by Elisa Kosarin | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Measuring volunteer impact benefits more that your program: it empowers YOU The life of a volunteer manager can feel lonely. We have a primary purpose in our organization—the subject matter expert, you might say. This purpose often means we are the only ones in charge...
by Elisa Kosarin | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
IRON (resolve, not avoid conflicts) HUG (gain their trust) — let’s get into some conflict resolution From an outsider’s eye, volunteer management may look easy: just be friendly when volunteers come in and thank them when they leave; be thankful you even have...
by Elisa Kosarin | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
When low(er) tech is the answer to our scheduling needs Back in the late aughts I had my first brush with volunteer management, when I volunteered for a second year with a film festival in New York City. In my first year, I just stood at the entrance to a 25-screen...
by Elisa Kosarin | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers When the calendar turned to 2021, we all knew COVID-19 was not going to disappear. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic while trying to...
by Elisa Kosarin | Feb 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
For CVA Krista Gilmore, the point of volunteer management is to cultivate volunteer leaders Give away the good stuff. That was the advice I received 25 years ago from an experienced volunteer director. I was new to a children’s ministry position and had little...
