Sustaining the Spark: Preventing Volunteer Burnout
While recruitment remains the top concern among volunteer engagement professionals and nonprofit leaders, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Research—and plain experience—show
Plan a Volunteer Program From Top to Bottom
“Plan a Volunteer Program From Top to Bottom”, The Volunteer Management Report, December 2023, v. 28, no. 12 (article). Click here
The Engaged Congregation: A Guide to Creating Volunteer Culture
https://vqstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CreatingVolunteerCulture.pdf
Volunteer Recruitment Plan
Develop a plan for targeted recruitment of candidates who are qualified to fill your available volunteer positions. Departmental staff should
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Amid Uncertainty
Volunteer engagement has been evolving for years, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations were forced to accelerate change at
Transforming Days of Service Into Ongoing Engagement
Episodic volunteering is on the rise. Use this checklist to plan your next Day of Service so that your organization
The Engaged Congregation: A Guide to Volunteer Cultivation
https://vqstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/A-Guide-to-Volunteer-Cultivation.pdf
Strategic Messaging
Strategic messages entice individuals to learn more about a volunteer opportunity. Use this template to develop a message that can
Recruit and Rebuild Your Volunteer Base
59 minutes Are you challenged with recruiting new volunteers? You aren’t alone. Recruitment difficulties are pervasive across the sector. While
Cultivating Volunteers
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Volunteer Recruitment – A Case Study of Change
“Volunteer Recruitment – A Case Study of Change,” Engage Journal, October 2024 (article) Read the article.
How to Rebuild Your Volunteer Base
“How to Rebuild Your Volunteer Base” (article), The Volunteer Management Report, July 2023, v. 28, no. 7 (article). Click here to
Blog: Mythbusting 101: Day 4
Every day, volunteers help organizations achieve their mission – delivering meals, entering data, providing pro bono consulting, mentoring youth –
Blog: Mattering: The Growing Volunteer Motivator
The sticky note on the side of my desk reads, "Making a difference is a way to know you
Blog: Open vs. Welcoming Volunteer Engagement
Nice leaders water down direct and constructive feedback wanting to be nice and to be liked…. Kind leaders deliver difficult
eToolkit: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Amid Uncertainty
Read newsletter here - https://mailchi.mp/vqstrategies/etoolkit-volunteer-recruitment-retention-amid-uncertainty
Blog: Finding the Right Volunteer Opportunity
Have you seen the latest issue of Civic Life Today magazine? April's issue focuses on -- you guessed it --
Blog: New eToolkit on Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers Amid Uncertainty
Volunteer engagement has been evolving for years, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations were forced to accelerate change at
Blog: Days of Service – Let’s Evolve the Vision
In anticipation of today, the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was
Blog: 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 services, millions of people
Blog: Is There a Secret Shopper in your Midst?
We had such good feedback on this post when it was originally published in 2011 that we wanted to pull
Blog: Transforming Holiday One-Timers into Ongoing Volunteers
‘Tis the season. Not just for celebration… but for people to show up in droves to volunteer over the holidays.