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Discover Volunteer Management Trends and Best Practices

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 13, 2022
2,512
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
2,295
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...

June 09, 2022
1,591
Trustdriven
Lori Gotlieb on Volunteer Management During the Holidays | F...
News & Hot Topics
#Fundraising #Informal volunteering #Virtual volunteering +4

Is your nonprofit ready for the holidays? Tis the season to give back which means a huge influx of people ready to volun...

June 09, 2022
1,976
Lori Gotlieb
How To Orchestrate Change In Your Own Organization
Blog
#Benefits of volunteering #Leadership #Program development +2

Have we made much headway in the past few years? Is this because we spend most of our time focusing on the volunteer man...

June 09, 2022
1,613
Lori Gotlieb
Supporting Association Volunteers: The Right Way
Volunteer Management
#Boards and committees #Working with boards #Governance +4

Do you have issues getting your members to engage in volunteering with your Association? Do you have a succession plan...

June 08, 2022
1,582
Lori Gotlieb
Flipping the Concept of Volunteerism: Using Our Collective P...
Volunteer Management
Training
#Benefits of volunteering #Boards and committees #Clients as Volunteers +6

Volunteers have been stepping up to help during the pandemic and have made significant differences but the continued unc...

June 08, 2022
2,246
Aleksandra Vasic, CVA
WHY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD (RE)HIRE VOLUNTEER ENGAGE...
#Leadership #Trends #Volunteer Management +1

In the midst of COVID’s sixth wave, Canada’s nonprofit sector continues to struggle with uncertainty and increased deman...

June 06, 2022
1,617
Steve Armstrong
VOLUNTEERS – ‘FREE LABOUR’ OR ‘UNPAID STAFF’ … THREE THINGS...
#Volunteer Management #Teambuilding #Human Resources +1

Recently I met with a group of volunteer management coordinators to discuss volunteer engagement. We talked about using...

April 27, 2022
2,096
Better Impact
USING VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE VOLUNTEER LIFE CYCLE
#Program design #Marketing #Social media +2

There is no question that digital transformations have accelerated since the pandemic started. If there is one thing the...

February 07, 2022
1,716
Kimberly Chochon, Sterling Volunteers, Mark Hopwood, VolunteerMatters
4 Key Tips for Highly Effective Volunteer Vetting
Training
#Volunteer Management

Certainly, volunteers bring tremendous value to nonprofit organizations by contributing in many capacities. You may have...

January 26, 2022
1,587
K. Bron Johnson
Creating Inclusive Nonprofit Boards: Making Room at Your Tab...
News & Hot Topics
#Boards and committees #Working with boards #Diversity, Equality, Inclusion +3

Can you imagine an organization said to support Black people with no or just one Black person on the board? It’s like a...

January 19, 2022
1,599
Tony Goodrow
The Happiness Advantage
#Trends #Issues #Volunteer Management +1

Assuming that we could all use a little boost of happiness these days, I want to share some thoughts from a great book w...

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