The Birth of the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration: A New...
Volume II, Issue 2, January 2002Feature Articles By Susan DeGolierMinnesota is pleased to announce the beginning of a new statewide association for people in the field of volunteer administration, the...
View ArticleWhere Have All the Leaders Gone?
Volume II, Issue 2, January 2002All-Volunteer Groups By Bryan R. Leipper and Diane L. LeipperThe refrain is heard time and time again in the groups and organizations of modern society. Schools have...
View ArticleFun and Simplicity Make These Recruitment Techniques Work
Volume III, Issue 2, January 2003All-Volunteer Groups By Debbe S. GladstoneTired of trying to get your group members motivated to help build membership? The General Federation of Women's Clubs knows...
View ArticleTools for Strategic Planning
Volume IV, Issue 1, October 2003Training Designs By Trudy SeitaThis training design offers four exercises (with a worksheet or other training tool for each) to help you, your board members, paid staff...
View ArticleLearning to Dance: Keeping the Partnership of President and Staff in Rhythm
Volume IV, Issue 1, October 2003All-Volunteer Groups Larger all-volunteer organizations frequently have one or more paid staff to support the work of the association's officers, at least at the...
View ArticleSuccession Planning
Volume V, Issue 2, January 2005Feature Articles 2 By Adaire PalmerSuccession planning seems to be another of the ‘buzz words’ of late. I believe it is a relatively new concept to the voluntary sector,...
View ArticleWhat Volunteers Do to Each Other Is Not Always Pretty
Volume V, Issue 2, January 2005Points of View By Susan J. Ellis and Steve McCurleyAs we’ve often noted, the most frequently-requested topic for a workshop that any volunteer management trainer receives...
View ArticleThe State of Volunteer Management Infrastructure
Volume V, Issue 3, April 2005Along the Web By Steve McCurleyRecent years have seen a plethora of new research on volunteers and volunteerism. In this issue of “Along the Web,” we’ll focus on “volunteer...
View ArticleFamily Feud: Relatives, Co-Workers and Friends as Volunteers
Volume V, Issue 4, July 2005Points of View By Steve McCurley and Susan J. EllisWe often think of well-functioning volunteer programs as happy little families, systems in which people get along so well...
View ArticlePerspectives on Membership Development
Volume VI, Issue 1, October 2005Feature Articles 3 by Soroptimist International of the Americas including an audio interview with Leigh Wintz, Executive Director An audio interview with Soroptimist...
View ArticleThe Volunteer as Leader
Volume VI, Issue 2, January 2006Feature Articles 3 By Heidi Griminger BlankeRecruiting volunteers to be the leaders or presidents of their organizations can be a daunting task. Once there, these...
View ArticleAre You a 'Manager' or a 'Leader' of Volunteers?
Volume VII, Issue 2, January 2007Feature Articles By Wanda Lee Bailey and Sherri PetroShould there be a significant difference in leadership ability between the head of the organization and the head of...
View ArticleThe Dynamics of Multi-Level Organizations
Volume X, Issue 3, April 2010Keyboard Roundtables An Audio Keyboard Roundtable Susan J. Ellis, Linda L. Graff, Suzanne Lawson and Marilyn MacKenzieOn behalf of Osteoporosis Canada, volunteerism...
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