A little over a year ago, the executive committee of the provincial sports organization that I work for decided it was time to shift gears in a very significant manner: plans were put in place to change the organization’s board...
After recently talking with nonprofit organizations about asking staff to donate to their organization or other nonprofits, we thought it would be interesting to ask nonprofits and charities about staff volunteering their time to their own or other organizations. Volunteering...
Any volunteer can become a great volunteer, but sometimes you just won't know how wonderful they truly are until after they are involved with your charity or nonprofit. In my experience, attracting volunteers is relatively easy but learning to retain...
For more than ten years, Tyler Coad had been a volunteer in Ontario’s rugby community. From refereeing games every weekend from May to November, to coaching junior teams in Toronto and Barrie, Coad’s springs, summers, and falls were dedicated to...
This is the fourth in a series of four articles that explain how to attract and manage marketing professional volunteers. Because marketing differs by industry, your new volunteer consultant will need to learn what marketing issues are specific to the...
This is the third in a series of four articles that explains how to attract and manage marketing professional volunteers. Developing a good relationship with a professional marketing volunteer doesn't just happen overnight. Consider these tips for a positive relationship:...
This is the second in a series of four articles that explain how to attract and manage marketing professional volunteers. How to recruit a marketing volunteer In the first article, we figured out what marketing help you need. (For a...
This is the first in a series of four articles that explain how to attract and manage marketing professional volunteers. Professional volunteers versus volunteer consultants If your image of a professional volunteer is a someone who approached you for personal...
People are abandoning community. Today’s generation is apathetic. Volunteerism is dead. There. We said it. Now do we have your attention? We’ve all heard the same news: Charities are in trouble. People are disengaged. Volunteering is on the decline. Sponsorship...
For some organizations, a volunteer-based structure suits its mission just fine. Typically, these scenarios presume a grassroots or community-led initiative, whereby a group of people come together over a shared need and then work collaboratively to meet it. The simple,...
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