the end of the year. Maybe you're refreshing your volunteer teams, building new volunteer leadership, or starting to think about your own personal development goals. As you continue to [...]
How to Add Social Media to Your Online Volunteer Training Wondering how to add more interaction to your online volunteer training? Why not add social learning to the mix? Social learning is a powerful part of a blended learning strategy that combines training events and activities presented in-person and online. As online learning technology tools [...]
Proven Impact is the Key to Winning Volunteer Grants We often get questions about how to find and secure volunteer grants, funding for volunteer coordinators, and resources for volunteer programming. Often, staff members have high hopes that if they just find the right funder, they can go directly to the source and get funding for [...]
How to Write Volunteer Surveys for Big Impact If you’re like most nonprofits, you probably send out annual volunteer surveys to gauge satisfaction. You may get a small number of responses, not every volunteer participates, and you wonder what you’re missing. You may be able to report volunteer satisfaction levels to leadership -- maybe [...]
September Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators Welcome to September, volunteer coordinators! Fresh starts abound as the air cools down (maybe?) and kids head back to school. For many of us, volunteer recruitment shifts into a new gear as families move back into familiar routines. For others, our eyes are already focused on the end [...]
How to Master Effective Delegation in Volunteer Management Effective delegation is one of the beautiful, but potentially challenging aspects of building a strong volunteer team. As a leader with a trained and stable group of volunteers, your job as the volunteer manager can evolve to entrusting roles to your volunteers versus doing everything yourself. The [...]
This is How to Write the Perfect Volunteer Thank You Letter Volunteer coordinators are always looking for the perfect way to say thank you to their volunteers. We're on a constant search to adequately express our gratitude, so we turn to thanking volunteers through special gifts, plaques, or recognition dinners. But what if I told [...]
