Best Practices for Volunteer Programs: How to Inspire Innovation I’m a person drawn to research and learning new, creative ways to think about my purpose and path in life. Currently, I am learning about astrology and lunar cycles and how I can work with both to commit to myself and the opportunities I want to create in my [...]
The Guide You Need to Crush Your Volunteer Program Goals If you don't have the tools in place to create long-lasting change, you are bound to lose that focus well before you reach your goals. So, in this post, we share a curated list of resources that will guide you along the way as you [...]
Nonprofit Emergency Plans: What You Need to Know When the unexpected strikes, nonprofit emergency plans can prepare volunteer organizations and programs to respond appropriately. It’s human nature to put off planning for something we don’t think is likely to take place. It’s tedious, unpleasant, and even downright scary. But it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do [...]
Are You Ready to Meet Today's Volunteer Needs? Lately, I’ve heard plenty of volunteer managers complain that there simply aren’t enough people out there volunteering or that the extensive training and commitment required by their program “scares people away.” Sometimes it seems they’ve given up all hope that volunteerism is still a viable way to [...]
How to Motivate Volunteers & Get Buy-In for Outcomes Management When we think about how to motivate volunteers, we often first think of volunteer recognition activities. How can we reward volunteers for their dedicated service? What should we include in this year’s recognition luncheon? How can we get our co-workers to show their appreciation more [...]
2 Powerful Ways to Spark Change when Mobilizing Communities When things get stuck, and progress isn’t being made, mobilizing communities to bring about change can feel impossible. But, the fact is that current realities aren’t set in stone. They can – and DO – change over time. Consider a woman’s right to vote. It’s something [...]
This is How to Empower Your Volunteer Background Checks As a leader and advocate for volunteer involvement at your agency, you may feel conflicted about conducting volunteer background checks. After all, volunteers work for free, don’t they? Can we really expect this from them? What does it say about our level of trust? Nothing’s happened [...]
The Best Ways to Advocate for Volunteer Administration in Just 15 Minutes Last week, I pointed to some pretty troubling trends in the field of volunteer administration. This week, I’d like to focus on what we can do about it. Each year the responses to our Volunteer Management Progress Report survey paint a grim picture [...]
