Show Your Donors the Love

Love is in the air this week. Share it with your donors! Some folks call Valentine’s Day Donor Day! Use Valentine’s Day as a stewardship opportunity to show your donors […]

Volunteers as Board Members

Board members may be your organization’s most important group of volunteers. These volunteers set policy, review and develop programs, represent the community your nonprofit serves and supervise the executive director. […]

Evaluating Your Volunteers

Volunteers are important to our nonprofit organizations. A really great volunteer program is going to have a process for evaluating volunteers. If you aren’t evaluating your volunteers, you are not […]

Using Volunteers at Your Events

Volunteers are a large part of successful nonprofit events—fundraising and other events. If you are seeking volunteers for events, first look to your current roster of volunteers. Look at past […]

Volunteers as Fundraisers

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, take a moment to think about America’s very first volunteers—our founding fathers and those who fought for our independence. These brave people gave their […]

Volunteer Recruitment and Retention

This week, we continue providing information and resources on volunteers—focusing on recruitment and retention. There are several simple steps to finding good volunteers. First, you must ask. Be as specific […]

Volunteers for Nonprofits

Volunteers are an important part of the nonprofit sector. From volunteer service on boards and committees to volunteers who help with mission work, all nonprofits have a role for volunteers […]