July 05, 2023
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June 13, 2022So here is the question that I posed to myself? Is volunteer management at risk again of being “that “ program that is not a core service to organizations and where the dedicated human resource charged with managing the volunteers is no longer?
June 06, 2022Recently I met with a group of volunteer management coordinators to discuss volunteer engagement. We talked about using volunteering as a tool to give immigrants Canadian work experience and thereby making them more marketable as potential employees. Good intentions aside, there is more to gainfully employing volunteers than the Boss or Board of Directors swooping in and instructing everyone to get more volunteers! Those following my blog know my opinion of ‘volunteer engagement’ and that it isn’t one of my favourite terms.
June 07, 2022The demographics of volunteering is a fascinating subject. At least it is for me. And if you want to get an understanding of your volunteers, it probably should be for you, too! For instance, those born prior to 1966 volunteered significantly more hours than their younger counterparts. In fact, while iGen volunteers averaged about 82 hours per year, Baby Boomers and Matures averaged 153 and 222 hours per year respectively. So, a Mature volunteer (born prior to 1946) averages almost three times the number of hours that an iGen volunteer does. Didn’t I say that the demographics of volunteering is fascinating?
