VQ Strategies

JANUARY 24, 2022

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. An alternative is to focus instead on being accessible.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Welcome to the wonderful world of risk mitigation! When you’re hosting an event, you need to take into consideration the safety of guests, volunteers, staff, and vendors. It’s helpful to be present at the venue and to go through a visualization exercise with key staff or volunteers. Pro-tip: Plan on having an open bar?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

How should you target users for holiday giving vs. other campaigns? My experience has been that my most successful campaigns have picked up steam along the way through consistent and relevant messaging, targeted engagements, and deliberate timing of the components. I think your mission lends to a similar level of engagement.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Sometimes when I engage in self-care and take a break, I feel guilt that I am not actively doing something or being productive, especially when I have projects that need to be completed or while job searching. It’s great that you’ve opened a dialog with your director about this issue. Questions. That would be a great place to start.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2021

To recruit volunteers to drive seniors to appointments, grocery shopping and places of worship.”. How many volunteers do you need?”. Maybe current volunteers and donors?”. Or have you tried incorporating a stand-out call to action in your volunteer newsletter? Let’s continue with the example from a volunteer program.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Operations & Leadership Nonprofit Email Marketing: 7 Best Practices for Effective Emails 12 min read Read Now Set Up Automated Nurture Emails Take advantage of new email subscribers by sending them a welcome email (or even a couple of them!). This is a great element to build into your welcome emails! Send a survey!

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