Smarter Impact Starts Here
Demographic Trends Shaping America… and Service?
This afternoon, Pew Research Center released an article highlighting 7 demographic trends shaping the U.S. and the world in 2018 and, naturally, we couldn’t resist reading them with the following questions at the forefront of our minds: If these trends are shaping...
Why I Volunteer
This post is adapted and updated from a post originally shared on 3-24-2015 So much has been written and discussed in nonprofit circles about what motivates today’s volunteers. The chance to use or gain skills, to make a tangible difference in a community, to support...
Scholarship Opportunity for Points of Light Conference!
Professional networking is just one of the many benefits of attending the Conference on Volunteering and Service hosted by Points of Light -- Learning from expert presenters, connecting with corporate engagement professionals, and taking time away from your day-to-day...
Building Strong Staff-Volunteer Teams: From the Conference Room to the Ski Slopes
This month, I am relishing those few weeks that come only once every few years: The Olympics. I love watching, cheering, and dreaming. Although my dream of standing atop the podium to receive an Olympic medal never moved beyond a dream, the Olympics still give me lots...
Volunteer Orientations: Is the Jury Still Out?
As I am being called back next week for my civic "volunteer" duty, I am reposting this from October 6, 2015 and I can't wait to see if the orientation process has changed at all in the few years since my last experience! I volunteered yesterday morning. Here’s how my...
Finding the Fit for Remote Volunteers — A Case Study
As part of our ongoing series of Case Studies, VQ Volunteer Strategies is sharing a story from WomenOnCall, a unique, online network created to connect professional women with meaningful causes and skills-based volunteer opportunities in the Chicago area. We at VQ...
5 Engagement Lessons from a Company Rebranding Process
If you are reading this blog, you likely already know that just a few weeks ago, JFFixler Group became VQ Volunteer Strategies. (If this is news to you, then check out our announcement to learn more about our new name.) Whether or not our new name came as a surprise...
VQ: Your Path to Smarter Impact
We believe every organization has one … and it has the potential to lead an organization to greater impact. What is it? It’s an organization’s VQ, of course. VQ (or Volunteer Quotient) is an organization’s ability to leverage volunteer talent to increase its impact....
It’s Budget Time… so we have FREE Resources to share!
Since money is on many people’s minds as you plan for 2018, we decided to “celebrate” by sharing some new — and classic — resources that are available to you for free.
Summer Reading on Failure, Feedback, and Resilience
Rarely are we asked about how organizational leaders can create opportunities for volunteers to provide feedback to them, and it’s even rarer to be asked about the benefits of doing so.
