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Retain Volunteers with Consideration, Communication and Smart Tools

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Have these volunteer-busters happened to you? • Reply-all-email overload? • Showing up and not being needed? • Wanting to volunteer and not getting a call back? The Case Foundation interviewed Karen Bantuveris, the founder of VolunteerSpot <https://www.volunteerspot.com/>, a volunteer management platform whose basic service level is free. You’re not alone and it doesn’t have to

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5 Ways to Use Your Website to Retain Loyal Volunteers

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Work hard to keep your volunteers in the flock. Volunteers are the lifeblood of your cause. They keep you going in the face of budget cuts and small staffs. Nonprofits work hard to bring in volunteers and train them, but all too often the training and retaining ends there. One woman volunteered for years at

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5 Ways to Say Thanks That Volunteers Understand

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Volunteers often quit if they do not think their contribution is noticed or important. Finding creative ways to recognize volunteers can help you retain them. If you’re wracking your brains for ways to do that, read on. Make them feel appreciated Skip the dinner. Who needs another overcooked chicken breast with cardboard veggies? Take the

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Eight Ways to Use–Not Abuse–Your Valuable Volunteers

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You’re the straw boss but you can’t use force. Coordinating volunteers is one of the most important jobs in any social-profit organization. But it’s no easy task. Here are some tips for success. 1. Go ahead: ask. Making a pretty website, brochure or facebook page isn’t as effective as directly asking people to volunteer. Make

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Change Messages to Girls, Change the World

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By Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly, Psy.D. As a mother of three daughters, I did my best to raise my girls to be strong women who are capable of doing anything they want. Dr. Janet Rose is an educator and speaks nationally about women leaders and the importance of independence, hardiness and self-reliance. She has written

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Live with Passionate Optimism: Survive a Crisis In Health, Make This Best Year

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By Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly, Psy.D. If you are waiting for something to happen before you can be happy and feel good about your life, you need to stop waiting and be happy now.  Get out of the doldrums and “Carpe Diem!” That’s Latin for Seize the Day! That’s the philosophy of Dr. Elaine Dembe,

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High Achieving Women Connect With Tribe, Improve Workplace, World

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Have You Found Your Tribe? What is your work style? Are you a doer, happiest when leaping tall buildings and achieving the impossible? What do you do when you’re finished? Do you feel let down and empty? If you immediately try to fill the void with another impossible challenge then you are probably a Wander

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Dr. Nancy Accepts $25K Check for FLIP

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February, 2011. Female Leaders in Philanthropy Chairwoman Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly, far left, receives a check for $25,000 from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks Executive Vice President Julie Leeth, along with FLIP members Raylene Appleby, second from right, and Cindy Howell. FLIP raised more than $75,000 during the recent campaign, which included a CFO

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