I just read this blog post written by Sarah Hipolito and wanted to share it with you. Besides telling a beautiful story from a really sweet person, it makes a couple powerful points. Please pay attention to the shift between volunteer – staff – volunteer roles – all in growing and deepening service. Here ya [...]
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Is volunteering work?
Is volunteering work? That’s an important question because it speaks to our motivation to work. Are we working primarily for money? When we volunteer we’re apparently choosing to work for other reasons. Why? And what shows up for us when we make this choice? I got to deep-dive this question when I found myself in [...]
Stories
Stories can help your volunteers understand your organization, its history, culture and values, and vision. Stories create a sense of continuity and supports volunteer recruiting, training, and retention. On the other hand, stories can divert attention from being fully present to this moment. Disfunctional stories distort reality and disrupt decision-making. We’d love to hear your [...]
