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

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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 treated as a program—a siloed effort managed by one department—rather than as a strategy that can...

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Starting the Conversation about Investing in Volunteer Engagement

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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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Building the Case to Fund Volunteer Engagement

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Jan 22, 2025 9:00:00 AM

Today, I heard from a past client excitedly telling me that a donor is interested in supporting the organization in securing volunteer management...

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Volunteering: A Family Affair

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Oct 23, 2024 9:00:00 AM

Food pantries, youth programs, senior centers, theaters, and many other agencies all involve families as key constituents. Families may be members,...

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When No is the Right Answer: Declining a Volunteer

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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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The 5-Minute Mini – Coaching Colleagues

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Apr 24, 2024 9:15:00 AM

“How can I help my colleagues feel more comfortable providing feedback to volunteers?”

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Volunteer Stewardship…New applications for an older concept

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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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Tis the Season for Thanking Volunteers

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Nov 15, 2023 8:00:00 AM

‘Tis the season of holidays, gratitude, celebration, and, yes, a bit of stress, too. The last six weeks of the year are always busy times. Whether...

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How Meetings can Engage Rather than Enrage Volunteers

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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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