Articles
Practical notes on recruiting volunteers, keeping them, and making sure they show up.
- Case Study: Sharing Bread Soup Kitchen
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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.