February 06, 2024
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June 15, 2022Not very much has been written about the benefits of volunteering other than the obvious: volunteering helps in career development, volunteering is good to share skills and volunteering is the foundation of communities but recently there have been some interesting data about volunteering being good for your health, especially during these difficult times where finding ways to feel good are so important. Volunteering can be a key to getting those positive endorphins running through our bodies.
June 14, 2022Many events cannot run without volunteers. However, often managers don’t realise the full value the volunteer program can bring to their event and organisation. Think about volunteers not showing up or volunteers not knowing what to do. In those instances the time and money spent can even have a negative impact on the event. As a result many event organisers become frustrated about working with volunteers. It doesn’t have to be that way. On the contrary, if you are implementing a volunteer program already, why not find a way to make it more enjoyable for everyone AND run more successful events?
July 20, 2022Is there a soft bias towards volunteers because they only volunteer once a week or month? Volunteers can’t be as committed, as knowledgeable, as valuable or impactful as staff who labor 40 (wait, who are we kidding, like 60-80, most uncounted) hours a week? But in reality, less time spent by volunteers is a gift.
