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A Call to Serve: The Experience of a Lifetime Contributed by:
Suzanne Szczepanski-WhiteWednesday, August 16, 2006 (6 years 273 days ago)
Is there a new volunteerism? Or is volunteering simply an ages-old approach to acts of kindness or community service? And how do we develop a sense of altruism?
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Values-Based Strategic Planning Contributed by:
Suzanne Szczepanski-WhiteWednesday, December 07, 2005 (7 years 160 days ago)
We live in challenging economic times. Churches, schools, businesses and organizations that have been in operation for years have closed, while others have significantly cut back on their services and programs due to decreased funding. Can strategic planning prevent such cutbacks and closures? Of course not. But having a well thought-out and detailed business plan, and monitoring its implementation on an ongoing basis, can better prepare organizations to identify and address problems sooner, as well as take advantage of opportunities for growth. This article describes one non-profit organization's approach to developing a values-based strategic plan.
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Performance Measures for Senior Volunteer Programs: The Michigan Experience Contributed by:
Suzanne Szczepanski-WhiteTuesday, August 02, 2005 (7 years 287 days ago)
Management by Objectives (MBO). Total Quality Improvement (TQI). Programming for Impact (PFI). Logic Models. Outcome-Based Performance Measures. The buzz words and acronyms have changed over the years, but the message is the same: The number of volunteers and hours of service provided are no longer sufficient in documenting effectiveness in the field of volunteer management.
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The Promote-able Volunteer Manager Contributed by:
Suzanne Szczepanski-WhiteWednesday, July 27, 2005 (7 years 293 days ago)
In a recent Dilbert comic strip, cartoonist Scott Adams addressed the issue of "management elbow," which is caused by patting yourself on the back while at the same time covering your... you-know-what. As volunteer managers, we too often do neither, while we should be doing both on a regular basis.
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