Member Spotlight: How to Build Volunteer Community from the Ground Up As a leader of volunteers, one of your key responsibilities may be to build volunteer community, But it isn’t always easy, particularly when volunteers are working remotely or are routinely taking breaks from service. But it’s important that volunteers continue to feel connected to [...]
How to Uncover "Hidden" Expectations for Authentic Volunteer Appreciation Genuine volunteer appreciation goes beyond plaques, pins, certificates, and giveaways. It involves deep listening and honoring the true needs of volunteers. But many volunteer expectations are never verbally expressed. How do we understand them if they aren’t communicated? Psychological contract theory can help. Psychological Contracts: The [...]
Member Spotlight: How to Advocate for the Importance of Volunteerism Welcome back to another member spotlight, where we feature some of the ups and the downs of what it’s like to work as a leader of volunteers and advocate for the importance of volunteerism. Follow along and learn how our members are taking action and getting traction with their volunteer management strategies! This [...]
How One Member Improved Her Volunteer Manager Productivity Through Focused Changes & Smarter Strategy This month, we’re spotlighting another member on her journey to growth and excellence through better volunteer manager productivity. Susan Nussall, with the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, has been able to engage 1,200 to 1,400 episodic volunteers a [...]
Our Top 5 Time-Saving Tips for Volunteer Managers – How to Do More with Less We are often asked about time saving tips for volunteer managers, and it’s no surprise. The job of a leader of volunteers is multi-faceted and challenging. Leaders of volunteers are responsible for program design, evaluation, recruitment and marketing, supervision and communications, training [...]
Member Spotlight: How One Member Empowered Herself to Learn and Grow Alongside Her Volunteer Program Welcome back to another member spotlight, where we feature some of the ups and the downs and everything in between of what it’s really like to work as a leader of volunteers. Follow along to learn how empowered volunteer leadership [...]
Member Spotlight: How One Member Rebuilt Her Nonprofit Volunteer Program with No Previous Experience Welcome back to another member spotlight, where we feature some of the ups and the downs and everything in between of what it’s really like to work as a leader of a nonprofit volunteer program. Follow along and learn how [...]
What Every Volunteer Manager Needs to Know: A Lesson in Leadership As a volunteer manager, you are often stuck in middle management and all of the challenges that entail. Not always the best place to be. But let’s close our eyes for a moment for a little thought experiment (OK technically, you need your eyes open to [...]
