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Attracting Volunteers: Document What You Need
Posted by mark on Feb 9, 2012 in Volunteering | No Comments »
I speak with many organizations that have a list of contacts, whether they are members of a congregation, parents of school children, event participants, or donors. They consistently advertise the need for help and wonder why no one wants to take up a committee position, offer their professional expertise, or just fill out a volunteer [...]
Volunteer Retention: Efficient Event Management
Posted by mark on Feb 2, 2012 in Volunteering | No Comments »
The proper volunteer management system to get the job done More than nine in ten organizations are ready to take on more volunteers at their present capacity, with a median of 20 new volunteers (The Urban Institute, Volunteer Management Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations). Without any capacity enhancements, charities could take on an estimated [...]
Volunteer Retention: Skills Matching
Posted by mark on Jan 26, 2012 in Volunteering | No Comments »
Volunteers with valuable and specialized skills are often dispatched to do manual labor rather than tasks that use their professional talents. When a volunteer provides a service that is outside of their core skill set, they often don’t get much out of the experience. Many of these volunteers get an empty feeling when they know [...]
Volunteer Retention: Recognize Volunteer Contributions
Posted by mark on Jan 19, 2012 in Volunteering | No Comments »
Recognize Volunteers’ Contributions When considering non profit volunteer management, we need to recognize volunteers both through an organizational culture that values them and through specific appreciation practices and events. But how can you truly recognize the contributions of your volunteers unless you have the ability to track, quantify, and communicate surrounding volunteer contributions. It is [...]
Trends in Volunteering
Posted by mark on Jan 12, 2012 in Volunteering | No Comments »
Americans of all ages donate their time to schools, churches, hospitals, and other local nonprofits in an effort to improve their communities. Every day, people across the country mentor students, beautify neighborhoods, help older Americans to live independently, restore homes after disasters, and much more. Not only is volunteering one way for individuals to help [...]
