Category Archives: Professionalizing the Field
By Noble Smith In every generation, some piece of local, regional or Federal legislation, or some momentous activity or occasion or some human event initiates a life-style change, a change that affects almost every aspect of our country. Certainly when … Continue reading
Service Learning: An Opportunity for Youth in Our Communities
by Pete Phair Back in the 1970’s, seeds of legitimacy were planted that, with careful social cultivation, began to blossom into the budding concept we now know as community service. Flower analogies aside, back then, adults were the primary volunteers … Continue reading
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Get Involved!
By Tudy Hamilton With the start of a new year, and a new administration, there seems to be lots of energy and hope around “change”. Change is happening all around us, and I challenge you to get involved! We can … Continue reading
Volunteerism in a Declining Economy
By Robert Moore Research conducted by Elizabeth W. Dunn, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, has indicated that even a small amount of money given to a charity, rather than spending it on oneself, leads to … Continue reading
Next Generation Leaders
By Anne Schink A major study of the next generation of volunteer leaders demonstrates the importance of providing support for those invested in the nonprofit sector and for identifying a career path for the advancement of those with potential to … Continue reading
Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA)
Many of you know, or have heard of, the Certification in Volunteer Administration. A group of AmeriCorps program directors and another group of community volunteer coordinators in Maine have both taken the course and successfully completed the program. It was … Continue reading
Are Maine’s State Agencies Ready for Tomorrow’s Volunteers?
by Noble Smith From a resounding and growing plea of Maine’s overworked and budget-stressed state agencies, there is an echoing cry that sounds like – help! It was a whisper just a few years ago, but today and forecasting for … Continue reading
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Volunteer Management is Not For Amateurs
by Larry Ullian Recently I helped implement a program for VISTA and AmeriCorps volunteers. The workshop’s purpose was to help the volunteers prepare for the next occupational phase of their lives. They were supposed to practice selection interviewing in scenarios … Continue reading
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Being Involved Is Being Aware: The Benefits of Belonging to a Professional Organization
by Julie D. Mulkern Most of us can say easily that without the support of our peers and the professional organizations to which we belong, we would not be nearly as successful with our programs. This is largely because we … Continue reading
More Than a Piece of Paper
by Larry Ullian A Profession is an occupation whose core element is work based on the mastery of a complex body of knowledge and skills. It is a vocation in which knowledge of some department of science or learning or … Continue reading
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