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Enjoy articles, blogs, upcoming events and links to external resources on volunteerism, volunteer management and engagement. Our goal is to provide a library of material to help positively impact community needs, enhance volunteer experiences and support organizations' needs to increase capacity.

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June 15, 2022
2,945
Lori Gotlieb
10 Reasons to Keep or Hire a Professional Administrator of V...
Blog
Volunteer Management
#Executive Director #Interviewing #Program development +2

As the Covid-19 Pandemic creates havoc over all our lives and we are looking at ways to navigate and plan for the “new n...

June 15, 2022
2,401
Lori Gotlieb
How can communications work for your volunteers?
Blog
Volunteer Management
#Interviewing #Retention #Screening +5

We will look at best practices in how to communicate to our volunteers to ensure that we are sending the same message t...

June 15, 2022
2,683
Lori Gotlieb
Volunteering is still the secret botox
Blog
Volunteer Management
#Benefits of volunteering #Clients as Volunteers #Employee Volunteering +3

Not very much has been written about the benefits of volunteering other than the obvious: volunteering helps in career d...

June 15, 2022
2,635
Lori Gotlieb
Calling Up Volunteer Programs To the Major Leagues
Blog
Volunteer Management
#Covid-19 #Informal volunteering #Role descriptions +3

One of the many heroes of Covid-19 that has arisen is the volunteer. Whether it is neighbour-to-neighbour, non-profit or...

June 14, 2022
3,591
Lori Gotlieb
All Call To Action for Volunteer Leadership: How to Orchestr...
Blog
Volunteer Management
#Leadership #Issues #Volunteer Management +1

I spend a lot of time teaching administrators of volunteers on building volunteer programs and have found that as much a...

June 14, 2022
3,953
Lori Gotlieb
Telling the Story of the Value of Volunteering
Blog
#Retention #Volunteer Management #Value of volunteering +1

Let me start out by clarifying that the value of volunteering is not about the recognition of volunteers. The value of v...

June 14, 2022
5,184
Lori Gotlieb
Succession Planning for Volunteers
Blog
#Boards and committees #Leadership #Role descriptions +3

Succession planning for volunteers is an important component to the volunteer management cycle. One of the biggest chall...

June 13, 2022
2,069
Lori Gotlieb
How do leaders achieve effective risk management?
Blog
Volunteer Management
Tools & Templates
#Leadership #Risk management #Volunteer Management

The uncertain times have had a major effect on how organizations operate these days. Organizations that used to operate...

June 13, 2022
2,323
Lori Gotlieb
Is Concierge Volunteer Services the next best thing?
Blog
#Leadership #Program development #Program design +2

So here is the question that I posed to myself? Is volunteer management at risk again of being “that “ program that is n...

June 13, 2022
2,128
Lori Gotlieb
Goal Setting: Do you have them, do you reach them?
Blog
#Program development #Program design #Assessment and Evaluation +3

Setting goals for your volunteer program are key to creating successes that you can manage and celebrate. How many of u...

June 13, 2022
2,504
Lori Gotlieb
Leading Volunteer Programs Through Choppy Waters
Blog
#Covid-19 #Collaboration #Partnership +5

We are in a world that requires us to pivot, react and respond to the changes in the non-profit environment. Volunteer p...

June 10, 2022
2,293
Lori Gotlieb
The Road to Volunteer Burnout: How to Avoid It and How to Ma...
Blog
Volunteer Management
#Benefits of volunteering #Leadership #Role descriptions +2

As the saying goes, “if you want something done, ask a busy person”. This holds very true for volunteers and the dedica...

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