If you are struggling to find ways to motivate volunteers, or don't seem to have enough "leader" volunteers available, consider rennovating how you make decisions. Try leading from within, rather than from the top, by using a shared leadership model.
In every recruitment appeal, volunteers must quickly and easily get the answers to their burning questions, no matter how brief the posting. Don’t make them work hard to get this information, or you’ll risk losing them before you’re even started.
MP900387727In today's wired world, volunteers can make significant contributions to an organization, even if they live tens, hundreds, or thousands of miles away. Working virtually volunteers can be just as effective (or as ineffective) as those working on site.
The public now expects to access information at any time of the day or night. Are nonprofit organizations ready to deliver? Not all, not yet, but it’s an imperative.
Trends in Volunteer Management You Need to Know About Our yearly Volunteer Management Progress Report finds that while there are promising volunteer management trends in the field of volunteer administration, there are also missed opportunities. The most disappointing trend is the consistent lack of knowledge about (or existence of) agency budgets allocated for volunteer programs [...]
Volunteer Recruitment Websites: How to Get More Traction Now! If you're like most organizations, your most effective volunteer recruitment method is word-of-mouth referrals, not volunteer recruitment websites. However, that may only tell you half the story. Recommendations from friends, family and volunteer fans may be how people learn about you, but how do they actually [...]
How to Crush Volunteer Satisfaction Surveys For Better Results Volunteer satisfaction surveys can help you take the pulse of your volunteers. They help you understand volunteer preferences and their current state of satisfaction. They also may predict what factors have an impact on whether a volunteer decides to stay or leave. Too often, however, surveys [...]
Common volunteer management approaches reflect traditional views of human nature as egocentric, motivated by self-interest and the will to survive. New research, however, shows the opposite may be true.
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 volunteer training (or training for staff who supervise volunteers). Developing new training – or renovating old [...]
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.