President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Representative John Lewis of Georgia (February 2010) | Lawrence Jackson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This post originally appeared in our weekly update [...]
This article was originally featured on TobiJohnson.com Now, more than ever, volunteer administrators are called upon to strengthen their model for leading volunteers and others. The ability to inspire and influence — whether it be volunteers, community partners, executive management, or co-workers — is at the very core of the job and critical to success. [...]
When you think of what your agency’s volunteers will achieve this year, have you decided how you will measure volunteer impact? You’re probably already tracking volunteer hours, and perhaps even using the Independent Sector’s Value of Volunteer Time to calculate the equivalent in wages that volunteers contribute. This is certainly a start, but this [...]
How to Build a Powerful Nonprofit Leadership Philosophy If you’re ready to take your skills up a notch, consider taking a few moments to craft a nonprofit leadership philosophy for the coming year. Often we take our leadership approach for granted. After all, we know what we believe, right? But, what about our followers [...]
One Simple Goal-Setting Strategy Busy Volunteer Managers Will Love Over the past four weeks we’ve been sharing planning strategies and tools to help volunteer managers and volunteer coordinators get a jump start building their strategy. In this mini-series for leaders of volunteers, we’ve shared how to map out your roles for volunteers and how [...]
How to Plot Your Volunteer Roles Like a Champion If you are a leader of volunteers, the fastest way to get a jump on each year is to plot out your agency’s volunteer roles for the coming year. Proactively. Ahead of time. That is, BEFORE they are needed. This goes for everyone, but is particularly [...]
1 Really Big Way to Gain Respect for Volunteer Services When seeking respect and understanding for the important role of volunteer services, it’s critical that you first are able to speak the language of the rest of your organization. What language is that? What’s the overarching language of nonprofits and public sector organizations? The [...]
25 Ways to Kill Procrastination for Volunteer Coordinators We all want to follow volunteer management best practices. But, most volunteer coordinators have a million and one urgent things that get in the way of planning for the future and getting important tasks done. You have agency roles that need filled, partnership meetings that need [...]
