So many of the nonprofit organizations in our communities are run by volunteers. There is no paid staff moving forward their mission. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah speak to these organizations and how they can be sure to provide both the governance and management functions every organization needs. They point out the challenges these organizations often face, challenges that can be overcome with purpose and intention.
Questions to reflect on before you listen:
If you serve an all volunteer organization, what do you do well as an organization?
If you aren’t with an all volunteer organization, name the organizations you know that are all volunteer. What do they do well?
Discussion questions:
- What resonated with you about this conversation? What would you like to take back to your organization?
- What are some of the challenges of all volunteer organizations? How might one of those challenge be addressed?
- What is a real advantage of all volunteer organizations? What lessons can we draw from them?
Words of the Week: Generosity
Where do you see generosity in the all volunteer organizations around you?