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Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. -- Albert Einstein We may not know if Einstein was an active community volunteer in his time, but his words provide context for understanding the...
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...
Volunteerism is like a living organism. It grows, declines and changes in response to the stimuli surrounding it. Changes in society, changes in the way we view work, changes in the availability of free time, changes in motivations and attitudes...
There almost wasn't a story to tell about the future of the Volunteer Resource Centre for Durham Region (VRC). Early in 2006, the organization ran out of core funding. Although they had grant applications in process, there were no guarantees...
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...
Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you...
