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Open vs. Welcoming Volunteer Engagement

VQ Strategies

When I read these words recently, written by my colleague Barbara Palmer (founder of Broad Perspective Consulting ), they captured the nuance of an issue that had come up in coaching calls with volunteer engagement professionals that same week. If anyone and everyone is accepted, is it clear that the volunteers are even part of a community?

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Why I Volunteered: Why I Volunteered for My Local CASA Organization

Bloomerang

Bloomerang recently acquired InitLive to make it easy for you to create a volunteer experience that inspires and maximizes the impact of your programs. This is a new series from Bloomerang called Why I Volunteered. The Volunteer: She is a woman in her thirties who completed her local CASA’s 36-hour volunteer training program.

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The Facts Behind Youth Volunteers, And How To Get More

TechImpact

Volunteers help nonprofits accomplish their mission. In most cases, without the hard work and dedication of volunteers, our nonprofits would not be able to function. Whether it’s planning events, fundraising, or even simply donating, volunteers are what makes the nonprofit organization world what it is today. Provide mentors.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

Qgiv

Would volunteering help? Q: Will it help to become a volunteer? It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. The hands-on experience of working with a nonprofit as a volunteer can also provide a valuable inside look at what fundraising entails. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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The Life And Business Lessons My Father Taught Me

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today, I find in volunteering likely the same satisfaction he felt when he provided to others. Mentoring is equally powerful. I now fully understand the need to prepare for presentations, meetings, interviews, etc. Educate - My Dad's passion was education. He loved to learn. He loved even more to teach.

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Guest Post: How to Build Capacity with Roles that Volunteers Enjoy: a process in 4 easy steps

Twenty Hats

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic while trying to navigate engaging volunteers in a meaningful way. In addition, I made sure to ask staff about their expectations of a volunteer.

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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: The Mobilization Lab at Greenpeace recently commissioned and released this report, Beyond the First Click: How Today’s Volunteers Build the Power of Movements and NGOS. Authored by Capulet’s Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot, this report is based on in-depth interviews with leading practitioners and a literature review.