Volunteers are essential for any association. They are in tune with your industry, understand the needs and motivations of your members, and are often the ones charged with planning and carrying out association programs, events, and more. But volunteers don’t
Associations serve as forces of change for their industries and provide members with essential resources to help their careers and businesses thrive. While association staff can manage the day-to-day operations and execute big picture plans, volunteers are the lifeblood of
Just as you cannot climb a mountain by only reading about it, you cannot build a strong association when members are only engaged enough to simply skim the monthly magazine or newsletter. Rather, it is essential to develop leadership opportunities
Volunteers offer professional societies the equivalent of thousands, if not millions of dollars of skilled labor for free every year. A solid volunteer management strategy can harness this passion for the association’s mission, but many associations don’t make volunteer management
Provide opportunities for different skills and engagement levels to take advantage of all your potential volunteers, and make sure all your goals are quality goals. Volunteer forces are the competitive advantage that associations have against their for-profit competitors. They’re what
We know we need volunteers to accomplish the goals of the association, but having a productive volunteer program is rarely its own goal. That’s especially dangerous as recruitment must be a constant effort. Remember: volunteering isn’t a member obligation –
The number of volunteers you have and how active they are establishes the bounds of what your organization can accomplish. But volunteering isn’t a member obligation – it’s a member benefit. What makes associations successful is members who are so
Help me if you can, I’m feeling downAnd I do appreciate you being ’roundHelp me get my feet back on the groundWon’t you please, please help me?– The Beatles No one wants their volunteers to feel down. Help your volunteers
According to a survey of U.S. professionals by Salary.com, meetings ranked as the number one productivity killer. Most employees find them unnecessary. However, in the association world, meetings are how things get done. As a volunteer leader, how can you
Volunteers are essential for any association. They are in tune with your industry, understand the needs and motivations of your
Associations serve as forces of change for their industries and provide members with essential resources to help their careers and
Just as you cannot climb a mountain by only reading about it, you cannot build a strong association when members
Volunteers offer professional societies the equivalent of thousands, if not millions of dollars of skilled labor for free every year.
Provide opportunities for different skills and engagement levels to take advantage of all your potential volunteers, and make sure all
We know we need volunteers to accomplish the goals of the association, but having a productive volunteer program is rarely
The number of volunteers you have and how active they are establishes the bounds of what your organization can accomplish.
Help me if you can, I’m feeling downAnd I do appreciate you being ’roundHelp me get my feet back on
According to a survey of U.S. professionals by Salary.com, meetings ranked as the number one productivity killer. Most employees find