Volunteers
Volunteer retention can be a challenge for medium-sized organizations, with factors such as high turnover creating a significant financial burden. While you may be careful to avoid overscheduling your volunteers or leaving them without much-needed guidance, the turnover culprit is often a lack of internal appreciation. By implementing simple, high-impact strategies to make volunteers feel…
Association volunteers are key to delivering member value. From your board to your committee chairs to your conference speakers, association volunteers go above and beyond what people typically consider when they think of volunteers. Volunteers are the people who truly power your organization. After all, volunteers perform 20-25% of an association’s work on average. With…
As an association leader, you’re always looking for ways to strengthen your member community, and the best way for them to build connections is by bringing them together face-to-face. While conferences or other association-related events are a great place to start, throwing other activities into the mix can facilitate more casual and personal interactions between…
Molly Marsh shares her takeaways from the MPI World Education Congress where she represented AMR as a session speaker.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our association’s efforts. Their performance affects our association’s outcomes and reputation. Despite this, associations tend to avoid giving volunteers formal feedback like the plague. Very few associations evaluate their volunteers’ performance in their roles; most cite fear of alienating the volunteer or having difficult conversations with someone already so giving…