April is here, which means many nonprofits are planning days of service to celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 7-15, 2019, here in the US. If you don’t already have partners in place, it’s not too late. Below is a guide to help you find and build alliances that will have legs long after April is [...]
We hope everyone is having a fantastic March so far! Here is a list of some great content for volunteer coordinators from the past month in case you missed it. To start - we recently announced that VolunteerPro and VolunteerMatch are teaming up to launch a new podcast! Want to help us name the podcast [...]
As our organizations and work become increasingly complex, we are called upon to find new ways to inspire volunteer leadership. Volunteer leaders can no doubt take organizations to new levels, but only if they are given the space to do so. Social science research offers some insights into both the individual characteristics that promote successful [...]
Leading Volunteer Teams for Increased Productivity Whether you’re working with a volunteer-led advisory group, a task force, an event planning committee, or a governing board, when leading volunteer teams of any kind, you want to be set for success. Investing in team capacity building now can help you not only offer opportunities to new [...]
We’ve just released the 2018 Volunteer Management Progress Report. This "state-of-the-industry" report provides a rare glimpse into the world of volunteer management resource professionals who lead volunteers in a variety of settings. More than 1,200 leaders of volunteers across 12 different countries participated in the survey, which includes industry research on work, salary, and satisfaction. [...]
How to Use Nonprofit Technology to Cultivate Trust The world is experiencing emerging distrust in all institutions that is spilling over into skepticism around causes and charities. Nonprofit technology may be a way to refill the nearly empty well. The Edelman Trust Barometer report offers some bad news for nonprofits and government agencies that engage volunteers. [...]
We’re pleased to announce that our third annual Volunteer Management Progress Report survey is complete and the final report is ready for download. A total of 1,271 volunteer administrators (paid & volunteer) participated from 12 countries (and one reporting the continent of Africa). The vast majority of respondents (74%) were headquartered in the US, [...]
Can you believe the first month of 2018 is almost over already? Here is a list of some great content for volunteer coordinators in case you missed it. Advocating for Volunteer Coordinators Natalye Paquin, CEO at Points of Light, talks about Experiencing the Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Elisa Kosarin at Twenty Hats [...]
