February 12, 2024
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May 02, 2022For those of us working in the non-profit sector and in particular for those who engage volunteers, many of the issues raised in this recent paper published by ONN earlier this year resonate with our lived experience. Quite often Volunteer Engagement (VE) staff engage not only volunteers, but student placements and training placements. Are these types of placements truly voluntary in nature and what exactly are the implications for our organization when we are tasked with managing them?
June 09, 2022Let’s simply skip all of the platitudes about the challenges of COVID and move straight to the learning; what did you learn about your organization during COVID? As we slowly (and perhaps prematurely) start to see the light at the end of the tunnel for COVID, each and every type of organization, and this especially includes non-profits, should take advantage of the opportunity to debrief the COVID chock and what it taught us about each of our organizations. There are lots of learning opportunities during COVID. Warren Buffett, in an admittedly different context, said that when the tide goes out, you get to see who has been swimming naked. COVID exposed the naked parts (and personnel) of a lot of organizations. However, COVID also exposed a lot of people who were wearing brilliantly and beautifully designed swimwear (to stretch the saying). COVID exposed the fact that organizations had inner strengths that were previously unacknowledged, underappreciated, and likely underutilized.
July 13, 2023Summer is finally upon us and it’s the perfect time to use the extra free time you have to give back to the community. It might feel overwhelming trying to look through the amount of volunteer opportunities out there, but there’s a volunteer opportunity out there that’s perfect for you. Click here to learn more:
