We know that it takes time, skill, and effort to effectively engage volunteers, but funding nonprofit staff to manage volunteers is a challenge. Here are a few ideas to help secure grant funding for volunteer engagement:
We know that it takes time, skill, and effort to effectively engage volunteers, but funding nonprofit staff to manage volunteers is a challenge. Here are a few ideas to help secure grant funding for volunteer engagement:
Volunteers are an essential part of nonprofit organizations nowadays. And since organizations routinely use volunteers to hold down the expenses used for hiring and paying permanent staff, keeping a low volunteer turnover rate is more important than ever. But sometimes, you'll see volunteers...
If your organization hasn't reached out to local colleges and universities to recruit volunteers, you're missing out. College students are always looking for experience and networking opportunities, racking up millions of hours of volunteer work each year in the US alone. Below, you'll find our...
Students make up a large portion of the volunteer workforce, making them a vital resource to college events, nonprofits, and festivals. Retaining student volunteers year over year as they graduate is a top priority for the organizations that rely on them. A critical factor in retaining any...
Building a solid program budget is one of the basics for ensuring that your volunteer program will be a success. But many volunteer coordinators and managers make the mistake of forgetting that they can build and actively contribute to the volunteer budget rather than accept what is handed to them...
