Archive for August, 2006
Plan Ahead or Last Minute Volunteers
Volunteers tend to prefer being scheduled in one of two ways. Though some will want to be marked down on the calendar for weeks or months ahead of time, others will want to find out the week of or even the day before.
Planners
Planners typically are the volunteers who can do the marathon. They are able [...]
Volunteers: Chaos or Order
Another crucial part of matching a volunteer with a particular task is determining how much structure he/she prefers.
Some volunteers need to be focused and mostly stationary, working on one task for a long period of time. They want to know exactly what they are supposed to do and wish to accomplish it. They thrive [...]
Sprint or Marathon Volunteers
One of the most valuable lessons I learned in a class with Joe Myers has to do with two kinds of people. Once you understand this simple truth about most people, the applications are limitless.
Sprinters
Some people like to sprint. They want to be busy in short spurts. Don’t ask them to sign up to do [...]
Investing in Volunteers
Coffee, water, cookies, muffins crackers, and cheese. These are the typical refreshments that I offer volunteers.
Purchasing such products is not a big expense. It takes a few minutes to serve them. The message is what counts.
A seasoned volunteer and staff member took special notice of how we treat our volunteers and let me [...]
Northshire Non-Profit Network
The next Northshire Non-Profit Network meeting will be at Burr and Burton Academy on August 4th at 8 am in the library. Read more on the NNN blog.
Part of the group’s purpose is providing training and education for non-profit organizations, and on this occasion we will discuss web site do’s and don’ts thanks to a [...]
