How to Craft Your Volunteer Training in 5 Easy Steps
How to Craft Your Volunteer Training in 5 Easy Steps If you haven’t received training as an instructional designer, you may wonder how to best estimate the cost and decide on the content you should include in your [...]
How to Generate Investment In Your Volunteer Program
In his recent Ted Talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong,” author and fundraiser Dan Pallotta raises some serious questions about our current mindset in the social sector. He argues that a discriminatory belief system about nonprofits stunts our growth and capacity. This also impact how we think about and resource our volunteer programs.
Are You Curious About Australian Volunteerism?
Are You Curious About Australian Volunteerism? Let’s face it, it’s getting harder and harder to engage a quality, committed volunteer support network. Society is evolving and volunteers are, too. The approaches organizations used in the past to engage volunteers [...]
3 Volunteer Metrics That Will Get You Respect
Not very many nonprofit people like numbers. Whether you're a total fan or feel they are a necessary evil, your program outcomes can be a powerful tools to communicate the value of your program to stakeholders. They may even help your program get the respect it deserves.
Volunteer Orientation Tips: What You Need to Know
In volunteer programs, we often attempt to institutionalize socialization by creating a single orientation event that’s meant to, among other things, shorten the time it takes to get volunteers acclimated. But, does this really work?
Are Your Volunteer Roles Too Big? How to Redesign Them
While it would be great if all volunteers were natural born leaders, had tons of time to give, and were willing to take on even the toughest tasks, it isn't always the case. So, what can we do?
