Unique Challenges & Solutions for Rural Volunteers The unique challenges of engaging rural volunteers are well documented. Around the world, leaders of volunteers who work in rural and frontier areas are challenged to find creative solutions to volunteer mobilization when little, if any, infrastructure exists. And yet, highly engaged rural volunteers can also be important assets for building [...]
Unlocking the Mystery of High-Impact Volunteer Performance When we struggle to inspire deep commitment, follow-through, and high levels of volunteer performance, we often assume that it’s all about finding the right people. That some people are productive, and others are not. And, that if we can just attract the right people, we will achieve a high functioning team that [...]
Volunteer Coordinator Job Description & Hiring Guide - Attract the Right Talent for Your Nonprofit Is your nonprofit hiring for your volunteer services department? With the myriad of tasks associated with a leader of volunteers’ role, crafting the perfect volunteer coordinator job description can be quite the challenge. The Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration outlines seven core [...]
How to Prepare for and Negotiate Your Next Volunteer Management Job: A Complete Guide While the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, we are hearing more and more from members of our paid community and inside of our VolunteerPro Insiders Facebook group about volunteer management job loss. Leaders of volunteers aren’t the only nonprofit employee bearing the [...]
How to Promote Volunteer Inclusion Many volunteer professionals have a lack of experience working with and including diverse communities. And that really limits their scope of what is possible and also the pool of volunteers that they can attract. Some managers may be concerned that they will not have the wherewithal nor the capacity to [...]
Gratitude & Happiness for Leaders of Volunteers Gratefulness. Thanks. Appreciation. Recognition. Acknowledgement. There are many ways to think about and express gratitude. And it often seems hard to escape the countless platitudes, social media posts, and blog articles on the subject. In fact, it seems trite to even be talking to you about it today. [...]
Your Ultimate Guide to the Training of Volunteers As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, you may be rethinking your plans for the training of volunteers. If you’re frustrated, discouraged, or feeling stalled, I want to reassure you that now may actually be the perfect time to design and build some impactful volunteer training so that [...]
How to Prevent Burnout - For Yourself and Your Volunteers If you’re like most volunteer program administrators, you “wear many hats.” The constant need to multi-task is a critical issue that needs a solution to prevent eventual burnout. But, given the current economic climate and budget shortfalls, it’s not likely that help is on the [...]
