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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.ā€ ā€” Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. Some manage a handful of volunteers, others work with many thousands.

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

After 22 years in the fields of volunteer program management and nonprofit administration, Iā€™m often asked by colleagues in the sector for advice on how they can improve the volunteer program in their organization. Register for the Nonprofit Management Institute''s NMI 104 - Managing Staff & Volunteers online course.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 1, 2011 How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Make the Leap posted by Robert Duea , Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center and Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center So, youre thinking about starting a nonprofit organization.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

Not all leaders think that way, but organizations that value equity of access must consider the plights of those who might be systematically excluded from engagement efforts. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, ADL Arizona and GLSEN Phoenix. When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. And that's only what the second-year Arizona Allies accomplished. Angela Soliz , ASU Lodestar Center.

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Research Friday: Don't Be Afraid to Ask

ASU Lodestar Center

Recruiting volunteers is one of the most important jobs in most nonprofit organizations. In fact, the majority of people volunteer for an organization in response to being personally asked, as opposed to "walking in." [1]. 3] Of course, this begs the question: Why do these factors affect the volunteer rate?

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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

ASU Lodestar Center

As the Human Resource Staffing Coordinator (and later, the Volunteer Coordinator) for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, I realized that it really does take a village to raise a child. During the Arizona teachers strike, my organization was hit hard. It takes a village to raise a child. We cannot do it alone.

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