Volunteer Management Talk

Juliet Wakefield from Nottingham Trent University summarises the findings of recent research on impact of religion on volunteering and creating a sense of identity

A total of 81% of respondents to ICDA’s 2021 survey said the pandemic had affected their ability to manage and recruit volunteers. Social and demographic…

Volunteering is often seen through the lens of how volunteers help to improve their communities. Though there’s no denying the valuable role volunteers play in strengthening their communities, it’s worth noting just how much volunteers can benefit from donating their time and effort to worthy causes.

Corporate volunteerism has proven to be an effective way to boost morale and promote team building; but after such an unprecedented year, the far-reaching benefits are apparent now more than ever.

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Fewer people volunteered formally in the past year while the proportion of people donating also fell, according to the government’s latest Community Life Survey.

Leadership is not a title. You can never be appointed a leader, whatever your business card may say.

Sometime after two hours on the tarmac last Saturday, the flight attendants kindly walked up and down the aisle offering a little snack bag containing a mini bottle of water, a small pack of cookies, and, of course, pretzels. Clearly these were meant to be distributed as we were 30,000 feet above Ohio perhaps, partway […]

Even great manager make leadership mistakes that compel good employees to quite. Here's what leaders want to avoid.

At the beginning of 2020 on Jan. 10, Independent Sector reported that both volunteering and philanthropic giving were down and had been wavering for years. The trend was startling to anyone who knows...

The dirty little secret of the nonprofit sector is that many leaders think that volunteers are more trouble than they are worth.

Volunteer Stipends, Interns, and Employee Volunteers

“Just a volunteer…” How often do you hear these words spoken at your organization? The implication that these three words indicate a lack of ability, lack of trust or lack of accountability is worrying. We all know, after all, that volunteer indicates a pay category, not a judgement on capability. So why is the work of volunteers sometimes undervalued, or their level of commitment or skill level underestimated? And it’s not just paid staff who use the term "just a volunteer" – volunteers say…

Volunteering can improve your life physically, mentally and emotionally. And it might help you find your next job.

Whether we realize it or not, we all have values that guide us. Your values are what you believe to be important and they determine your priorities and motivate your decisions. They provide us with the very foundation that we stand on and making decisions that are in line with our values often leads to …