They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of...
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Beth Steinhorn
Rethinking Recruitment and Retention Goals
For decades, volunteer engagement was summed up in 3 Rs: “Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition.” As the field of...
Performance Improvement Plans: When, Why, How
As we were reviewing the agenda for a scheduled coaching call last week, a client shared a recent event in which a...
New eToolkit: Engaging Virtual Volunteers
Volunteers have served virtually for decades, but now, the need for engaging volunteers to serve remotely is greater...
When is the 3 o’clock Parade?
With the 2022 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service confirmed as a hybrid event -- with the onsite...
Building on Skills-Based Success
Like many nonprofit supporting organizations, the NH Center for Nonprofits organizes the state’s nonprofit “Gives”...
Open vs. Welcoming Volunteer Engagement
Nice leaders water down direct and constructive feedback wanting to be nice and to be liked…. Kind leaders deliver...
Loss and Grief in Volunteer Engagement
In the last two weeks alone, six different people said to me, “I am still grieving,” “I am mourning,” or “I am still dealing with feelings of loss.” Nearly all these comments were made in different conversations. It was notable after the second occurrence, but by the sixth, it was un-ignorable.
Family Volunteering – All Together Now!
November 20, 2021 is Family Volunteer Day – a global day of service that celebrates the power of families who work...