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# Articles

Practical notes on recruiting volunteers, keeping them, and making sure they show
up.

- [Case Study: Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/casestudy-sharingbreadsoupkitchen) — How Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen replaced overwhelming spreadsheets with automatic reminders, and built dependable volunteer relationships in the process.
- [Get Volunteers as Enthusiastic as Katniss Everdeen](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/i-volunteer-as-tribute) — "I volunteer as tribute!" Katniss had very different circumstances, but you can still get volunteers who are genuinely enthusiastic — in a considerably better way.
- [How to Improve your Volunteer Recruitment](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/volunteer-recruitment) — Get the volunteers you need with less effort. Practical recruitment tips for small nonprofits, including the sign-up details that quietly cost you people.
- [Church Nursery Scheduling the Easy way](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/church-nursery-scheduling) — Lost among spreadsheets and calendar invites, and outnumbered by kids when a volunteer forgets? A simpler way to schedule and remind your church nursery team.
- [How Soup Kitchens Help the Community](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/how-soup-kitchens-help-the-community) — Soup kitchens provide nutritional and emotional support to their neighbors. How they help, why they matter more in hard financial times, and how to get involved.
- [Volunteer Retention: Our top 5 Tips](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/improve-volunteer-retention) — Keep volunteer turnover low and build a culture of community that keeps people involved for the long run. Five practical retention tips for small nonprofits.
- [Top Traits to look for in your Next Volunteer](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/top-volunteer-traits) — Four characteristics that rockstar volunteers have in common, and how to spot them while you are recruiting — before you have invested months in training.
- [Virtual Volunteer Opportunities](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/virtual-volunteer-opportunities) — Online volunteering lets people do good right from their phones. Five ways to make a difference today with just a few spare minutes and no commute.
- [Volunteer No-Shows: How to Handle the Situation Gracefully](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/volunteer-no-show-prevention) — Volunteers mean well, but good intentions aren't always enough. How to prevent volunteer no-shows, plan around them, and re-engage people without guilt-tripping.
- [Volunteer Work you can do Today](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/volunteer-today) — Simple ways to positively impact your community today, in under an hour — no long-term commitment, no training, and several you can do from your couch.
- [What is Micro-Volunteering?](https://volunteerreminder.com/article/what-is-microvolunteering) — Micro-volunteering is noncommittal volunteering that lets busy people help in small ways. What it is, why it works, and how to offer it in your organization.

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