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Revisiting the Imperial War Museum North: Still Engaged in Innovative Programmes for Nontraditional Volunteers
When it opened in July 2002, the Imperial War Museum North (IWM North) in Manchester, England, unveiled an ambitious community volunteering project: the museum had recruited over 100 local residents, many from disadvantaged backgrounds, to work towards vocational…
Danielle Garcia and Jim Hutchinson
Feature Articles
January 2016
Book Clubs: Not Just for Neighbors Any More!
We all know that volunteer engagement is rapidly changing. So it is critical that volunteer administrators continue to grow, learn new things, share ideas, and identify trends when it comes to professional development and staying relevant. You may be surprised, but one way to…
Mary Ella Douglas and Melissa Gilmore, CVA
Training Designs
January 2016
Could A Robot Do the Job of A Volunteer Manager?
Back in September, the BBC in the UK ran a series of news stories and articles looking at the development of robotics. They were following up on a study by researchers at Oxford University and Deloitte, a study predicting that about 35 percent of current jobs in the UK are at…
Rob Jackson and Susan J. Ellis
Points of View
January 2016
Volunteers Who Support and Work Alongside Refugees
We all recognize that 2015 became a landmark year for refugees, with unprecedented levels of migration unknown since the civil disruption of World War II. In this issue of Along the Web, writer Arnie Wickens explores how specific volunteer services around Europe responded to…
Arnie Wickens
Along the Web
January 2016
Developing Effective Volunteer-Employee Relationships
There are many research studies on volunteerism from the perspective of volunteers. Among other things, researchers have asked volunteers why they do or do not volunteer, and why they remain in their roles or leave. However, research from the perspective of paid workers is…
Laurie Mook, Ph.D.
Research to Practice
January 2016
Moving Beyond Program: Developing a Volunteer Engagement Strategic Plan
What does it mean to move beyond volunteers as a “program” and, instead, embrace engagement as a strategy to fulfill your mission? The shift starts by understanding the benefits of developing a strategic plan for volunteer engagement. In this article, writer Beth Steinhorn…
Beth Steinhorn
Feature Articles
January 2016
Falling on Deaf Ears? The Psychology of Giving Advice
Those who manage, lead, or work alongside volunteers often give advice to their teams, and may be surprised and perhaps frustrated when it's not acted upon. This can happen both in situations where volunteers have a lot of independence and authority to act on their own, but…
Kirsty McDowell
Feature Articles
January 2016

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