Successful Volunteer Programs Can Come from Failure!
As you may have noticed from my recent posts, I’ve become more and more fascinated failure and with how people learn from it. One way to become more resilient is help your team learn from their experiences by making it safe to fail. Supporting emotional safety is important, and you can do this by avoiding the blame game.
Did You Know: Tax Deductions for Volunteers Actually Exist!
It’s that time of year, where we (in the US) wait eagerly for our wage, income, and tax statements to arrive and we scramble to find all those receipts we need to complete our federal tax returns. Why not help your volunteers get all the deductions they have coming?
How to Lead Volunteers in Uncertainty: Your Important Work Ahead
How to Lead Volunteers in Uncertainty: Your Important Work Ahead When we experience massive change, particularly when it's unwelcome or unexpected, it may feel like the best thing to do is crawl under a rock and wait for the [...]
Beware of These 6 Trends Lurking in Volunteer Programs
Beware of These 6 Trends Lurking in Your Volunteer Program Over the past four years, we’ve collected a significant amount of data on the business of the volunteer program. Over 5,000 leaders of volunteers in 18 countries have [...]
Businesses and Nonprofits Alike Struggle to Engage Communities
The other day I was reading the Five Challenges Facing Marketing, a Harvard Business Review blog post by David Aaker who’s an author and brand marketing expert. I’m always curious what the business world is doing, partly because it helps me grow my own small enterprise, but also because I almost always find something I can re-purpose for nonprofits. This time was no different. The other day I was reading the Five Challenges Facing Marketing, a blog post by David Aaker. As I read his prophetic insider’s view on what’s troubling marketers, I had a surprising revelation -- businesses are struggling with some of the very same issues nonprofits grapple with.
Now You Know: Volunteer Management Skills From Surprising Sources
Now You Know: Volunteer Management Skills From Surprising Sources Professional development for volunteer managers is one of my favorite topics lately. One way to do it on the cheap is to listen to podcasts and read books. I'm always [...]
