Funding for Cascadia rail
Guilty of girl's murder
Eby committed to housing
Sauces, soup bases recalled
Fire review to take place
A labour market stalemate
Court upholds gag order
Families won't be separated
Teen gets life in prison
Europe reaches AI deal
Crankworx pulled in $30M
Spotify CFO to depart
Vees win over Centennials
Warrior off to World Juniors
Too little too late for Blazers
Ryan O'Neal dead at 82
Reeves' home targeted
Martha: I like to evolve!
Volunteer Matters
Ways to engage kids as volunteers
Do you want to engage kids as volunteers? I remember when my son, Eric, was very small (he’s bigger than me now!), we volunteered at our local petting...
Success at a volunteer fair means more than just showing up
Has your organization ever participated in a volunteer fair? It can be an amazingly effective way of gaining community exposure and meeting potential volunteers...
Planning appreciation events volunteers will show up to
Creating popular volunteer appreciation events I hear from a lot of people, when they put on an appreciation event for volunteers, few or no one comes....
'Quiet quitting' in the not-for-profit sector
You have likely heard about the trend of “quiet quitting” that seems to be taking over the working world. People are not doing more than what is...
When correcting mistakes, look forward and back
Last week, I posted an excerpt from my book “The ABCs of Leading Volunteers” about providing volunteers with feedback. Charlene Dishaw posted a...
How would a four-day work week affect volunteering?
I read an article this week about a four-day work week study being done in the UK. It got me thinking about how such a change, if it became standard, would...
Why you need a mentor
I firmly believe that having a mentor is the greatest way to learn. I mentor people and I have two mentors myself. My mentors have mentors. No one knows...
A thorough check-up of your volunteer program is vital
The word “audit” is a dirty word for a lot of people, but really, it just means “to review methodically and in detail”. It’s...
Volunteer shortages are squeezing not-for-profits
I saw a very discouraging post on Facebook today. It was written by a leader of volunteers in an organization dealing with staff shortages. He was writing about...
Lists can help you organize your day and get things done
As professionals in the not-for-profit sector, we are often overloaded with work. And yet we often look back at the end of the day and ask ourselves what we...
Supercharge your volunteer training
I hear a lot of grumbling about volunteer training, both from leaders of volunteers and from volunteers themselves. Leaders are concerned volunteers won’t...
Volunteers aren’t free
We fund what we value. Your organization says it values its volunteers. But does it? Think carefully. Volunteers are not simply free labour. In fact, volunteers...
Favourite volunteer quotes
I came across a volunteer quote today that I hadn’t heard before: “Without volunteers, we’d be a nation without a soul.” Rosalyn Carter....
We need boundaries in the workplace and volunteer space
We need to start enforcing boundaries. I hear about it again and again. A volunteer assumes because you’re working from home, it’s OK to phone you...
Dealing with technology in the volunteer sector
There is a growing trend toward increased automation and technology in the workforce, and the social impact sector is no exception. A year or so ago, I was...
Volunteering without ‘saviourism’
I’m a lucky person. Actually, let’s use the real word. I’m privileged. I’m white, cisgendered, well-off financially and fully...
Finding and using corporate volunteers
Are corporate volunteers part of your program’s strategy? You might want them to be. Good journalism starts with answering the five Ws – who, what,...
Dealing with unappreciative clients
It happened near the end of a long, stressful shift. A client came up to the registration desk, and blasted the volunteer for the length of time it took to get...
'AIDA' is a good process to follow when recruiting volunteers
There is a simple acronym that marketing people use—AIDA—that can help you recruit volunteers. AIDA stands for attention, interest, desire and...
Ways to help volunteers become more resilient
If you google “resilient volunteers”, you will get thousands of articles, blogs, videos, etc on how volunteering can help build resilience in...
