Volunteer Management Trends for 2021: Key Takeaways from Our Latest Research Our latest Volunteer Management Progress Report is hot off the presses and ready with current data on volunteer management trends for 2021. We have just posted the 2021 Volunteer Management Progress Report - The COVID-19 Edition, and it is ready for download [...]
How to Develop and Engage Your Volunteer Community Online: Your Complete Guide Volunteer community building used to happen mostly in-person. You pass people in the hallway and you smile and say “hello.” You interact with volunteers in a training session. You're making small talk before you start an onboarding session for a new group [...]
Our Top Six Volunteer Management Trends for 2021 As we take the first tentative steps into 2021, let’s take look at our predictions for volunteer management trends for the new year. Relief is on the horizon now that the COVID-19 pandemic vaccinations are underway. That means we need to prepare for full [...]
Top Tips for Leaders of Volunteers: How to Survive and Thrive During Times of Crisis In our VolunteerPro Premium Membership community, our team has been noticing that people are feeling a bit burnt out, stressed, and overwhelmed with everything going on in our communities. We answered their concerns by participating in a [...]
Top 10 Volunteer Leadership Development Posts for 2020 Volunteer leadership development may have taken a back seat in 2020, but it may be time to revive it. In times of crisis, volunteer leaders can be your biggest allies and your personal leadership skills are what will get you through. It's [...]
10 Year-End Volunteer Recognition Ideas Volunteer recognition is a crucial component to any thriving volunteer program, but fresh volunteer recognition ideas are sometimes hard to come by. Appreciating others for what they give freely is part of fulfilling the social contract, and certainly part of the spreading the holiday spirit. Acknowledging the contributions of [...]
Why Volunteer Management Jobs Should be a 2021 Priority for Your Organization Unfortunately, we all find ourselves in uncharted waters. There’s no way to sugarcoat it. It is a tough time in our sector. We've heard from many of our VolunteerPro members that they’ve been furloughed or laid off over the past few months. [...]
The Complete Guide to Better Volunteer Thank You Notes Volunteer thank you notes should be a key component of your volunteer recognition strategy. And, what better time of year than now to show your supporters some love? ‘Tis the season for giving thanks, showing appreciation, and showering the people you love with gifts. We [...]
Your Team is Stressed. Gratitude Leadership Can Help! Gratitude leadership is a way to help reduce the stress your team is experiencing. Here in the United States, the Thanksgiving holiday is hitting a little differently this year. Compared the what we’ve experienced so far in 2020, the normal holiday stress seems non-existent. As we [...]
How to Recruit and Retain Volunteers, Even When You’re Uncertain of Success In today's world, many nonprofits are unsure about how to recruit and retain volunteers. For many, tactics that have proven successful in the past simply aren't working anymore. They fear that attracting dedicated volunteers is a lost cause, especially during a pandemic. [...]