Involving volunteers can sometimes be scary. In this new #200WordTuesday on #Halloween I look at some of the terrifying potential consequences of the dark side of volunteer engagement.

#LOVOls #VolMgmt #volunteering It’s easy to think of volunteering as always being a good thing.

But on Halloween, let’s take a quick pause and look at some of the scarier aspects of volunteer engagement.

Here are some cautionary thoughts on what can occur when volunteer involvement doesn’t work out well.

A new #200wordtuesday thread, titled “Stewards of Hope”which I hope will inspire you in your work as Volunteer Engagement Professionals.

#LOVOls #VolMgmt That’s what we are as Volunteer Engagement Professionals — stewards of hope.

It’s easy to focus on the day-to-day of our work. Systems, processes, forms, meetings, frustrations, budgets. All important. All help us get things done.

But we do so much more. We are so much more.

A list of free stuff for leaders of volunteer engagement in my new #200wordtuesday article

#LOVols #VolMgmt #free #costofliving As all of our costs skyrocket we are all looking for lower cost (ideally free) but high value resources to help us in our work.

I’m here to help make that search a bit easier.