How to Create your Volunteer Program Budget It’s always surprising how many volunteer managers either don’t have a dedicated volunteer program budget, or haven’t seen it. In fact, in our 2019 Volunteer Management Progress Report, we found that 23% of volunteer managers don't know their program budget, and 35% are working with a volunteer [...]
45 Unique & Useful Projects for Skilled Volunteers "Skilled volunteers” may be a bit of a misnomer. After all, all volunteers have skills. That said, targeted professional services and expertise can have a deep impact on your organization’s ability to meet its mission and strengthen its capacity for future sustainability. Most organizations don’t have [...]
As a leader of volunteers, risk management is a big part of your job. So, you want to make sure you get volunteer background check requirements right. Read on to correct three mistakes you might be making. Why Conduct Background Checks on Volunteers? According to the Verified Volunteers Screening Trends & Best Practices Report: [...]
If you’ve worked with event volunteers, you’ve no doubt experienced this at one time or another. You’ve spent countless hours and all of your energy planning an awesome event. You need volunteers to staff it; in fact, they are a critical part of its success. So, you reach out to several groups to help you [...]
Throughout the year, many nonprofits plan days of service to celebrate, collaborate with new partners, and make a greater impact. But, they can become a headache if they aren't planned well and provide a real return for your organization. This all starts with having the right partners in place. Below is a guide to help [...]
As our organizations and work become increasingly complex, we are called upon to find new ways to inspire volunteer leadership. Volunteer leaders can no doubt take organizations to new levels, but only if they are given the space to do so. Social science research offers some insights into both the individual characteristics that promote successful [...]
Leading Volunteer Teams for Increased Productivity Whether you’re working with a volunteer-led advisory group, a task force, an event planning committee, or a governing board, when leading volunteer teams of any kind, you want to be set for success. Investing in team capacity building now can help you not only offer opportunities to new [...]
How to Use Nonprofit Technology to Cultivate Trust The world is experiencing emerging distrust in all institutions that is spilling over into skepticism around causes and charities. Nonprofit technology may be a way to refill the nearly empty well. The Edelman Trust Barometer report offers some bad news for nonprofits and government agencies that engage volunteers. [...]
