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Combat Volunteer Coordinator Turnover with VolunteerHub

Volunteer Hub

Investing in volunteer management software, like VolunteerHub, can reduce stress and inefficiency that often leads to turnover in the volunteer coordinator role. For volunteer coordinators, volunteer management software provides automation that can reduce workload, increase efficiency, and prevent burnout. Recruitment.

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70% of US College Students Say They Aren’t Politically Engaged

Care2

8% volunteered for a political candidate or an issue. 34% volunteered for community service, while 65% said they did not volunteer in the last 12 months. 8% volunteered for a political candidate or an issue. Houston We Have A Problem. In the last 12 months approximately. In the last 12 months approximately.

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Join a Nonprofit Tech User Group This August

Tech Soup

Social media surgeries are informal drop-in sessions where anyone from the voluntary and community sector can come and pick the brains of our ‘surgeons’ (helpful volunteers who understand the world of Twitter, Facebook, and the rest). Houston, TX: Social Media Reality Check - Are you Measuring the Right Data for Engagement?

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Seattle, Washington: Targeted Volunteer Recruitment. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston.

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Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards Winners Announced

Amy Sample Ward

“Finding a cure,” a highly used phrase for health organizations, is bolstered here by the appeal to solve a problem now so future generations won’t suffer from it. Houston Food Bank. With simple but effective use of word repetition, the Houston Food Bank clarifies its work and impact. Human Services: Filling pantries.

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Volunteering Can Be Good for Your Job

Have Fun - Do Good

A study for the nonprofit Womens Way found that women who volunteered improved their leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. Shop Girl tells her readers about a Women of Wardrobe fashion show fundraiser happening in Houston today. women volunteer Image via VolunteerMatch Hat tip to Joanne Fritz for info.

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Claiming Your Seat at the Leadership Table

NTEN

Flickr Photo: pete collins aka uniball The Houston YMCA runs a lot of youth basketball leagues, so they have a lot of volunteer coaches. This means they have a lot of volunteer coaches they have to train -- coaches who are already giving up a lot of time and whose schedules are already packed.