Category: Management Practices/Other/Public Policy/Volunteer Engagement/Volunteer Engagement

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Your Volunteer Program

Posted On By Shaminda Perera
Sustainable Development Goals, blue text on white background

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 by the 193 member states of the General Assembly to improve social, economic and environmental conditions around the world. They provide shared goals and a common language so that we may work together locally and globally to create a more just and sustainable world for ourselves and generations to come. This article explores how a social purpose organization can align with the SDGs and how to mobilize volunteers toward the SDGs during a volunteer shortage.

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Category: Management Practices/Volunteer Engagement

Leaders of Volunteers, I have an advocacy question for you – Who Cares?  (No, really, think about it.)

Posted On By Adam Janes

I reflected, who would care to hear about Volunteer Management and hear from Leaders of Volunteers like you? I also thought, if “MANAGERS OF VOLUNTEERS NEED TO KNOW YOU CARE” was posted on LinkedIn or in various places and spaces on the internet, who would take note? Finally, I thought who would care if there […]

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Category: Volunteer Engagement

Intergenerational programs: a way to address social problems

Posted On By Alison Stevens

We often hear about isolated seniors who have no family close by, at-risk youth left to their own resources, or no resources at all, and young children with no access to grandparents. These situations can often contribute to social problems. The term “generation gap” is widely used in the workplace and throughout our society to […]

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