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Flip the Agenda at Your Next Volunteer Board Meeting

August 15, 2014 Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

Never stay satisfied with any meeting, agenda or process. It is everyone’s responsibility to drive time, talent and treasure to your organization. Don’t be afraid to let others drive your car.

Does the Rule of Thirds for Volunteer Boards Apply to You?

August 8, 2014 Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

If I secure nine people for volunteer or volunteer board positions, one third of them will be outstanding and exceed expectations, another third will ebb and flow, and the remaining third will be a complete bust.

Call It What You Will, But It Is Fundraising — Isn’t It?

August 6, 2014 Jeff Jowdy

Labeling a campaign volunteer a “storyteller” blurs what is expected of the annual-fund volunteers — that they ask for a gift.

Volunteers: Love Them or Leave Them

June 20, 2014 Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

So many organizations carry volunteers who are burned out, tuned out and left the organization mentally some time ago. You need to say goodbye to them with grace and praise, plus begin to recruit fresh blood ASAP. You also must do everything possible to love your volunteers and know each person well enough to understand each individual’s needs and wants.

Fundraising Resolution No. 3 (Volunteering): Who, Me?!?!

December 12, 2013 Pamela Barden

While we won’t solve all the problems volunteers face in 2014, there are things we can all do — for volunteers at our organization or if we want to volunteer — to make the experience more fulfilling for the volunteer and more beneficial for the organization. While there are many good resources available for learning the secrets of volunteer management, following are just a few that have been most elusive in my own experience.

National Philanthropy Day: Make Dreams of Donors, Volunteers Come True (Part 1)

November 21, 2013 Joe Boland

At the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Philadelphia Chapter’s National Philanthropy Day Awards luncheon, three fundraising pros discussed making the dreams of donors and volunteers come true.

Narrow the Focus

November 13, 2013 Jeff Jowdy

Give me a list of 20 things to do and I might shut down. Give me list of five things to do, with clear instructions and a timeline, and I can excel.

Why Fundraising Is Like Coaching Football

September 6, 2013 Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

Your goal as a head fundraiser/head football coach is to always have the best team of staff and volunteers in the game.

Families and Friends and Peers … Oh My!!!

August 27, 2013 Angie Moore

What has nearly 4 million volunteers each year, raises more than $75 million in revenue and is NOT an event? And, more importantly, is your nonprofit doing it?

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