Supercharge Volunteer Engagement

Supercharge Volunteer Engagement

Supercharging your volunteer engagement takes, well, a commitment. A commitment to embracing a vibrant volunteer program that recognizes today’s volunteer’s challenges. Mariner and Whorton Marketing & Research are currently leading an ASAE Foundation...
You Say Ad Hoc, I Say Micro

You Say Ad Hoc, I Say Micro

Editor’s note: 10 years after we highlighted the trend in our original 2015 post, it’s finally building steam as associations like NAA, NCCI, AIHA, AOTA and  ASIS embrace and act on it. We in associations need our definitions don’t we? All humor aside, one...

A Checklist for an Energetic Volunteer Workforce

What makes us different than any other organization is our members! What makes us successful is engaging those members! Here’s a list of Top 10 elements for a volunteer management program that engages and inspires volunteers. One recommended resource on association...
Volunteer Adhocracy in Action

Volunteer Adhocracy in Action

Activate an adhocracy to meet your member-volunteer needs. The why is clear as ASAE’s Decision To Volunteer and many other surveys tell us volunteers are looking for smaller, less time-intensive options and virtual jobs.This worksheet helps you translate traditional...
5 Tips for Creating a Better Chapter Program

5 Tips for Creating a Better Chapter Program

The email subject line caught my eye: Just Released: Area Ambassador Program. I clicked through and explored, and perhaps more importantly, I moved this email to my fitness folder with a follow-up flag. A sure sign that this message resonated. Only later did I realize...