"Eat at Joe's Café - We have food we need to sell!" Sound tempting? I didn't think so. Yet easily 90% of all volunteer recruitment ads read much the same way. Their authors focus on what their organizations need rather...
We've all been there. We've inherited a program with a ragtag collection of volunteer positions, some based on old expectations of volunteers, some poorly thought out, some created to address a single need that no longer presses, some simply unpleasant...
Fundraising becomes easier when a nonprofit group has the right array of volunteers. What are the right types? Twenty years of experience have led me to cluster them into five unique styles. 1. The Decision-Makers When decision-makers are good, they...
The place of the retiree in society is emerging as one of the most important subjects for debate in Canada today. As the first of the baby boomers turn 50, retirement is becoming an increasingly important topic, particularly since the...
The hours volunteers give to make programs and special events successful, and the fundraising contact they have with your donor base, makes them key spokespersons. Volunteers can be your organization's strongest recruiters, whether for additional volunteers, or for financial contributions....
How will you know when you are approaching volunteer burn-out, and what can you do about it? You are approaching "volunteer burn-out" when some important aspect of your personality changes for the worse - and stays there! If you were...
Starting a Volunteer Program? Here are seven essential steps to help make it a long term success. 1. Define why you need volunteers Are you looking for volunteers to enhance the services that you provide, to strengthen your community involvement,...
One of the questions that often causes more anxiety than it should is determining whether or not a volunteer's expenses should be paid. Many volunteers are financially able to give both time and money to the organization of their choice....
Whether you are a volunteer yourself, or a staff person paid to work with volunteers, one of the most difficult problems you will face (and probably already have!) is deciding how best to deal with the single-minded, blinkered-focussed volunteer who...
Recognition for work well done motivates and inspires most people, but it is absolutely essential for volunteers. Even the most humble volunteer wants to know that they made a difference, which is why every plan for volunteer involvement must include...
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