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Quick Tips to Retain Quality Volunteers

by Funding For Good | Oct 14, 2022 | Leadership Development

Recently a program director reached out to Funding for Good to ask, “What can I give to our organization’s volunteers to encourage them to come back?” She was confused about why even the most promising volunteers tended to disengage after a few months. Desperate to...

Why Volunteers Stay

by Guest Author | Oct 6, 2022 | Leadership Development

This article is by Val Parker of VP Solutions. Volunteers have lots of choices of where spend their most valuable possession…their time. With nearly 2 million nonprofits in the United States, the possibilities seem endless! Driven by passion, or peers, or a host of...

Best Ways to Show Appreciation to Donors

by Funding For Good | Sep 30, 2020 | Development/Fundraising, Donors

An attitude of gratitude. Do you share your thanks, show appreciation, and gratitude to your staff, donors, volunteers, and community partners? Do you have the time or even know where to begin? I know that I am appreciated by my family and my clients and those in our...

The Nitty Gritty of Effective Volunteer Management

by Funding For Good | Apr 18, 2019 | Development/Fundraising

t is time to get down to the nitty and gritty components of effective volunteer management systems. Before you get started, it is important to identify WHO in your organization will spearhead the process and who will responsible for managing volunteers on a regular...