Category Archives: Managing Performance
Purposeful Innovation
By Anne B. Schink Let’s see. So far our blog posts built upon The Charismatic Organization, the book by Shirley Sagawa and Deb Jospin, we have discussed the importance of being mission-driven, creating a positive organizational culture, and being faithful … Continue reading
“Can-do Culture”
By Anne Schink For the past several posts I have talked about The Charismatic Organization by Shirley Sagawa and Deb Jospin. Among their eight principles is a “Can-Do Culture”. They describe organizational culture as the organization’s personality or character. Every … Continue reading
Moving toward balance: Identifying where you are spending your time
By Jane Haskell Last month in Juggling? Or Balance? I outlined the steps for creating a self-care plan which was, in fact, a personal affinity diagram. Having this self-care plan is an excellent step toward creating the balance you might … Continue reading
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Engaging Volunteers Through “Individual Volunteer Plans” (IVP)
by Michele Ober A year ago, a volunteer inquiry came across my desk with name, contact information, and interest in three different areas in the organization. I proceeded to contact the volunteer leaders of each area asking that they send … Continue reading
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The Invasion of the Interns: How to Manage the High Season of Borrowed Exuberance
by Sarah Ryan, Ph.D. Summertime represents a shift in gears for most nonprofits. Youth organizations fill more hours each day with programming, legal organizations prepare for fresh sessions of autumnal judicial fact-finding, and a lucky handful of public sector employees … Continue reading
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Fixing a Common Disconnect Between Garden Bounty & Need
by Keri Penick Have you ever heard of the nationwide program Plant-A-Row (PAR)? Most people are able to exclaim- “Oh, I’ve heard about that!” Commonly, people do understand it is a public service campaign to encourage home gardeners to grow … Continue reading
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Should Your Volunteers Be Part of Your Performance Appraisal Process?
by Stan Janas A number of blog posts have addressed the importance of managing the performance of volunteers, coaching them, making sure they have a clear understanding of the tasks required and supervising their work. It makes me wonder why … Continue reading
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Volunteer Leaders
By Ann Swain Not all non-profit organizations utilizing volunteers recognize the importance or significance of identifying ‘volunteer leaders’ and often don’t view volunteers as leaders. However, many volunteers have actually come from years of the corporate world and can offer … Continue reading
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
Taking Time to Retool
By Penny Kern I’m still cleaning out drawers. After almost twenty years in the volunteer manager business, I don’t think this chore is going to end any time soon. Anyway, I found a packet from a workshop I did in … Continue reading
