Articles in the Volunteer Management Category
Whether you’re looking to grow your volunteer management skillset, learn how to more strategically engage volunteers at your organization, or you just want to get together with other volunteer management professionals, there are a number of great trainings and networking events coming up in the next few months!
February 9th “Leveraging Volunteer Engagement to Accomplish Your Mission” 8:30-10:30am Cost: $25 Details and Registration
February 22nd VAN (Volunteer Administrators Network) Professional Gathering @ Noel House in Seattle. Free
February 24th 2012…
The Jefferson Awards honors ordinary people who do extraordinary things for others. Initiated in 1972 to create a “Nobel Prize” for public service, awards are presented both nationally and locally. Five volunteers from Washington State will receive the Washington State Jefferson Award for their outstanding volunteerism. The winners will be judged by a panel of community leaders and their stories will be told on Evening Magazine the week of March 12th.
If you are a volunteer manager, or work with volunteers in any capacity, this…
There are many opportunities for community members to bring their skills and talents to the nonprofit community in King County. And so many individuals in our community are ready to step up and help out! United Way of King County is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for individuals wanting to make an impact. You can invest your time and talent as a volunteer consultant with the Volunteer Impact Program (VIP). Help local organizations gain the tools to effectively tap the skills and talents…
We all recognize the contribution of volunteers – in youth sports, health promotion, emergency services, faith communities, social services and the environment. We know that volunteers are involved in just about every aspect of service delivery in all walks of life. But, we sometimes forget to acknowledge that volunteers don’t “just happen”. Behind this army of volunteers there exists an equally dedicated group of individuals and agencies who are responsible for the coordination, support, training, administration and recruitment of the world’s volunteers. They are skilled professionals…
United Way of King County’s Day of Caring was a day devoted to harnessing the power of volunteers! Over 11,000 volunteers from business and community groups fanned out throughout King County to work with hundreds of nonprofits on 400 + projects. The accomplishments of this army of volunteers were remarkable. Seeing so many volunteers at work on behalf of the community was truly inspirational. To access some of these amazing volunteer stories check out the September 28th blog post Great work – great stories.…
How would you like to be part of the largest day of volunteering in Washington State? Whether you’re looking to recruit a group of volunteers to help out at your nonprofit for a day, or you’re interested in organizing a group of colleagues to volunteer, United Way’s Day of Caring is the event for you! On Friday, September 16th, thousands of volunteers (last year over 10,000 people participated) will spend the day at hundreds of King County nonprofits, schools, city parks, and childcare centers helping with…
Are you a leader of volunteer engagement (AKA volunteer program manager/ coordinator) in your organization? Are you looking to connect with your peers? Then mark you calendar for June 22nd and join VAN for a day of peer networking and learning at the Annual Conference for volunteer administration professionals.
The primary objective of the conference is to support and promote a powerful community of volunteer administration professionals, support best practice in the field, and enhance the vitality of the volunteer sector.
As a volunteer administrative…
As a leader of volunteer involvement (aka volunteer manager or volunteer coordinator), I am always looking for opportunities to connect and network with my peers. In the Greater Seattle Metropolitan area, there is no better place to network with peers than the Volunteer Administrator’s Network Northwest.
VAN is a vibrant professional network that advocates for the profession and empowers volunteer managers.
The Volunteer Administrators Network provides opportunities for:
And VAN Northwest has a new website! Check…
When the Volunteers of America Greenwood Food Bank relocated recently, it was Rick, a food bank volunteer, who stepped in to help ensure everything went smoothly. Rick, who had noticed the food bank’s challenges with inventory and flow, happened to have extensive professional experience with process flow and logistics. He worked with staff to organize and prepare for the move, and to think through inventory flow in the new facility. “We were able to move an entire food bank almost seamlessly, and start…
Help us connect more people to the great volunteer opportunities in the community!
Every day, the United Way website has hundreds of ways to get involved, including:
reading to refugee kids in daycare
stocking up a neighborhood foodbank with local produce
helping an arts group make smarter use of Facebook
cooking the evening meal at women’s homeless shelter
restoring bird habitat along the Duwamish River
There’s a powerful way you can help us spread the word:
Put our Volunteer Search Widget…
