tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134991712011-04-21T15:57:10.031-04:00Information and opinion for corporate and nonprofit managers of volunteersVolunteerTodayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18149723618866322363noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13499171.post-1134502491860633142005-12-13T14:32:00.000-05:002005-12-13T17:48:34.840-05:00

‘Tis the season for optimism. And the report on US volunteering just out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has some good news, indeed. Measuring September to September, more Americans volunteered in 2005 than in 2004. The number of volunteers topped 65 million, up about 10% since 2002. The median time people spend volunteering is 50 hours a year, with 5.2% of the volunteers saying

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A provocative article in the October 4, 2005 New York Times got my attention. It seems the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, under the guidance of its king, began in 1972 to set the nation's development policy by ensuring that "... prosperity was shared across society and that it was balanced againts preserving cultural traditions, protecting the environment and maintaining a responsive

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With more and more companies engaging their employees in workplace volunteer programs, why do so many nonprofits have trouble making connections? Could there be a communication gap? Are companies from Mars and nonprofits from Venus?I have asked this question at two recent workshops for nonprofit directors and managers of volunteers. It first gets a laugh... but then a nod of recognition.The two

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Let's get down to it. If you have gotten here, you are either a corporate or nonprofit manager of volunteers interested in community improvement... or you dropped in by mistake. If the latter, stay around. you might get the bug.I am passionate about helping organizations improve the way they engage volunteers. I am also opinionated. Part of the purpose of blogging on this subject, in addition to

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