Voluteers
Social Entrepreneurs: Source of Nonprofit Income
Lazone Grays posted to the Non-Profit Tools Group an article by Jonathan Ortmans, President, The Public Forum Institute “Entrepreneurs: Engines for Job Creation and Innovation“. I endorse Mr Ortmans’ belief that entrepreneurs create jobs from the new opportunities that they see. When they turn their attention to nonprofits they will create new jobs and new [...]
Membership: Footprints in the sand
Membership ebbs and flows in all organizations. When you don’t know why, you can’t effectively recruit new members. You have to understand from the member’s point of view WIIFM or “What’s In It For Me?” You need to know why your prospects do or don’t pick your organization over other opportunities. When you understand WIIFM [...]
Following the heart
Why Yay Team! summarizes Michael Cavitt’s ideas and motivation for creating the organization.
Proper Care and Feeding Helps Your Volunteers Grow
Volunteers are the key resource in an all volunteer nonprofit organizations and a critical resource in any nonprofit organization. The leaders in a nonprofit should evaluate their effectiveness as a steward of their volunteers. This should be done on a regular basis. Volunteers are a unique resource since they are self generating. When they are [...]
Taking a Nap: Helping Your Volunteer Staff Stay Sharp
Your dog is pretty tired after a walk to the park and a game of frisbee. Now imagine how your dog would behave if he had to do that 8 times a day! As humans, we often overlook our connection with nature. We lose touch of that inner voice that tells us when we should [...]
The Beginning
Why Team Talk started.
