It's a month after international volunteer manager day. How have you been bold? Add it in the comments.  I was bold and asked our marketing if they would do something for the day and they did. I've also asked leadership what they would need to convince them to invest more in volunteer engagement.  Your bold might be something very different than this. I can't wait to hear what your bold move is or will be. Comment or email me! You can see the video here: https://www.linkedin.

Anybody short on time? This is how I've been helping myself during the week. Save time and eat healthy. Food prep all at once for the week. It takes a couple of hours on one day, however, it saves time during the week. And if you think about all this time you have to go in and out in and out open containers during the week doing this individually, By doing everything all at once, you save time overall. Start with cooking the meat, and now I cook everything that I buy all at o

Burnout. Are you or the volunteers who you lead there? I’ve been there. It didn’t happen all at once. It’s a gradual slow process for most people, like a volcano, the pressure builds and builds over time, then one day, BAM! You stop. You just can’t be energetic, creative, giving of time and personal energy. You are weary. Weary in body, soul and spirit. Nothing left to give out anymore.  How have I been working through this? It’s a journey and I don’t have it perfectly handle

Happy seventh anniversary to me! September was 7 years at the Blood Bank of Delmarva. It gives me time to reflect a bit on my journey of the 7 years. Seven is widely regarded as an important number. Personally, I don’t put too much “power” in numbers, however, there are good examples to pause here and reflect at year 7. Seven is widely regarded as symbol of luck, happiness, and spiritual completeness across many cultures. Many flowers have 7 petals representing beauty and sym

As a  hashtag#lovols , do you ever get discouraged? You are not alone.  How do you get encouraged and motivated? Check out my short video for some of my ideas. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/angelawilliamsoncva_lovols-vea-encouragement-ugcPost-7396896044606771200-Le4P?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAFp9IYBKSRIKavswqlIy_fWdVM6evqwURc