by Megan Thorn | Jun 2, 2017 | All blog posts, Recognition and Reward, Volunteering
Last updated June 2, 2017 Volunteer recognition is an important part of any volunteer programme, but there’s more to recognising your volunteers than printing their name in the newsletter. Genuine recognition requires you to think about each volunteer and the specific...
by Megan Thorn | May 11, 2017 | All blog posts, Volunteering
Last updated May 11, 2017 Long before organised charities existed, people would volunteer in their own communities helping friends and neighbours simply ‘do life’. Then, as society evolved and populations expanded, organised groups appeared and locals pitched in to...
by Megan Thorn | May 5, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated May 5, 2017 If you are responsible for training staff or volunteers, you’ll know how disruptive it can be when one person keeps butting in, side-chatting or arguing with everything you say. In most cases, the rest of your participants are feeling just as...
by Megan Thorn | Apr 21, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Volunteering
Last updated April 21, 2017 Trying to put a value on Volunteers is hard, almost impossible, but there are good reasons for measuring some of your volunteering outcomes: Volunteers are Precious Understanding and measuring the performance outcomes of volunteers shows...
by Megan Thorn | Mar 29, 2017 | All blog posts, Volunteering
Last updated March 29, 2017 Volunteer Expos are a great way of exposing potential volunteers to organisations looking for volunteer support. If you don’t have one in your region yet, maybe you could collaborate with your local volunteer centre and put one together....
by Megan Thorn | Mar 22, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Self-Care, Volunteering
Last updated March 22, 2017 Lately I’ve been doing a lot of work with people stuck in the ‘busy trap’. You know the one. The one where you’re so busy, so tired and so stressed. The one where nobody understands just how busy you are and they make stupid suggestions...
