Category Archives: Generations
Recruiting pro bono and highly skilled volunteers
By Anne B. Schink Watch your local Time Warner cable channel for a new public service announcement about pro bono and skilled volunteers. Get a sneak peak on VolunteerMaine.org. As a volunteer manager, you have probably had experience with people … Continue reading
Make a Difference: I’ll Help You While You Help Me
By Matt Robinson MAKE A DIFFERENCE! That is a bold challenge. It is just the challenge that the eighth grade students at Pemetic Elementary gave to the attendees at last week’s 11th annual KIDS Consortium Student Summit. Pemetic students planned … Continue reading
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Generation Y
by Corrie Hunkler (of Generation Y) I have been looking at generations lately. It is something companies and volunteer mangers like to look at because apparently what we experience growing up (like our core values around family, education, religion, peers … Continue reading
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What Have I learned in a Lifetime of Working With and For Volunteers?
By Noble Smith Having spent nearly fifty years in the business of working with and for volunteers at non-profit organizations does not make me an expert at anything. However, one aspect of serving as a volunteer that I have carried … Continue reading
When Expectations May Not Become Reality
by Ann Swain In all parts of our world, there are many people with the greatest desire to offer their expertise in a volunteer capacity. In preparing for retirement, I often ask the prospective retiree, ‘do you have a plan?’ … Continue reading
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The Greatest Generation
By Trudy Hamilton I’ve been trying to think of a top-notch, really exciting and inspiring topic to blog about this week. I’ve been left with “Blog Blank”, or perhaps “Blog Blahs”. I’ve also been reading Brokaw’s “The Greatest Generation”, and … Continue reading
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Youth Leadership, Empowerment, and Making a Difference, cont.
By Josephine Cooper and Carl Lakari Last month, we featured a blog from Project AWARE Coordinator, Carl Lakari. This month, we are featuring a letter from one of their youth volunteers, Josephine Cooper. I want to share with you a … Continue reading
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Youth Leadership, Empowerment, and Making a Difference
By Carl Lakari I have always thought volunteering is essentially the giving (of our energy) to help others. It’s service. Sounds simple, but it’s not. I am challenged by years of judgments and carried perspectives – personal and cultural. “Rugged … Continue reading
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Nonprofit Communication in the Digital Age: Changing Times, (mostly) Same Old Criteria
By Sarah Ryan, Ph.D. If your nonprofit doesn’t have a second life presence, are you doing a disservice to your clients? Probably not. If you don’t provide economic data on your website, are you failing your donors? Maybe so. These … Continue reading
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(Mis) Understanding Adult Learning
By Elizabeth Cole Two weeks ago I replaced my grandfather’s outdated internet browser with one that was more current and theoretically easier to use. After teaching him the basics, I started to show him some of the more advanced tools … Continue reading
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