Traditional volunteer pipelines are changing. Members increasingly expect meaningful opportunities to contribute earlier in their relationship with an association, rather than waiting years for a committee or board invitation. A candidate matrix can be an excellent tool for identifying gaps
As a Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management student at Indiana University Indianapolis, gaining hands-on experience is incorporated into everything we do. For the past three years, I focused on volunteering in the event field. I purposefully wanted to experience events
Getting board onboarding right is one of the most important — and sometimes overlooked — responsibilities of an association. Organizations invest significant time and effort recruiting and developing board leaders, and the individuals who say “yes” to board service are
Volunteers are the lifeblood of associations and non-profit organizations. Dedicated volunteers contribute their time, skills and passion to advance the organization’s mission – yet we know that we have the duty to provide ongoing support, and facilitate effective recruiting, training
Of course, we want our volunteers to participate with our associations year round… or do we? The answer is yes, we do, but we also don’t want to sacrifice a positive volunteer experience just for the sake of trying to
Volunteers play an essential role for any association. They have the inside scoop on the industry, they are present to hear the needs of members, and in the end, have a strong role in most association programs. However, good volunteers
Micro-volunteerism provides small tasks that volunteers can start and complete in a short amount of time. Though the term “micro-volunteerism” has only been around for about 15 years, it has received a lot of buzz. So does it work? When
Volunteers are the foundation of any non-profit. If you don’t have new volunteers coming into the mix on a regular basis, you’re missing a key leadership development opportunity to bring in new ideas, new opportunities and even new revenue. Here
Most Associations do a big “call for volunteers” because not only do we want to recruit volunteers to fill all of our positions, we also want to make sure that we’re asking everyone to get involved. We don’t want to
Traditional volunteer pipelines are changing. Members increasingly expect meaningful opportunities to contribute earlier in their relationship with an association, rather
As a Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management student at Indiana University Indianapolis, gaining hands-on experience is incorporated into everything we
Getting board onboarding right is one of the most important — and sometimes overlooked — responsibilities of an association. Organizations
Volunteers are the lifeblood of associations and non-profit organizations. Dedicated volunteers contribute their time, skills and passion to advance the
Of course, we want our volunteers to participate with our associations year round… or do we? The answer is yes,
Volunteers play an essential role for any association. They have the inside scoop on the industry, they are present to
Micro-volunteerism provides small tasks that volunteers can start and complete in a short amount of time. Though the term “micro-volunteerism”
Volunteers are the foundation of any non-profit. If you don’t have new volunteers coming into the mix on a regular
Most Associations do a big “call for volunteers” because not only do we want to recruit volunteers to fill all
