Category Archives: Managing Performance
Meaningful Involvement
by Anne Schink This final post using the framework of The Charismatic Organization focuses on meaningful involvement in the organization. If you have followed the principles of creating a charismatic organization, you will remember that building a strong organizational core … Continue reading
Orientation is the First Step in Training Volunteers
by Jen Lobley Training and orientation are not one in the same. Yet in recent conversations with some of my colleagues, I have noticed that there seems to be a bit of confusion. This became very apparent to me when … Continue reading
Understanding Consensus
by Jane Haskell Last time, in Making Group Decisions – Six Options, we talked about the six decision-making options: spontaneous agreement, one person decides, compromise, multi-voting, majority voting, and consensus building. We know that the facilitator, group leader, or the … Continue reading
How is your group evolving?
by Jane Haskell If a group is having stellar success or woeful dysfunction, I know it can often be attributed to various process or structural conditions, such as agendas, working agreements, personal leadership balance, or neutrality. I also am aware … Continue reading
Posted in Facilitation, Leadership, Managing Performance, Strategies
Tagged Group Development
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Social Media and Nonprofits—A Powerful Mix
by Daniel Martinage There’s no question that Social Media is changing dramatically the way we communicate and network. Sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are woven deeply within our personal and professional worlds. Social media allows organizations to reach out … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, Managing Performance, Social Media
Tagged Facebook, Fundraising, Social Media, Twestival, Twitter
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Powerful Positions Descriptions Make a Difference
by Lori Tsuruda At first glance, a position description seem like a dry, bureaucratic exercise, assigning vague responsibilities ending with “Other tasks as needed,” but position descriptions are actually among the most powerful, clarifying tools that an organization can create. … Continue reading
Being a Culturally Competent Volunteer
by Christine Laurel If you volunteer your time and talents through an agency or other community organization or if you work with volunteers, training or recruiting, then you know how important volunteerism is in Maine, providing services and minding the … Continue reading
Volunteers Matter
By Kaira Esgate I am frequently asked, “Do volunteers really matter?” I suspect that many folks in the volunteer sector would respond to that question in the same way I would (with an emphatic yes, of course!), but what evidence … Continue reading
Jigsaw Puzzle
By Penny Kern This is just a quick blog this month about the importance of the volunteer manager. Correction – the staff person who is responsible for the volunteers of an organization. Managing volunteers is a vital to any organization … Continue reading
Time Management Tools
By Penny Kern WWW.mindtools.com – what a great website. There’s a lot of information. The subject I was researching was time management. Setting goals, how to say NO, prioritizing were just a few of the things included in time management. … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Performance, Strategies, Technology
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