July 22, 2025
June 14, 2022I spend a lot of time teaching administrators of volunteers on building volunteer programs and have found that as much as we talk about change and building leadership into our roles, we are not really making much headway.
November 17, 2021As we start to look at "new risks" to our volunteer program, having a simple template to help you to gather your thoughts about what is at risk and how to plan to minimize them. This tool is a simple chart for you to start your thinking process.
June 27, 2022Ninety-three percent of volunteers help to directly deliver programs and services, or are actively engaged in fundraising and campaigning activities. Collectively, these volunteers account for 91% of volunteer hours across Canada. With this much activity, it is easy to focus on the direct value of volunteers to an organization, and ignore the less visible impacts volunteers have.