Despite all the valuable work that those who lead volunteer engagement do for organizations and the community, the...
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Recognition and the Power of Connecting
Earlier this month, I left the office to attend an in-person “Network and Share” event hosted by DOVIA Colorado. The...
Chart the Future of Volunteer Management
Attention all leaders of volunteers: We are pleased to help promote the annual 2024 Volunteer Management Progress...
Memorable Moments: Points of Light 2023
Engagement professionals invest a lot of time and resources in training volunteers, developing volunteer leaders, and...
Introducing our Book Group Facilitation Guide!
When we first conceived of the book, Transforming Disruption to Impact, our goal was to spark conversation about the...
Strengthening Your “Internal Partner” Muscles
Whether delivering services, providing pro bono support, governing as a board member, or sending advocacy emails,...
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.
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?