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The Potential of Remote and Virtual Volunteers in a Changing Nonprofit Landscape
Virtual and remote activities are becoming more prevalent in the landscape of volunteer opportunities. However, most of the information or resources for volunteer managers continue to focus mainly on volunteering done on-site, alongside paid staff.   In this feature article,…
Michele Wiesner, CVA
Feature Articles
October 2016
Resources for the Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations
Good governance is the foundation of all successful nonprofit and membership organizations, and much has been written to help boards of directors do their work well. But most of the literature and available training about how to develop an effective volunteer board focuses…
Faye C. Roberts
Along the Web
October 2016
The Neuroscience of Awesome Training Experiences
Have you ever wanted to learn some tips that enhance how you relate to an audience when presenting? Or have you ever wanted some methods or tricks to put together a training session that helps people retain more afterwards? In this Training Designs article, Erin R. Spink…
Erin R. Spink
Training Designs
October 2016
Developing a Distinctive Management Approach for Volunteers
Much has been written about the differences between paid staff and volunteers and the need to develop a management style for volunteers that takes into account their unique characteristics. But to date much volunteer practice has lagged behind the research, with many…
Justin Davis Smith
Research to Practice
October 2016
Volunteers Along the Immigrant and Refugee Journey
Last year, e-Volunteerism wrote about volunteers at the front lines of the refugee crisis in Europe, and how their impassioned scramble to help—though often inefficient and always insufficient—nonetheless addressed grave needs and sent a message to governments to act. These…
Kerry Martin
Voices
October 2016
Looking to the Future: IHC's Plan for Long-term Volunteering Through Shorter-term Assignments
It all began when people with intellectual disability told us they wanted their own friends: friends who were not part of their own family or paid to spend time with them. At IHC we listened, and that premise became the foundation that IHC Volunteer Friendship Programme is…
Sue Kobar
Feature Articles
October 2016
Practical Ways to Capture Public Attention with National Volunteer Week Celebrations
In last issue’s Points of View, we examined the purpose and potential of a National Volunteer Week. We argued that such national celebrations are not just about individual volunteer recognition, and we took a more strategic look at the purpose and value of such weeks. In this…
Rob Jackson and Susan J. Ellis
Points of View
October 2016
Working with Human Nature, Not Against It: Using Brain Science to Boost Volunteer Engagement
The world is evolving and volunteers with it. Today’s volunteers have diverse lifestyles, preferences, and needs that must be accounted for when volunteer managers develop volunteer roles and fine-tune their personal leadership approaches. That said, one thing remains…
Tobi Johnson, CVA
Feature Articles
October 2016

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