Member Spotlight: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Volunteer Service This month, we sit down with VolunteerPro member Saskia Rinkoff to discuss some fresh ways her organization is embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion through “Sight Guide” volunteers, and how those efforts are making the arts more accessible to a larger audience. Chelsey: Hi Saskia! Tell me [...]
Pro RoundUp: Volunteer Appreciation Week 2023 – Easy, Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Your Team In the U.S. and in Canada, Volunteer Appreciation Week 2023 is just about a month away and many volunteer-involving organizations are looking ahead to plan special ways of celebrating and recognizing the priceless service their volunteer teams provide. As this year’s [...]
Diversity and Inclusion in Volunteer Opportunities: What’s the Role of Volunteer Managers? While many people are interested in promoting and championing diversity and inclusion in volunteer opportunities, my sense is that many people feel overwhelmed with the idea of actually pulling it off. On a personal level, they feel worried or confused about how to [...]
Member Spotlight: Matching Volunteer Roles And Creating The Perfect Fit for Every Volunteer Placing volunteers can be a lot like matchmaking, and finding the right fit for both the organization and volunteer is critical for long-term success. At Humane Fort Wayne, they are taking matchmaking to another level by connecting with volunteer passions from day one. [...]
Member Spotlight: Sweat Equity & Service Learning When thinking about college spring break, a beach party might be the first thing that comes to mind. However, for college and university students across the country that have partnered with (HFHI) Habitat for Humanity International, those scholars are thinking about an alternative spring break, a "Sweat Break" [...]
Member Spotlight: Focusing on Community & Team By engaging volunteers and asking key questions, Amanda Maragos, MHCM, CVRM, Director of Client Services and Volunteer Programs and her team at Phillip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care and Emily’s House Children’s Hospice have built a community that retains volunteers who are mobilized to serve. Amanda is joined [...]
Member Spotlight: Designing an Extraordinary Guest Experience by Empowering Your Volunteers What would it look like if volunteers had the power to design a magical guest experience at your organization? Ashley Rieser, Director of Volunteer Services & Front of House Guest Experience is helping volunteers create a lasting love of the arts at Pittsburgh Cultural [...]
Volunteer Engagement Strategy Versus Tactics for 2023 Strategy versus tactics – what’s driving your volunteer engagement plan for 2023? If you are directly responsible for recruiting and retaining committed volunteers – or are an executive who wants to grow volunteer impact at your organization – now’s the time to come up with your plan for [...]
