With the 2022 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service confirmed as a hybrid event -- with the onsite...
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Open vs. Welcoming Volunteer Engagement
Nice leaders water down direct and constructive feedback wanting to be nice and to be liked…. Kind leaders deliver...
Family Volunteering – All Together Now!
November 20, 2021 is Family Volunteer Day – a global day of service that celebrates the power of families who work...
Finding the Right Volunteer Opportunity
Have you seen the latest issue of Civic Life Today magazine? April's issue focuses on -- you guessed it --...
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...
What to Say, What to Send: Strategic Communications to Volunteers Amid the Pandemic
One of the most common topics of conversation these days with clients, colleagues, and the nonprofit...