Building a Sense of Volunteer Community During COVID-19 Lately, we’ve been recommending that you keep your volunteer community close during COVID-19. We’ve been emphasizing this for a few reasons. First, because it’s a great time to support your volunteers as much as they’ve supported you over the years. Volunteers, like everyone else, are feeling the impacts of the stress of [...]
Coronavirus & Volunteers: Your Guide for Managing Uncertainty The global COVID-19 virus outbreak has reached pandemic proportions and has been slowly, but persistently pulling at the social structures and everyday lives of citizens around the world. The Coronavirus is impacting volunteerism, too. My first inkling something was up was when I was planning a speaking trip to [...]
How to Motivate Volunteers & Get Buy-In for Outcomes Management When we think about how to motivate volunteers, we often first think of volunteer recognition activities. How can we reward volunteers for their dedicated service? What should we include in this year’s recognition luncheon? How can we get our co-workers to show their appreciation more [...]
2 Powerful Ways to Spark Change when Mobilizing Communities When things get stuck, and progress isn’t being made, mobilizing communities to bring about change can feel impossible. But, the fact is that current realities aren’t set in stone. They can – and DO – change over time. Consider a woman’s right to vote. It’s something [...]
This article was originally published on tobijohnson.com. Why You Need to Reduce Cognitive Bias in Your Meetings Have you ever been in a volunteer or board meeting where one person suggests a course of action and everyone just goes with it, without really questioning the viability of the solution? Conversely, have you ever been in a [...]
4 Simple Steps to Win More Funding for Volunteers Even if you’ve been turned down in the past, you can still succeed at generating more volunteer funding for your program efforts. But, it may take a smarter approach and a fresh point of view to pull it off. The good news is that we’ve got [...]
4 Best Practices to Boost Every Volunteer Program Last week, we hosted a live masterclass on best practices in volunteer management. We featured 3 of our very own VolunteerPro members who shared how they tackle and overcome their biggest challenges. They had tons of actionable wisdom to share, so we’re breaking down the key takeaways [...]
How To Actually Shift Your Nonprofit's Volunteer Culture You Can Keep Your Violins The calling to be a volunteer manager is quite abstract. This is mostly because Volunteer Management isn’t recognized as a professional career path, leaders of volunteers usually don’t control their own budget dollars, and the position is often seen as entry-level. The [...]
