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Are We Asking Too Much? Charging Volunteers for Training Contributed by:
Tiffani HillWednesday, April 22, 2009 (4 years 22 days ago)
With less and less funding available, how do we meet the needs of a 21st century program? A growing trend is to charge volunteers a fee to attend required trainings....
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Is a Vacation Volunteer Program for Your Organization? Contributed by:
Tiffani HillFriday, July 13, 2007 (5 years 306 days ago)
Vacation volunteering is not a new concept. According to a March
Christian Science Monitor issue, Global Volunteers started offering volunteer trips 23 years ago (http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0309/p25s01-lihc.html). This Minnesota-based nonprofit has been joined by organizations such as World Volunteer Web and Globe Aware in providing opportunities for individuals and small groups to make a difference while they travel. The Volunteer Family, based in Massachusetts, focuses on promoting volunteer vacations for the entire family. These are just a few examples that offer vacationers the opportunity to make a difference while escaping from the stresses of daily life.
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Respecting Your Time, and Others' Contributed by:
Tiffani HillWednesday, May 16, 2007 (5 years 364 days ago)
A domestic violence agency in the Pacific Northwest provides volunteers to work with the local sheriff’s department. They’re called “Call Back” volunteers and their job is to go through the stacks of police reports on domestic violence incidents and make discreet phone calls to the victims, letting them know what resources are available to them. During training, the volunteers are given tips on how to communicate this information in a way that doesn’t open the victim up to additional abuse and doesn’t patronize them.
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Breaking Up with Difficult Volunteers Contributed by:
Tiffani HillWednesday, February 21, 2007 (6 years 83 days ago)
As I sat down to write this article, it occurred to me that volunteer resources managers (VRMs) are laying the foundation to break up with a volunteer from the first moment they contact our organization. This is not how I want to view my application process. I want to think that everyone who calls or emails is perfect for the job, will have all the time in the world to do it, and will conduct themselves with so much professionalism that they will outshine any paid staff person. All of the paperwork, interviewing, orienting and training are just formalities.
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