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If you've ever planned an event at a college or university, you already know you'll be managing lots of younger volunteers. Their cooperation is crucial for the success of the event, so it's important to make the experience worthwhile. Below are six tips for volunteer management at colleges and...

For years, Media, marketing, and entertainment company Loud and Live depended upon spreadsheets for managing volunteers. Finally, after searching a number of platforms to find a way to house all their event management plans in one place, Community Relations Manager Stacy Konstantinov discovered...

Every successful volunteer program starts with a well-planned volunteer management process. A volunteer management process ensures your organization, event, or nonprofit is operating efficiently, saving time and resources while ensuring volunteer retention. This guide will help you create a...

In today’s digital world, social media is everywhere - and with almost half the world’s population using social media across the globe, the power of online social platforms as targeted marketing tools is one that shouldn’t be taken for granted. And with a new user signing up every 6.4 seconds,...

The very nature of volunteerism has changed over the years. Decades ago, event coordinators would post hundreds of flyers to see how many people would show up. Then volunteers often stood around until they were needed. In the digital age, however, a volunteer's time and skills are highly valuable...

Running a successful event means keeping an eye on your online and offline reputation. So it's important to address negative reviews before they hit today's multiple communication channels. Here are six negative reviews that affect your event's reputation, as well as tips on how to prevent them in...

Volunteer surveys are essential to nonprofits and organizations that rely on volunteerism. Volunteer feedback is valuable to help improve everything from operational planning to company culture. Receiving insight from your volunteer and staff can help you understand their needs and wants, which...

Event production is exceptionally hectic for even the most experienced professionals. There are plenty of things that can go wrong when you don’t put a good plan in place. Any little step you can take to make things more efficient goes a long way to making your event a success and creating...

If you're a nonprofit organization, you know that you need dedicated volunteers to make your event a success. But skilled, reliable volunteers don't appear magically. Every time you hold an event or program, you need to make sure you have strategies in place that will attract and retain...