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3 Tips To Make A Fulfilling Virtual Volunteer Experience

Nonprofits Source

Consider asking volunteers who have been at your organization for at least six months to lend a hand and become mentors. Be sure to create open lines of communication so your new remote volunteers feel supported in their roles and can check in with their mentors or volunteer managers as needed.

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A Grateful Note to End 2020

VQ Strategies

The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection – looking back on the year’s achievements, challenges, joys, and losses. While 2020 is no different in that regard, our reflections are paired with an urgent desire to put this difficult year behind us.

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Top benefits for association leaders to connect with their volunteer members

Nimble AMS

According to the Michigan 4-H Recognition Handbook , when volunteers are acknowledged, it gives them a chance for reflection, self-assessment, and a boost in self-esteem and motivation. Offer mentor/mentee programs . Next, create a virtual member community to connect with volunteers outside of service hours.

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The One Secret To Better Virtual Meetings: Empathy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. At the end of the meeting, you facilitate a brief reflection on what it was like – was it disruptive?

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Embracing Change: A Post-Pandemic Nonprofit Sector

sgEngage

Success was defined simply: avoid layoffs, sustain programming, and keep actual (or virtual) doors open. Now is the time to step back and reflect on what is and isn’t working. As we begin to consider what a post-pandemic world will look like for the nonprofit sector, the concept of turning towards new measures of success is daunting.

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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

After several months of recovery and spending time reflecting on my unhealthy relationship with work, I decided to enroll in a doctoral program at The University of Pennsylvania. They are highly effective mentors and coaches. I wanted to understand one big question – why do some people get burned out and others do not?

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Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Reflecting on the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic, David says, “I saw many leaders using this challenging time as an opportunity to stand up and lead in moving ways. I realized I needed to recreate those moments as best I could for the virtual format. It’s a book you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time.

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