by Megan Thorn | Mar 22, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Self-Care, Volunteering
Last updated March 22, 2017 Lately I’ve been doing a lot of work with people stuck in the ‘busy trap’. You know the one. The one where you’re so busy, so tired and so stressed. The one where nobody understands just how busy you are and they make stupid suggestions...
by Megan Thorn | Mar 16, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Volunteering
Last updated March 16, 2017 Managing volunteers can be incredibly rewarding, but if you are working with large numbers of people, it is not without its frustrations. The following websites offer some great tools for making volunteer management easier and less time...
by Megan Thorn | Mar 2, 2017 | All blog posts, Events, Non-Profit Management, Recognition and Reward, Volunteering
Last updated March 2, 2017 There are so many reasons to celebrate your successes; to bring people together, increase motivation, say thank you, honour those involved, increase your visibility and reinforce your ‘why’. So here are a few ways to make the celebrations...
by Megan Thorn | Feb 9, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Recognition and Reward, Volunteering
Last updated February 9, 2017 Everyone is slightly different in how they like to be appreciated or thanked at work. Some prefer gifts, others relish spending time with you, while some really value your words of encouragement. It is important to ensure you get the...
by Megan Thorn | Jan 13, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Recognition and Reward, Volunteering
Last updated January 3, 2017 Recruiting and retaining volunteers is a pretty hard task, and one that so often impacts on an organisations’ ability to do their job well. Here are some simple resolutions for all Volunteer Managers to help make that task a little easier....
by Megan Thorn | Jan 3, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated January 3, 2017 Providing constructive feedback is a great way to help develop staff and volunteers, but it can sometimes be tricky to navigate if there are lots of things that need to be improved. The Pendleton Method is a simple way to give feedback in...
