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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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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 software. She wrote to ask if I had any new recommendations or information on new products since we...

Volunteer Engagement Nonprofit Leadership
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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,...

Volunteer Engagement Volunteering
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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...

Volunteer Management Volunteer Recruitment Volunteer Retention
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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?”

Volunteer Engagement Volunteer Leadership Volunteer Training and Onboarding
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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...

Volunteer Engagement
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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...

Volunteer Management Recognition of Volunteers
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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....

Volunteer Management
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Four Steps that Should Precede Your Recruitment Plan

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies: Aug 16, 2023 8:00:00 AM

People who know me well know this: I love planning. I can get downright giddy when diving into a strategic plan, program plan, or work plan. And yet,...

Volunteer Management Volunteer Recruitment
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Mythbusting 101: Toppling the Top 5 Volunteer Engagement Myths

Picture of Beth Steinhorn, President, VQ Volunteer Strategies 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...

Volunteer Management Volunteer Recruitment Volunteer Leadership Volunteer Management Best Practices
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