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The Power of Citywide Engagement – Learning Opportunities
Six years ago this month, I was awakened in the middle of a rainy night by my husband’s phone exploding with texts. He...
Beyond Retention: How to get better data to inform your volunteer engagement strategy
“How do I know if my volunteer engagement strategies are working? I keep looking at our retention numbers and I don’t understand why some people stay with us and why some don’t.” This was my first conversation with Hannah, a volunteer program manager at a local nonprofit addressing food insecurity.
Be Bold… Lessons for Volunteer Engagement Professionals
by Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies This morning, after nine months of research, design, and...
Reinvent the Wheel or Develop Something New?
To Reinvent the Wheel – or to Develop Something Totally New? That is the question. These days, when someone asks a...
Spin the Wheel of Value!
How do you talk about the value of volunteering? And, with whom do you discuss it? So many professionals strive to...
Listen Up! Summer Listening List
Every summer, we post a list of “what we’re reading.” For the 2018 edition, stay tuned (as I do have a good stack of...
Sometimes Simplicity Rules!
This blog was originally posted in November 2015, but a client recently asked a question about how to match volunteers...
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,...