Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies

Beth Steinhorn is a recognized leader in strategic engagement, helping organizations and their leadership increase their impact through innovative volunteerism. As a consultant, trainer, and thought leader, she actively contributes to the national dialogue on volunteer engagement and is the co-editor of Transforming Disruption to Impact: Rethinking Volunteer Engagement for a Rapidly Changing World. Beth has supported numerous organizations across the U.S. and Canada in becoming certified Service Enterprises, guiding them through transformational change.

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Beyond Hours: Communicating Volunteer Value to Your Board

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Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Aug 10, 2026, 9:00:03 AM

Here's an irony: Board members are volunteers themselves. Yet, volunteer engagement strategy and impact often receive surprisingly little attention in the boardroom. When volunteer engagement does make it onto the agenda, the conversation frequently...

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Designing Two-Hour Volunteer Opportunities That Matter

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Mar 9, 2026, 9:00:02 AM

Brief volunteer opportunities are on the rise—and even activities as short as two hours are everywhere: afternoon service projects, corporate...

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The Volunteer Engagement Leader’s Playbook: Building Influence, Credibility, and Impact

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Oct 22, 2025, 9:00:00 AM

Engaging volunteers is one of the most powerful strategies nonprofits can leverage to advance their missions. Yet too often, volunteer involvement is...

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Starting the Conversation about Investing in Volunteer Engagement

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Jul 23, 2025, 9:00:00 AM

There’s a widespread myth that, in my experience, is the root of many of our sector’s biggest challenges. Far too many people (including leaders of...

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Beyond Training: Sweeping Away Barriers to Volunteer Engagement

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Apr 16, 2025, 9:00:00 AM

A few years ago, I was interviewing dozens of staff and volunteers of a wildlife rehabilitation organization as part of a volunteer engagement...

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When No is the Right Answer: Declining a Volunteer

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Jul 24, 2024, 8:05:00 AM

One of the most frequent questions we hear from leaders of volunteers is how to decline a volunteer professionally and with kindness and we are...

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Volunteer Stewardship…New applications for an older concept

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Jan 24, 2024, 9:00:00 AM

Recently, I was working with a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to developing leaders and encouraging civic engagement locally. In our...

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How Meetings can Engage Rather than Enrage Volunteers

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Oct 18, 2023, 7:54:00 AM

We engage in many different kinds of “meetings”—including, “meeting new people” and “meeting goals”—but traditional meetings often get a bad rap....

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Mythbusting 101: Toppling the Top 5 Volunteer Engagement Myths

Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Jul 12, 2023, 6:00:00 AM

Around the globe, volunteers help organizations achieve their mission. And yet, volunteer engagement is often complicated by widely held myths. As...

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