Charities Can Minimize the Strain on Volunteers Too Close to a Cause - Volunteers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Charities Can Minimize the Strain on Volunteers Too Close to a Cause - Volunteers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: But passion can be a volatile thing, and harnessing it in a way that benefits both the individual and the organization can be a challenge. Following are ways that nonprofit managers have tried to protect volunteers and employees who have been directly affected by a group’s cause while making sure that the cause is well served.

Volunteer Orientation is a Process, Not an Event: Here’s How to Keep It Moving Along - Tobi's Nonprofit Management Blog

Volunteer Orientation is a Process, Not an Event: Here’s How to Keep It Moving Along - Tobi's Nonprofit Management Blog: New volunteer orientation is not an event. Rather, it involves a process of adaptation where volunteers experience a wide range of emotions internally -- surprise, fear, ambiguity, etc. -- while they wrestle with past and current expectations and make sense of their new environment. So, we must support them accordingly.

Youth Volunteerism: 3 Ways Millennials Are Changing Philanthropy

Youth Volunteerism: 3 Ways Millennials Are Changing Philanthropy: As a millennial who cares deeply about making the world a better place, I’ve been thinking about the ways my generation’s approach to philanthropy differs from older generations. This view has been largely informed by serving on the board of directors for Spark, a non-profit network of young professionals dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls, and to training the next generation of philanthropists.

Volunteerism instills passion in daily life | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

Volunteerism instills passion in daily life | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: As board chairman of the Young Leaders Council, I am particularly intrigued by the research showing that the national volunteer rate tends to increase with age until mid-life. I have seen this trend firsthand in the young professionals establishing themselves in their careers who have expressed a desire to take their volunteerism to the next level by applying to the Young Leaders Council board training program.

Tips for training your short-term volunteers

Tips for training your short-term volunteers: "Tips for training your short-term volunteers
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf By Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf
April 12, 2010

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So you need volunteers badly for your next big campaign or event. And as volunteer manager - or executive director, or whatever position in your organization manages your volunteers - you want to make sure it's an experience the volunteers remember, cherish, and work at effectively without ruining your reputation.

Some of the best ways to maximize the effectiveness of your volunteers are all about how you present your mission to them."

Helping volunteers exit gracefully

Helping volunteers exit gracefully: "Most of our organizations are highly dependent on the contributions of skilled and passionate individuals, and our lives would be much poorer without this. The surveys of giving and volunteering show that a high percentage of volunteer hours is contributed by a relatively small percentage of Canadians. Also, these people are often among the best donors. Making it easy for them to change how they volunteer, to take time outs, and to maintain good relationships with their organizations, should just be common sense."