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...
While "mandatory volunteering" is an oxymoron, it is a growing trend that is worth watching. The 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP) posed this question to volunteers: was one of your reasons for volunteering because you were...
Will they or won't they? That is the $64,000 question. As baby boomers edge toward retirement, there is lots of speculation about how they will spend their retirement years. Baby boomers have done many things differently than the generations before...
In the first three parts of Best Practices for Engaging Youth, questions were posed under the title of 'Organizational Readiness'. This article focuses on key considerations related to youth opportunities and relationships. An organization needs to discuss, decide and plan...
This is the final look at best practices from the 'Be Organization Ready' perspective. These practices really lay the framework for other considerations and are questions that lie at the heart of good planning. Too often we jump into program...
Four key practices under Be Organization Ready were outlined in Part One. These included: examining your past history; how youth-friendly your organization is; saying NO until you are ready; and having an advocate or champion for youth initiatives in your...
I have been a volunteer at an agency for four years. In that time it has grown and I feel like a part of that and have particular insight where my volunteer function is concerned. Yet the organization does not...
