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Volunteer Orientation and Training Tips

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Your volunteer orientation and training program should foster a happy, prepared volunteer base. Here are 4 tips to help volunteers gain the most value from the experience. A good orientation and training program will provide volunteers with a positive experience and first impression of your organization.

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

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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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23 Best Volunteer Appreciation Gifts to Show Your Gratitude

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Approximately 80% of volunteers state that they would like to be recognized or thanked by their organizations by hearing about how their work has made a difference. Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Let’s dive in to learn more!

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Mattering: The Growing Volunteer Motivator

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When training nonprofit leaders, I often share that volunteers want to make a difference. The term “mattering” was coined in 1981 (by Rosenberg and McCullough ), and it refers to our perception of personal significance in the world. But it would be wrong to assume that only young volunteers are interested in mattering.

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3 Tips To Make A Fulfilling Virtual Volunteer Experience

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Volunteers are the backbone of your nonprofit. From running your programs on the ground to soliciting gifts for your online fundraising campaigns , your volunteers work around the clock to support your cause. Your remote volunteers move your mission forward, even when they’re miles away from where your nonprofit is located.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. And our most ardent volunteers are typically people who love sharing knowledge. Document both employee and volunteer responsibilities. This is critical.

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5 Essential Employee Retention Tips for Nonprofit Managers

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If you’re seeking to improve your nonprofit’s employee retention rate, start by reviewing your organization’s practices in each of the categories above and think through how they relate to retention outcomes. Think of it this way: The state of an employee’s performance should never come as a surprise during performance reviews.