In the best of times, good volunteer management entails keeping volunteers engaged – with their tasks, with the clients they serve, with the mission of your organization. After all, this is probably what drew them to you in the first place, and certainly is what motivates them to stay with you. What to do when […]
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Volunteer engagement, within the context of a public health crisis, raises many questions as organizations assess the evolving risks and needs in our communities. Ramping-up, closing-down, or modifying services? Some organizations have increased their services to respond to the enhanced vulnerabilities that come with social distancing and self-isolation. Others are attending to the anxieties and […]
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I love the field of volunteer engagement and have the utmost respect for my colleagues who choose to do this work. Personally, I owe much of my personal and professional development to this sector and still, as a woman of colour, I’m compelled to call us out. We have huge gaps within our community. The […]
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