by Elisa Kosarin | Nov 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Don’t drop your specialization. Just shift your focus. I’m thinking of offering a new workshop. This one would be directed towards nonprofits leaders rather than volunteer managers. It would be called “Deconstructing Engagement.” In this workshop, we would take...
by Elisa Kosarin | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here’s what happens when a Leader of Volunteers accepts all offers of support. In August 2020, I joined many of my peers having to scramble to find a new job thanks to the pandemic. I wanted to stay in the same field, and I needed to be part of a mission I could...
by Elisa Kosarin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
“None of us were ready for this. So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing...
by Elisa Kosarin | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
What’s more important than engaging more corporate volunteer groups? Ensuring that their goals align with yours. It’s tempting to hastily say “yes” when employees from a reputable company inquire about volunteering. The excitement in some cases may even override...
by Elisa Kosarin | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
At home or at the office, you can transform a “no” decision to a “yes” by following this advice. Cicadas. It was 2020, and I was already getting nervous about the every 17-year invasion of cicadas these nasty insects, due in the Washington, DC...
