It seems these days that there aren't enough volunteers (including board members) to go around. If you work with volunteers, you are probably nodding your head in agreement. Statistically, studies like the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations confirm...
So you want to start a nonprofit? You've got a dream, objective or cause you wish to see to fruition for the good of society. Good on you. It's people like you who provide this country with vital services or...
I recently returned from the annual PAVR-O Conference (Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources Ontario). I had this idea of "volunteer fatigue" simmering before I left and it was reinforced while I was there. Colleagues presented a range of ideas about...
Your organization can't succeed without a team of keen and committed volunteers. That's why putting the right volunteer recruitment and retention strategies and tactics into practice is so important. Success depends on building strong relationships with your volunteers and keeping...
Members of the largest generation in the history of the United States [and Canada], the baby boomers, are beginning to think seriously about retirement. Over the next 20 years, this generation will surge into retirement. Marketing specialists, researchers, foundations and...
I see bad people get away with stuff all the time. Those they report to look the other way, or are equally bad, or seem so gullible. Does anything bad ever happen to nonprofit staff or volunteers who behave unethically?...
Trying to find someone with just the right skills for your special project? Want to create a new volunteer recruitment brochure in Spanish? Can a banker in Madrid or a marketing specialist in Australia or a Spanish student in Marietta,...
Continuing in our series of "tools of our trade" articles, this month we review why and how to create a volunteer handbook for your organization. High performance not-for-profit organizations take advantage of the talents and time available from volunteers, even...
Happy National Volunteer Week! This week, events will be held across Canada to celebrate the contributions of countless volunteers. In the midst of the festivities, let's pause for a quieter, more reflective way to recognize our volunteers...by listening to them...
I am in the process of establishing a foundation and would like some advice on where to start looking for qualified, experienced board members and volunteers to get things off the ground with the best chance of success. I have...
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