Number 1 pain point I’ve heard in all my chapter visits and chapter trainings over the last 18 months (more than 200 chapters!): volunteer succession. As in finding volunteers, keeping volunteers, engaging volunteers.
Which brings me to the point of this post: volunteering and volunteers have changed and will continue down this path. It is never too late to take time to understand what’s changed and changing about association volunteering and to learn how we in associations can be – nay, must be change agents.
Here’s a couple of places to explore:
- Volunteers Get Burnout Too—But You Can Help Prevent It
- How to Lead the New Culture of Volunteers
- Rethinking Volunteer Pathways for Members
- How to Better Engage Volunteers—the Remote Workforce You’ve Always Had
- Create a More Engaging Volunteer System
- Daily Buzz: Tips to Bring In More Chapter Volunteers
- How to Fix the Disconnect Over Volunteer Effectiveness
- A Holistic Approach to Holistic Volunteer Management Report
- Mutually Beneficial Volunteerism: Opportunities for Enhancing Association Volunteer Management Systems
*Be sure to also check out Mastering the Volunteer Liaison Role, a two part program for staff working with volunteers and volunteer groups!
One final thought – call us. We love to talk about volunteering and volunteering systems.