Category Archives: Training
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
Veteran Volunteers
Eileen Reilly Buzzello In Maine we have over 136,000 veterans, and most of them are age 50 or older. Right now most Maine veterans served in the Vietnam War, but within the next ten years, the number of Vietnam War … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Recruitment, Training, Veterans
Tagged re-training, veterans, Volunteering
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Maine VISTA Project Kicks Off With Orientation
Katie Klein Last week a new group of VISTAs started service at nonprofit organizations and agencies across Maine. The VISTA members with Maine VISTA Project have work plans for their year of service in line with the Corporation for National … Continue reading
Never Stop Learning
By Ann Swain Having been in the profession of managing volunteers for over 30 years in one form or another, it would be easy to believe that I have acquired significant knowledge and wisdom to claim myself to be an … Continue reading
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Engaging Distributed Volunteers- Part I
By Joan Davis As Managers of Volunteers you may be fortunate enough to have your team close by and can call them together for a face-to-face huddle any time of the day. But perhaps instead your work covers a broad … Continue reading
Moving Pictures: A resource for even the smallest program
By Patricia F. Kimball I am a big fan of the written word. I love to read and I love to write. Sometimes I actually think my preferred mode of communication is pen and paper. Or screen and keyboard. But … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Organizations, Marketing, Recruitment, Technology, Training
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Having Trouble Coming Up With a New Year’s Resolution?
By Jen Lobley, M.ED, CVA This is the time of year when everyone starts to think about their New Year’s Resolutions. Some of the most popular ones that are made time and time again include exercise more, eat less, get … Continue reading
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Supporting Youth Leadership
By Matt Robinson Let’s hear it for the staff and organizers of Maine Youth Action Network’s (MYAN) 27th Annual Peer Conference. I had the privilege of attending their conference this year on Veterans’ Day at the Augusta Civic Center. If … Continue reading
Your Brand Online: Personal, Organizational & Cause
The challenge is to empower volunteers to create content and manage accounts while maintaining control of both your brand’s image & message and your critical information such as logins and passwords. Continue reading
Posted in Blaine House Conference, Marketing, Technology, Training
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