How to Develop Bold Volunteer Management Strategies What is the very best your nonprofit can achieve in partnership with volunteers? Have you thought about volunteer management strategies lately? Or, when you dream of the future, do you stop yourself short? You’ll only be disappointed anyway, right? Wrong! To make big difference in the world, [...]
How to Unlock Volunteer Management Professional Development Guest Post by: Alana Knoppow, MSW, Volunteer Program Manager, Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice One of the Biggest Challenges for Leaders of Volunteers One of the biggest challenges we face as nonprofit professionals is volunteer management professional development. We know there are resources available to us that we can’t get [...]
How to Skyrocket Your Team's Success Using Volunteer Mentors On our blog, we’ve shared some of the distinct advantages of volunteer teams; today, we want to expand on ways peer-to-peer volunteer mentors can expand your team’s skills and knowledge. Mentoring doesn’t just help volunteers, it can help staff save time by cultivating independent, thoughtful volunteer [...]
What I Learned From 10 Wonderful Years in Nonprofit Consulting This month marks my tenth anniversary as a business owner in the field of nonprofit consulting and training. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. A decade! To be clear … When I started my business, I really had no clue what I was [...]
All You Need to Know for Successful Volunteer Leadership Development We’ve all heard the term natural-born leader, but research suggests only one-third of leadership traits are genetic. This is good news for volunteer managers looking to harness volunteer passion to lead projects and move your nonprofit forward. While most leadership skills are learned gradually [...]
Remember, no one gets paid to rebel. All revolutions start with volunteers. - Susan J. Ellis On the Shoulders of Giants We were saddened to hear that Susan Ellis passed away on February 24, after a long, valiant bout with cancer -- she was the founder of Energize, Inc and Everyone Ready, and she was [...]
How to Get Over Your Fear of Giving Volunteer Feedback Does even the thought of giving volunteer feedback make you break out in a cold sweat? Have you been putting off coaching someone because the potential conflict makes you nervous? Is your default to send an email rather than have a crucial conversation face to [...]
How to Inspire Better Volunteer Performance Without More Training No matter how much time or energy you devote to preparing new supporters for service, you can expect to encounter a few volunteer performance issues. It’s only natural for folks to struggle a little as they learn the ropes. But, when volunteers seem to be [...]
