I Got Dumped: The Dark Side of Volunteer/Staff Relationships

I Got Dumped: The Dark Side of Volunteer/Staff Relationships: "2010


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I Got Dumped: The Dark Side of Volunteer/Staff Relationships

November 2010

Reprinted from Contributions Magazine

I feel the need to do a follow-up to my article about volunteer management, 'The Day We First Met.' In that article, I compared volunteer management to dating. I focused on the get-butterflies-in-your-tummy phase of courtship, the proposal phase, and ultimately, the marriage. But from the responses I got from volunteer managers, there is clearly a need to address the darker side. You know—after the period of bliss has passed. How do you handle these precious relationships when things go south or you begin to feel, well (gasp), married? Or even worse, you get dumped?"