September Pro Roundup: Research That Shows COVID-19 Impacts on Nonprofits and the People That Support Them wondering how COVID-19 impacts on nonprofits and how they provide services to the communities they serve? However, do you know how deep those changes run and how they will continue to impact how we live, work, and play? [...]
Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators: Empowered Volunteer Leadership & Communications Volunteer leadership has always been a challenging topic for staff at all kinds of organizations -- from direct service to membership to event-based and more. No matter what context, volunteer leaders are needed to help scale the effort. Without them, nonprofit employees are stretched too thin, [...]
April Pro Roundup: Thoughts on Volunteerism from Leadership Thought Leaders Typically, we begin a Pro Roundup assignment with a subject that’s on top of “everyone’s mind” and research to see what volunteer leadership thought leaders have published on the subject. This month, we decided to take the reverse path. With the question “What are industry [...]
March Pro Roundup - How to Create Thumb-stopping Social Media for Volunteer Recruitment Campaigns Of the methods available to draw supporters and volunteers to your cause, perhaps the most easily overlooked is to use social media for volunteer recruitment campaigns. When your zone of genius is focused on volunteer leadership, venturing into social media can [...]
Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators: Digital Marketing for Nonprofit Success No doubt, you’ve felt the line blurring between your job and that of digital marketing for nonprofit organizations. It’s really become part of anyone’s job who communicates regularly with others. Through advancements in digital technology, marketers are better able to identify, target and communicate with prospects. In turn, [...]
Pro Roundup: Gratitude & Happiness 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. However, chances [...]
Pro Roundup: Inspire Volunteer Involvement with 9 MUST Watch TED Talks A large part of your role as a leader is to inspire volunteer involvement; that is, to motivate individuals to use their time and talent to help achieve collective action. But what do you do when you are not exactly feeling inspired yourself? It [...]
Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators: The Guide You Need to Crush Your Volunteer Program Goals January is viewed as a time of renewed focus. With the start of a new year comes a new and improved you, volunteer program, habits, etc. However, if you don't have the tools in place to create long-lasting change, you [...]
