I am responding to the question about how to reward self motivated volunteers since the classic rewards don't work. The truth is that all of us are self...
I think that the person who volunteers and their motivation is internal gets his/her own reward through the experience. Perhaps it is just important to note...
BerylCooks@...
Jun 1, 2004 10:09 pm
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After nearly a week of constructive information on how this digest works, we learn that volunteers make the digest run smoothly. A big thank you for keeping...
BlankieDepo@...
Jun 1, 2004 10:11 pm
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Dear All, My organisation, Global AID for Development Organisation Network (GADONET) is in need of online volunteers to help package proposal and fund raising...
Have you tried contacting the Volunteer Team Leader or Human Resource dept. at a specific corporate hq? We've participated in "get to know your local ...
BlankieDepo@...
Jun 1, 2004 10:14 pm
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I work for a small non-profit organization in New Hampshire that does one time events throughout the year. We ask a lot of our volunteers during our events....
Glenda, My official title is Staff Conservation Educator. Pay grade is a state level 38 which ends up being about $60,000 annualy. Minimum requirements are a...
I feel like I'm really at the low end of the heap here. I have 35 years Management experience, 2 BA degrees and a Master's in Public Administration. I am...
Bridget Jones
JONES@...
Jun 1, 2004 11:28 pm
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RE: (one time volunteers) "What I want to do is have our volunteers complete this survey so I know which event they like to volunteer for, when the best time...
Cast, Nancy
ncast@...
Jun 1, 2004 11:28 pm
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... The CYBERVPM forum might not be the best place to recruit volunteers, since we are all volunteer managers ourselves, looking for volunteers as well. A...
Good evening, How do you go about getting a big name corporation to sponsor an event in a small town? It appears that our local business support just about...
Dianne Devine
didevine@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:38 pm
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From: CONNECT, The Women's Yellow Pages eZine, 6/2/04, Women's Yellow Pages, P.O. Box 1002, Havertown, PA 19083, http://www.philawyp.com, 610-446-4747. ...
Martha Stewart will ask the judge in her stock-scandal case to let her deploy her domestic expertise at a New York City-based nonprofit in exchange for a...
Greetings, I am in a slightly different position as RSVP director-we operate a dozen or more volunteer programs serving children and older adults-but we also ...
Having gone through this a number of times, I sympathize with you. In my experience the "Big Box" stores have managers with the authority to grant limited and...
I wouldn't want Martha Stewart to be a volunteer at the Womens Venture Fund...what kind of role model would she be? I think it would be great for Martha...
HI, I am a newly hired volunteer coordinator for our Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) in Michigan. I am interested in the services your program...
Oh, one other thing. Many of the "Big Boxes" are tied into promotions of a national scale or scope, like Wal Mart supports Hooked on Fishing International. If...
I will pipe in here about salaries. I am a Social Worker for a state agency. One of my job responsibilities is to coordinate the volunteers, interns and...
Sam Elliston offers excellent observations about motivation. One of my favorite sayings, first heard from Ivan Sheier: "Trying to motivate an adult is like...
Jayne - If Martha Stewart were to come in to do her Community Service here at our library (rather unlikely, but anyway.) I'd be happy to have her and to use...
Heidi Walker
hwalker@...
Jun 3, 2004 3:42 am
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The idea of having a celebrity, especially one who lied and cheated and was convicted, is an interesting one. It reminds me of when we had a convicted murderer...
Reenie, ... I agree... but that would imply that we have to change everything we know about recognition! Because I frankly don't think that a certificate, or a...
I have worked with both parolees and adjudicated youth, and have to say that there is usually something that I can find for anyone to do...that said, someone...
Rosana, I'm sorry if our answers have been confusing. I think the simple answer is that the recognition should match the motivation. Are you able to get to ...
Thank you Heidi for that thoughtful reply. It is bang on in my opinion. Vicki Trottier Literacy Council of South Temiskaming Haileybury ON Heidi Walker wrote:...
Vicki Trottier
vtrott@...
Jun 4, 2004 5:48 pm
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Enjoy the Topic of the month: Generation Y: The New Global Citizens http://www.merrillassociates.net/topicofthemonth.php There are two articles under...
Mary Merrill
marymerrill@...
Jun 4, 2004 5:48 pm
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Hello I am currently revising my organization's volunteer harassment policy and was looking for input on how other organisation's handle harassment complaints...
[Please sign all posts!!!!] Thinking about recognition again and trying to come up with an appropriate vehicle for our organization, which utitlizes the...
BerylCooks@...
Jun 4, 2004 5:49 pm
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hi all: I am an outgoing Vol Mgr and our Exec Dir has asked me as a final project to find a way to automate our weekly timesheets for keeping track volunteer ...
