by Megan Thorn | Oct 17, 2014 | All blog posts, Governance, Non-Profit Management, Volunteering
Last updated October 17, 2014 Diversity is important in any team, but especially in your governing body. Instead of tolerating the differences, make a real effort to celebrate diversity for what it brings to your organisation. Here are some simple ideas to get you...
by Megan Thorn | Oct 17, 2014 | All blog posts, Governance, Non-Profit Management, Volunteering
Lasted updated October 17, 2014 So often we talk about ‘managing’ diversity in a team, but the term ‘managing’ implies that differences are something we need to tolerate and work-through, rather than something to seek-out and celebrate. With an attitude...
by Megan Thorn | Aug 20, 2014 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated August 20, 2014 Whether you’re running a meeting, facilitating a workshop or just having a get-together with your team, it can be useful to have a few activities to help people engage with you (and each other) right from the outset. Not every...
by Megan Thorn | Aug 20, 2014 | All blog posts, Recognition and Reward, Volunteering
Last updated August 20, 2014 Everywhere I go I hear people talking about the need to recognise and reward their volunteers, but few people talk about how much they genuinely appreciate their volunteer team. It seems that ‘recognition and reward’ have...
by Megan Thorn | Jul 9, 2014 | All blog posts, Volunteering
Last updated October 12, 2018 So many times we hear people complaining that it’s the same people doing the same jobs all of the time – but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you want more people in your organisation to get involved, chances are there...
by Megan Thorn | Jun 17, 2014 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Recognition and Reward, Training, Volunteering
Last updated October 12, 2018 Next to funding, one of the biggest challenges faced by non-profits is finding and keeping volunteers. There are a few organisations who manage to do it really well, but most don’t. In fact a quick (albeit unscientific) survey of...
