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Volunteer Retention Tips: How to Retain Volunteers in 2022

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The national average for volunteer retention is only 65%. Here are 4 volunteer retention tips that can help. Focusing on volunteer retention is an important step your organization can take to fill opportunities in 2022. Making it easy for your volunteers to participate is key to their retention. Make it simple!

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How Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Increased Member Conversion and Retention Rates

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Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh utilized their resources to develop an innovative retention strategy. Participants earn special stamps when they visit one of the museums or attend an event for a chance to win a grand-prize. The creative technology comes from how Carnegie Museums tracks the stamps. Register today !

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4 Important Membership Trends Every Museum Needs to Consider

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It’s 2019, and a whole lot is changing in the museum and nonprofit world. That’s not to mention how strained museums already are in terms of resources. According to the American Alliance of Museums, the average museum has 6 volunteers for every paid staff member , a ratio which s oars to 18:1 in museums with budgets under $250,000.

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Combat Volunteer Coordinator Turnover with VolunteerHub

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According to a recent retention report , published by the Work Institute, the voluntary turnover rate for nonprofits is around 27 percent. According to an article published by Personify, two of the top five biggest challenges for volunteer coordinator’s include recruitment and retention.

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Self Care in the Museum Workplace

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The following post was originally published on the Center for the Future of Museums blog. On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. But effort and efficacy are not the same.

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Guest Post: The Iron Hug — Nurturing Relationships with Strong Leadership

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And, despite this ‘freedom,’ retention was low. The Iron Hug is an acronym for the management practices that I have found most effective in fostering relationships with volunteers that lead to effective service and increase retention. Lisa Marie Porter, MA, CVA, has been working in Museums in the public sector since 2001.

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Making Museum Tours Participatory: A Model from the Wing Luke Asian Museum

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Last week, I visited the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle. I've long admired this museum for its all-encompassing commitment to community co-creation , and the visit was a kind of pilgrimage to their new site (opened in 2008). I'm always a bit nervous when I visit a museum I love from afar. What if it isn't what I expected?

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