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. [...]
When you think of what your agency’s volunteers will achieve this year, have you decided how you will measure volunteer impact? You’re probably already tracking volunteer hours, and perhaps even using the Independent Sector’s Value of Volunteer Time to calculate the equivalent in wages that volunteers contribute. This is certainly a start, but this [...]
January Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators Welcome to a New Year Volunteer Coordinators! The end of the year naturally brings on both reflection of the past and planning for the future. What did we do well with our volunteer program? What did we accomplish? What did we learn? What could we improve? What opportunities [...]
October Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators Welcome to October, volunteer coordinators! It seems impossible, but in nonprofit world, this month our eyes are already turning toward the end of the year. Maybe you're refreshing your volunteer teams, building new volunteer leadership, or starting to think about your own personal development goals. As you continue to [...]
September Pro Roundup for Volunteer Coordinators Welcome to September, volunteer coordinators! Fresh starts abound as the air cools down (maybe?) and kids head back to school. For many of us, volunteer recruitment shifts into a new gear as families move back into familiar routines. For others, our eyes are already focused on the end [...]
July is winding down and for many here in the U.S., it's time to start thinking about kids going back to school. So what better time for volunteer coordinators to be thinking about engaging with youth volunteers? For some organizations and volunteer coordinators, engaging with younger volunteers can be a challenge. Just like any group, [...]
How to Create your Volunteer Program Budget It’s always surprising how many volunteer managers either don’t have a dedicated volunteer program budget, or haven’t seen it. In fact, in our 2019 Volunteer Management Progress Report, we found that 23% of volunteer managers don't know their program budget, and 35% are working with a volunteer [...]
For this month's Pro Round Up for volunteer coordinators, we've put together a list of helpful tech tools that you may find helpful volunteer coordinators in their volunteer recruitment and marketing efforts. Useful Tools for Volunteer Coordinators Wild Apricot has a great list of 29 Awesome Nonprofit Event Management Software Tools. CoSchedule offers a Headline Analyzer that [...]
