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iVolunteer

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Volunteering for your association has benefits

“I’ve got a full plate. I don’t know if I’ll be available for those meetings. I just can’t commit right now.” I’ve said that in response to an invitation to volunteer. Now, I don’t. Instead I ask will the volunteer opportunity help me meet my personal and business goals. Volunteering isn’t simply a time commitment, […]

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National Volunteer Week: An Invitation to say more than “thanks”

13 Days before the official #NVW18 begins. I know you probably thank your association volunteers all year long, right? I serve on a volunteer council for NIGP and this very topic was a key part of our conversation. We asked are those one-up thank you’s, while meaningful, giving us the biggest impact to stir volunteering. […]

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Your chapters need more volunteer muscle?

What chapter doesn’t need more volunteer muscle? While associations in general are feeling the pressure in engaging volunteers, chapters’ pain is more acute. We could go into depth why chapters are struggling however simply put it’s a time/flexibility issue. One counterpunch is to make volunteering fun and appreciated.

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Fully Developing Your Volunteer Workforce – Handout

Fully Developing Your Volunteer Workforce – handout for #FSAE17 session.
Includes 5 key findings of the ASAE Foundation research, drivers for
volunteer satisfaction, and a tool for gauging your volunteer program.

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Fully Developing Your Volunteer Workforce

#FSAE17 is the first of 3 stops this summer to share what we discovered
in the ASAE Foundation research on optimizing association volunteerism
through mutually beneficial programs.

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Celebrating Volunteers – National Volunteer Week 2017

Did #NVW17 sneak up on you? There’s still time to act. Below are a few last-minute ideas. A week recognizing volunteers is nice but really showing #VolunteerLove means a commitment to your volunteers all 52 weeks a year.

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