Practical Insights
Recruit
Recruit (identify need, create role description, create training, create recruiting text, find or take photo/video, find places to post or share). Is this challenging for you? You are not alone according to surveys in our field...
If volunteers keep asking...
How many times have you said something to have the other person say a response that is not what you expected, but when you think about it in a different way, the response does make sense to what you said or asked? Literal vs figurative.
Organize, Track, Succeed...
Are you someone who’s naturally organized — juggling multiple details without dropping a ball?
Or are you more like me, where keeping everything in the air can feel stressful and overwhelming at times?
More Than a Drive-By: Inviting the Right Volunteers into Your Impact
Have you tried to sell a house? Maybe it sold quickly, maybe it took awhile. Regardless, people will want to check it out and some will just drive...
The slow burn out - Rejuvenation is possible
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!..
Before You Recruit a Volunteer, Build This First
Too many new volunteer leaders make the same mistake. They inherit a program, get handed a login and a list of shifts in need of a volunteer, and immediately start thinking about numbers......
Volunteers and Fundraising: Doing It Well
Have you thought about volunteer strategy as a way to boost fundraising? Or has it been hiding in plain sight? Or maybe you’ve been hesitant to ask volunteers to give financially, worried it might risk losing them?
The Leadership Bottleneck
When there’s a leadership bottleneck in volunteer engagement, it doesn’t just slow things down.
It starts to shape how the whole system behaves.
Most organizations don’t notice it at first