Things to Consider Before Recruiting New Volunteers

There are lots of things to consider before recruiting for new volunteers.  You can begin by contemplating how a multi-generational approach would affect your recruitment process and success of volunteers in the positions you are seeking to fill.  Each generational group has characteristics which may be beneficial to your organizations.  Are you successful at recruiting […]

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Measuring the Impact of Your Volunteer Program

I recently encountered an article by Tony Goodrow on calculating the Return on Investment (ROI) of a volunteer program.  He offered some very thoughtful ideas and I want to share some of them with you.  Goodrow began his article using a quote attributed to authors of business management, most frequently to Robert Kaplan, founder of […]

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Is there a Pro Volunteer Culture in your organization?

I recently attended the National Extension Conference on Volunteerism.  Martin J. Cowling delivered the keynote address, “Creating a Pro-Volunteer Culture.”  He is a leading consultant on not for profit and volunteer management.  Currently the CEO of People First – Total Solutions, Martin works regularly with individuals and organizations internationally on areas connected with not for […]

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