In anticipation of today, the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was...
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Beth Steinhorn
A Grateful Note to End 2020
The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection – looking back on the year’s achievements,...
The Power of Plans, Peers, and Pivots
At the start of 2020, we at VQ Volunteer Strategies were training and coaching four different cohorts of...
Redefining Leadership: Finding Balance in Recovery and Renewal
In our recent blog, we explored the importance of making the case for volunteer engagement as a strategy to sustain...
Leveraging Engagement to Sustain Our Organizations
The most common topic of discussion in meetings lately and the theme of many sessions during this unusual fall...
A 2020 Time Machine
2020 hasn’t turned out as any of us expected. Just for a moment, imagine what you would say if you could magically travel back and provide some advice or pose questions to your January self… What would you ask? What advice might you give?
Do you Have a Seat at the Leadership Table?
Now, more than ever, volunteer engagement professionals need a seat the leadership table to help organizations...
Zoom Fatigue, Volunteers, and Some Aha! Moments
Over the last few days, a common theme emerged from several seemingly disparate conversations. A virtual coffee with a colleague this morning. Listening to a book on leadership while I was walking outdoors yesterday. And, yes, even a call with my mother a few days ago.
What was the theme? Fatigue.
Engagement as a Path to Inclusion and Justice
Just as organizations began to explore reopening models after months of pandemic-induced closures or adaptations to...