Does your organization have different categories for volunteers? I am looking for ideas because "category 1 and 2" just doesn't sound very catchy or...
I am having my annual volunteer picnic in a few weeks. We have a raffle and play various games in which the volunteers and their spouses can win prizes. Does...
Monica L Boyd
Monica.L.Boyd@...
Jul 5, 2006 6:02 pm
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I know this is a "stale" topic by now, but I have been out of the office and now feel compelled to reply. I would encourage you to not use staff in any...
Hi Amy, We have pins that we give our volunteers. Once they reach 100 hours, they get a basic pin (it says Teen Volunteer with our logo in the middle). Once...
Amy, We do recognize hour contributions, but we also have other awards we give for outstanding performance, outstanding new volunteers, thinking outside the...
Dear friends, We've just posted the following news on the World Volunteer Web: Australia considering plan to pay volunteers Australian Prime Minister John...
We are a brand new Volunteer Center. One of the requirements to be a Points of Light Volunteer Center is to have an annual volunteer recognition event. I was...
I am very seriously considering using this free version of Volunteer Solutions for my Volunteer Center. One of my Board has reservations about using it since...
Hi all, I have some local volunteers and some volunteers who live in other cities and countries. For the volunteers who live close by, I am able to recognize...
Monica - I haven't seen any answers yet, so I'll just give you some thoughts based on my observations, as a child, at my dad's annual company picnic. The...
Just a quick note - I think the tax deduction for mileage is wonderful for volunteers, I do not like the notion of "paying" [volunteers]. Then they do not...
Great, thanks! I really like that idea and think I will incorporate it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amy Raub Seminole County Natural Lands Program 3485 N CR 426 ...
I have two game suggestions that anyone can play. One game we play at our Volunteer BBQ that seems to be popular is human scrabble. Prior to the event choose a...
What a great answer to my question!! That is kind of what I am struggling with. I want to set an hour contribution scale for recognition, however, as you...
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One of the Volunteer Centers in our area has an annual pancake breakfast and prize drawings (donated prizes from area corporations that have a relationship...
Laura Long
llong@...
Jul 6, 2006 9:44 pm
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This is a huge issue. We all talk about not "paying" volunteers to participate; yet we in America have a huge program called Americorps that DOES provide for...
Has anyone opted to use Volunteers Insurance Service, from cimaworld (http://www.cimaworld.com/htdocs/volunteers.cfm)? I need to find insurance for our...
I haven't tried this yet, but heard that it DOES go over really well. The Nature Conservancy holds a pot luck dinner for volunteer recognition. They give...
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Volunteer Coordinator - Job Announcement * Do you have a passion for the environment like Rachael Carson? *...
Brown, Geoffrey
geoffrey.brown@...
Jul 6, 2006 10:09 pm
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Lisa Volunteer Memphis does two annual community-wide volunteer recognition events. Spirit of Giving Awards -- nominees come from our member organizations as...
Joanna - Some ways to acknowledge the contributions of virtual volunteers - list them in your annual report or newsletter and make sure you e-mail a copy to...
Kim wrote: Subject: RE: CyberVPM: Australia considering plan to pay volunteers This is a huge issue. We all talk about not "paying" volunteers to participate;...
Lynn Doll
Lynn.Doll@...
Jul 7, 2006 2:35 pm
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Kim, and everyone, 'Paying volunteers' is covered under The Fair Labor Standards Act here in the good old USA. It is really not a new issue either,...
Brown, Geoffrey
geoffrey.brown@...
Jul 9, 2006 10:49 pm
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Anyone who issues business cards to volunteers, would you please let me know how and why? Especially if you are with an animal- or environmental-related ...
Dear friends, We've just posted the following news on the World Volunteer Web: Australia considering plan to pay volunteers Australian Prime Minister John...
We may need to recruit 6 volunteer drivers for 2 upcoming events. This is new for us. We will also have host home parents, driving youth to and from event. I...
Kelly, I am the Manager of Volunteer Services at The New Detroit Science Center and I ask my voluteers to email me when they have a great experience. I have...
I am interested in the word ?"allow"? The question is do your volunteers need them as part of their work in the same way that a paid person would. If yes, then...
Volunteers might be allowed to have business cards, since - they can very well represent & promote the organization, and also it is a way to recognize their ...
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