Volunteers are quite often the lifeblood of a non profit organization. They are a resource for staffing events, making calls, working mailings and many other responsibilities. Volunteers are also a vital link between the organization and the community.
Posted on 30 October 2009
I sent out a special email on Monday to those who are signed up for the Step by Step Fundraising newsletter. It included some of the tips that I also posted here: Annual Fund Drive, End-of-year Fundraising Success Strategies.
I got an email back from Tony with some great comments that maybe you can relate to.
Hi [...]
Posted on 04 September 2009
The largest fire in LA County so far has burned 220 square miles and devastated hundreds of families. There’s a centralized volunteer response team organized by L.A. Works, in partnership with the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles. Find out more at the L.A. Works website.
Whether you are currently job hunting or not, volunteering can [...]
Posted on 03 April 2009
National Volunteer Week is coming up April 19-25, 2009 (thanks to Joanne at About.com for the reminder!) This could be a great time for your nonprofit to recognize, show appreciation for and step-up your volunteer organization efforts.
For many groups volunteers are a crucial part of keeping the organization funded. Here are some articles with great [...]
Posted on 30 March 2009
“AHHH! What to do? Too many volunteers - Nonprofits are overwhelmed, volunteers underwhelmed!” that was the teaser Chris Jarvis posted to Twitter. With a line like that I couldn’t help but follow the link he left. And his blog post titled Six Reasons Why You’ll Never Volunteer Again did not disappoint.
As Chris points out so [...]
Posted on 19 February 2009
In the first part of this series, I introduced the topic of how to handle bad behavior from your board members. With this continuation, I’m throwing out five more examples of how board members can hurt (rather than help) your non-profit and, of course, what to do about it.
6. The Board Member Doesn’t Respect the [...]
Posted on 11 February 2009
After reading Becky McCray’s great article on How to find people to help you with your business at Small Business Survival, I started thinking about the professional help that many nonprofit organizations need.
Many of the same services are needed by nonprofits just as they are in the for-profit world. Like many small businesses, small [...]
Posted on 03 February 2009
After having spent many years working with non-profit boards, I know enough not to be personally disappointed by any one individual board member. Non-profit board service is a volunteer gig, and it’s tough to get down on someone who is giving of his or her time. Besides, as a leader of a non-profit, [...]
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