Volunteer Management Archives

How to Create a Sustainable Volunteer Program

by Hannah Trull | Mar 21, 2019 | Featured, Volunteer Management | 0

Establishing a sustainable, organized and engaging volunteer program should be one of your organization’s top priorities.

How to Hold Volunteers Accountable

by Spencer Creal | Oct 17, 2018 | Featured, Volunteer Management | 0

While many of your volunteers are helpful, there are some that are, well, not so helpful. Here’s how you can appreciate and hold volunteers accountable.

How and When to Let a Volunteer Go

by Randy Hawthorne | Aug 6, 2018 | Featured, Volunteer Management | 0

Letting a volunteer go is uncomfortable, difficult and downright awkward, but hopefully we can alleviate some of that weirdness with these tips.

4 Easy Ways to Become a Better Volunteer

by Hannah Trull | May 1, 2018 | Featured, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruiting | 0

Part of being a good volunteer manager is understanding how to be a good volunteer. Here are four things you can do right now to be improve your volunteering efforts.

4 Ways to Recognize Volunteers for National Volunteer Month

by Hana Muslic | Apr 13, 2018 | Featured, Volunteer Management | 1

Though you should try to recognize them year-round, here are five ways you can thank your volunteers this month specifically.

3 Easy Ways to Cut Nonprofit Costs

by Alice Williams | Mar 16, 2018 | Featured, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruiting | 0

Every dollar you save contributes to those you serve. Here are three practices you should implement to save your organization money.

How to Maintain Relationships With Outsourced Staff

by Spencer Creal | Mar 5, 2018 | Featured, Human Resources, Volunteer Management | 0

Even if you aren’t ready to bring on another full-time staff member, it’s important to maintain relationships with those who work for your organization.

How to Treat Volunteers as an Extension of Your Staff

by Hana Muslic | Sep 22, 2017 | Featured, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruiting | 2

Once you’ve recruited a solid group of volunteers, you need to develop relationships with them in order to treat them as an extension of your staff.

Finding the Right Donor Database for Your Nonprofit (Updated)

by Lyndsey Hrabik | Jul 12, 2017 | Featured, Fundraising, Volunteer Management | 42

A donor database helps nonprofits of any size build strategic fundraising and engagement initiatives. Read our reviews of the best databases on the market!

Top Five Tips from National Volunteer Week

by Claire Shinn | Apr 28, 2017 | Featured, Volunteer Management | 0

In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we compiled our top five tips to motivate your volunteers and keep them coming back.

Tips to Motivate Your Volunteers and Keep Them Coming Back

by Claire Shinn | Apr 21, 2017 | Featured, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruiting | 0

Finding a committed volunteer is like finding buried treasure. To keep that commitment alive, we have some tips for keeping your volunteers motivated and coming back time after time.

How to Turn Volunteer Opportunities into a Job (For the Employer and Employee)

by Austin Heineman | Sep 12, 2016 | Featured, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruiting | 0

Volunteering is an amazing resource and that also serves as a way to turn volunteer opportunities into a job. This benefits the volunteer and the NPO.