Time Management Advice for Volunteer Managers Many nonprofits are small operations where employees wear many hats. You may have a lot of duties in addition to managing your volunteers. At times, this workload can feel overwhelming, but it’s possible to become more effective and improve your time management skills. We’ve put together a list detailing
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5 Facts About Management Challenges There are so many common problems with volunteer management that every administrator can relate to. Whether you struggle to recruit new volunteers or fight an ongoing lack of resources, these issues can frustrate even the most productive charities. We’ve compiled some of the biggest challenges you can face and a
Tip of the Week July 22, 2019 If your organization uses the VicNet module, you may be interested to know that you can place advertisements on the VicNet Home page. These ads can be used as part of your fundraising efforts or as an exchange for services. For example, if you provide lunch at a
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When a new volunteer joins your organization, you want to get them integrated into a productive flow as soon as possible, which means providing the right instruction for them to tackle projects and assist at events and in the office. Smart nonprofits use proven volunteer training approaches to getting this important task done. Learn how
Millennials are often portrayed as naive and spoiled, but those stereotypes are terribly unfair. These young people, ages 18-34, grew up during the Great Recession, and they have strong beliefs and ideals that make them an excellent group of volunteers. Would you like to find ways to reach out to this generation? Use our tips
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Effective volunteer management for churches is a bit different than for other organizations. Volunteer managers often worship alongside the people who volunteer, forming more personal relationships than those at other nonprofits. Volunteers play a vital role in keeping the church running and supporting events. Here are a few ways to manage church volunteers to get
Your nonprofit undoubtedly needs volunteers, but you can’t accept just anyone who says they want to help out. Asking your applicants to fill out a volunteer form can help you determine if they make a good fit for your organization. You can also see what their skills are and how they line up with the
Tip of the Week June 24, 2019 There may be times when you need to enter a volunteer’s basic information (such as name, address, phone number, etc.) into an outside word processing document. For example, some organizations may send letters to volunteers, or create award certificates. If you are doing this for multiple records, the
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Including attachments with email you send is a great way to get things like blank forms, volunteer newsletters or handbooks, and invitations to your volunteers. While you could always send attachments through Volgistics, you were limited to just one with each message, and you had to upload it before composing the message. Now you can
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Tip of the Week March 25, 2019 In many organizations, payment and billing is taken care of by a person in a department outside of volunteer services. In these cases, you can provide them with access to the Volgistics Store for your account without giving access to the volunteer database used to manage your records.
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