How to Promote Volunteer Inclusion Many volunteer professionals have a lack of experience working with and including diverse communities. And that really limits their scope of what is possible and also the pool of volunteers that they can attract. Some managers may be concerned that they will not have the wherewithal nor the capacity to [...]
Developing and Engaging a Volunteer Community Online Throughout the course of this pandemic, we have been getting a lot of questions in the VolunteerPro Membership Community on the topic of making a plan for developing and engaging your volunteer community online. Before 2020, engaging with anyone in-person was compulsory. You pass people in the [...]
Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators: Images of Volunteerism Are you on the hunt for perfect images of volunteerism for your organization’s marketing materials, social media campaigns, or website, but not sure where to start? I’ve been there before! When I inherited the volunteer program in my last position, one of my first tasks was to work with our marketing team [...]
Providing Exceptional Experiences for One-Time, Short-term, and Event Volunteers + Email Scripts If fundraising is part of your job description, then short-term event volunteers are likely part of your life. But there are so many other ways event volunteers can help your cause, by giving their time in small amounts. Local student service clubs, employee [...]
Volunteer Fundraising and Friendraising Online: Tips for Uncertain Times In an uncertain economy, nonprofits need to do everything they can to ensure their sustainability, including volunteer fundraising initiatives. Certainly, boards of directors and regular fundraising event volunteers are already engaged in raising needed revenue for your cause. But, what about other volunteers? Given recent shifts in volunteer [...]
3 Models to Engage Communities in Change The urge to engage communities in social change efforts is not a new concept. In fact, one might argue that community connection has been active here in the US for decades, even back to the founding of our country. Government agencies and political parties have understood the need to [...]
A Guide to Promoting Inclusive Volunteering: It’s About Power People Last month, I began a conversation about promoting inclusive volunteering in this blog. I noted that, volunteerism can be a powerful vehicle for change. I believe that now, more than ever. As leaders in the nonprofit space, we have a unique opportunity to break down barriers and [...]
How to Set Up a Volunteer Handbook That Fosters Engagement As nonprofits rely on volunteers more and more every day to perform in leadership roles, a volunteer handbook is needed to help guide them through the orientation process and to learn about the organization’s history and goals. If you don’t offer this critical component in [...]
