Online Volunteering and Virtual Team-building Are you struggling to adapt your volunteer program to meet the challenges online volunteering can bring? This Roundup will provide you with tips on virtual team-building from experts that have been doing this remote work thing for a while now. What are the Difficulties of Online Volunteering? Before we jump [...]
Volunteers are Important Right Now. Why? Two Words: Nonprofit Sustainability Last weekend, I was reviewing some interesting research on nonprofit executives and the challenges that they face. I realized that healthy volunteer involvement could help solve many of the key issues that plague leaders. Why are Volunteers Important? Some Leaders Still Don’t Know Although the value of volunteers [...]
Building Bridges to Better Volunteer Diversity & Inclusion As grassroots demonstrations continue throughout the world in support of black voices and lives, I hope you are inspired to look inward and seek to build greater volunteer diversity in your own organization. While at first blush, this seems like a simple enough aim. It is anything but. You might consider whether your volunteers fully represent [...]
The Volunteer Newsletter Template You Need to Start Using I often get asked for tips and templates for volunteer newsletters. And, while newsletters are often as unique as a thumbprint, there are some key best practices to keep in mind. And, now is a great time to update (or start) a newsletter that‘s geared toward a volunteer audience. As you [...]
Why Volunteers are Essential to Nonprofit Sustainability With funding cuts and an uncertain future, nonprofit sustainability is on the minds of many of us. And, while donations are up this year, there is plenty of talk out there about tightening belts, trimming budgets, and making do with less. Although, there’s much you can do internally to [...]
How to Deepen Connections Through Purposeful Volunteer Recognition and Rewards Showing volunteer recognition on a regular basis is a high impact management strategy that can boost volunteer satisfaction and is a key driver of high volunteer retention rates. But, how do you weave recognition into your daily practice, rather than reserving it for one week out [...]
My Top Nonprofit Webinar Advice from Over a Decade Online I remember about 10 years ago when I first started presenting nonprofit webinars. It was brutal. I had just started my consulting practice and had been hired by a national technical assistance center to provide regular online workshops to their network. I wasn’t new to training. In fact, one [...]
Building a Sense of Volunteer Community We have often recommended that you keep your volunteer community close. We emphasize this for a few reasons. First, because it’s always a good time to support your volunteers as much as they’ve supported you over the years. Volunteerism has well-documented health benefits for those who maintain engagement. Volunteering can help: Reduce [...]
