3 Proven Volunteer Program Development Models There are a few different ways of looking at volunteer program development. Today we will look at three models: The Volunteer Lifecycle Levels of Volunteer Engagement Volunteers as Community Assets All perspectives may be valid depending on the management decisions you are trying to make, the problems you [...]
How To Accelerate True Change In Your Volunteer Program What's Your "Delta?" What’s your volunteer program “delta”? No, not the alluvial deposits at the mouth of a river. Rather, as you build a volunteer program strategic plan, what is the change you hope to bring about? Do you know? If you don’t know [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This article was originally featured on TobiJohnson.com Now, more than ever, volunteer administrators are called upon to strengthen their model for leading volunteers and others. The ability to inspire and influence — whether it be volunteers, community partners, executive management, or co-workers — is at the very core of the job and critical to success. [...]
