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Rob Jackson: May 7, 2025 9:00:00 AM
I recently came across an excellent article by Milad Haghani, an Associate Professor of Urban Resilience and Safety at the University of Melbourne....
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Karen Knight: Apr 23, 2025 9:00:00 AM
The idea of micro-volunteering is gaining traction, and for good reason. Fewer people are willing or able to commit to a regular shift. They want the...
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Ashley Rieser, CVA (she/her): Mar 31, 2025 9:00:00 AM
One of the many things I love about being a volunteer engagement professional is how supportive the volunteer engagement community is, and the many...
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Rob Jackson: Mar 12, 2025 9:00:30 AM
You’ve got this! How is your 2025 going so far?
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✅ The good: Twenty community members show up ready to learn about volunteering with your organization.
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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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Nicole R. Smith: Nov 22, 2024 5:39:38 PM
This Month's Selection: Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage, by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D. The twentieth in a series of...
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Rob Jackson: Nov 6, 2024 9:00:00 AM
Being a Volunteer Engagement Professional can be demanding. We are constantly balancing the needs of our volunteers, our colleagues, our bosses, our...
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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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Mackenzie Albrecht - Greater Minnesota Program Manager, MAVA: Jun 7, 2024 8:30:00 AM
We talk a lot about burnout in the nonprofit sector, and burnout is especially common among volunteer engagement professionals. According to a 2017...
