I am frequently asked, "How do we motivate our volunteers?" My response is, "You don't." Volunteers bring their own unique motivations to their work. A good volunteer manager learns to identify those motivations and then helps each volunteer achieve a...
I have some volunteers that are more trouble than they are worth, but they are good-hearted people who mean well. Another team leader suggested I fire them. Can a nonprofit ethically get rid of people who want to help? Not...
Too often when we ask a member to volunteer his or her time and talent we are greeted with "objections": no time, no interest, maybe next year. This article offers suggestions on how to turn objections into YES. 1. Never...
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...
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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...
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...
