Reading Time: 3 minutes The Volunteer Management Circuit returned for its 3rd run. In the first 2 runs, we were privileged to help 47 social service agencies level up both their practitioners’ volunteer management capabilities and also their organizations’ volunteer programmes. On the 4 Oct 2019, we successfully kicked off Generation 3 of the circuit with another batch of…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Mention non-profit organizations and you would most definitely and naturally find the presence of a team of volunteers in them. But how do we make good sense of the role of volunteers in our non-profits and how do we strategically partner them to bring about growth in our organizations? These are the very questions we…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s a wrap! This concludes Run 2 of the Volunteer Management Circuit. As we round up the Circuit, Dr Andrew from Volunteer Resource Optimisation of the National Council of Social Service came to address the participants and reminded them about the importance of the role they play in building social capital for Singapore. He also…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Volunteer Management Circuit is underway! We have been working hard the last few months to enhance the Volunteer Management Circuit and we are glad to present Volunteer Management Circuit 2.0. This time round, we are glad to be able to work with 26 participants as we cover the fundamentals of strategic volunteer partnerships, the…
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Reading Time: 10 minutes If there is one skill that I would label as a “core skill” for Volunteer Partnerships Practitioners (or Volunteer Programme Managers), it would be the skill of changing mindsets and shaping cultures. It’s an Insider Job Too You see, despite the potential of the volunteer programme to resource non-profits and multiply resources, most people…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes We are honoured to have been able to be a part of an organization-wide volunteer partnerships workshop for Filos Community Services this week. Though only for a day, we are glad to have been able to cover the key principles of strategic volunteer partnerships with all the staff. It is indeed heartening to see everyone in…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute What does an effective helper in the community look like to you? In keeping with our vision of helping organizations and individuals to level up and bear fruit, we are glad to have been able to design and conduct a training series that equips volunteers with the right perspectives, skills, and knowledge to be effective…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Volunteer Management Circuit has kicked off! Emmaus is indeed grateful for the opportunity to help equip 24 social service organizations with knowledge and skills for strategic volunteer partnerships. The energy with our pioneer batch is high with lots of learning and sharing. Volunteer Management Circuit is a hands-on volunteer management workshop which seeks to equip…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The work of strategically engaging volunteers in a non-profit organization is a specialized one. It is an area of work which can effectively and efficiently resource an organization, build its capacity and, at the same time, multiply the work and impact of the non-profit. It is thus crucial that volunteer programmes be founded on an…
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