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Better Impact: Oct 21, 2026, 10:19:29 AM
VMHC 2026 brought together more than 2,300 volunteer leaders from 45 states and 8 Canadian provinces. The clearest lesson of the day: the biggest...
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Nicole R. Smith: Dec 17, 2025, 9:00:02 AM
This Month's Selection: The Volunteer Shelf Life: A No Fault Look at Volunteer Retention and the Reasons Volunteers Leave By Meridian Swift Why This...
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Timothy Sarazen: Nov 6, 2025, 12:05:38 PM
It’s no secret that volunteers provide immense value to your organization through their contributions of time and talent. In fact, the average...
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Nicole R. Smith: Jul 30, 2025, 9:00:00 AM
This Month's Selection: Raving Fans – A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service By Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles The twenty-sixth in a series...
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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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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...
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Nicole R. Smith: Feb 21, 2024, 9:00:00 AM
This Month's Selection The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People, by Gary Chapman and Paul...
