Online Volunteer Management Training: What We’ve Done to Pivot During COVID-19 Since the formation of the digital side of our business, VolunteerPro, we’ve been presenting online volunteer management training in the form of individual live webinars, on-demand courses, a membership community portal, and a series of online events. And, we’ve learned a lot over the years -- what [...]
Nonprofit Virtual Events: Your Guide to Inspired Gatherings The sky really is the limit when it comes to coordinating nonprofit virtual events, and with all the options, it can be overwhelming. This blog post will help you quickly gain clarity on the options and best practices to hosting a phenomenal online event that keeps people [...]
Coordinating Volunteers: Two Free Trainings to Inspire Transformation Last spring, in response to COVID-19, we started offering regular Facebook Lives to help those who were coordinating volunteers in this time of uncertainty. We focused on both mindset work as well as tactical skills to help leaders of volunteers coordinate volunteers more effectively and with less stress. Mindset is a [...]
Online Service Learning: Projects for Students & Nonprofits At first glance, it may appear that service learning is not naive but now outdated – nice to have, but not at all possible given the current chaos surrounding back-to-school plans and safety dilemmas during the global COVD-19 pandemic. But, I’d argue that these opportunities are more [...]
Inclusive Volunteerism: What You Can Do Right Now to Be A Better Champion As a leader, the work of promoting more inclusive volunteerism may feel like the right thing to do. It also might feel overwhelming and scary. You might wonder if you are the right person to lead such an effort. You may distrust your organization’s [...]
Hidden Volunteerism Benefits That Help More than Just the Organization They Serve Most people who volunteer go into it because they want to help the communities they live in, not for the volunteerism benefits. However, leaders of volunteers know that volunteering is a 2-way street, and the benefits are two-fold. Volunteerism benefits don’t [...]
The Volunteer Management Tools You Should Be Using As with any career, there are tools and techniques that help to get the job done. The best volunteer management tools are difficult to pin down because volunteer managers have a wide range of tasks to complete; however, there are ways you can work to improve productivity, [...]
Build your Confidence as a Volunteer Leader with a Leadership Traits Self-Assessment Working as a leader of volunteers requires a unique balance of knowledge, skills, and abilities; however, new volunteer leaders typically lack the confidence they need to oversee a successful volunteer program. According to the CCVA’s core competencies, volunteer leaders are expected to act as leaders in [...]
Your Guide to Creative Volunteer Appreciation Volunteer Appreciation doesn’t have to be difficult; however, in our training community at VolunteerPro, we are constantly asked to share our insight on the best ways in which to show appreciation to volunteers. How can you get a jump on showing volunteers appreciation, without spending lots of time and money? [...]
Volunteer Coordinator Job Descriptions: What to Include to Attract the Right Talent Is your nonprofit hiring for your volunteer services department? With the myriad of tasks associated with a leader of volunteers’ role, crafting the perfect volunteer coordinator job description can be quite the challenge. The Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration outlines seven core volunteer management competencies that their organization utilizes [...]