Reading Time: 4 minutes Emmaus used ART before COVID-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic has made us way too familiar with A.R.T., or Antigen Rapid Test; a strategy used to detect the presence of the COVID-19 virus, Emmaus Strategies has been employing A.R.T. as a strategy to build our community way before COVID-19. Referring to Awareness, Resilience and Transformation, it…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute With the COVID-19 pandemic, are you now working on your Volunteer Continuity Plan? We believe the below videos and resources will be of help. On 22 Apr 2022, our Lead Thrive-Synergist has recently shared the Volunteer Continuity Plan he developed in SHINE Children & Youth Services at the NCSS Brown Bag series on 22 Apr 2022.…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Were you there? At the celebration of International Volunteer Managers Day with the National Council of Social Service and Volunteer Management Practitioners (VMPs) last Friday? We have also prepared a special “gift”; a tool, for VMPs to help them launch off volunteer partnerships well. See below for more information. How it all Started for James…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute With International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMD) coming up on 5 Nov. We have produced a simple animated e-Greeting card that you can send to your Volunteer Management Practitioners (VMPs) or fellow VMP friends to show your appreciation and your encouragement. Indeed, small acts of kindness, multiplied by millions of people can transform our world. VMPs…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo kindly provided by FaithCARE Growing in Faithful Care “… I will show you my faith by my works.” ~ James 2:18 (The BIble, ESV) COVID-19 Will Not Stop Us The COVID-19 pandemic may have made in-person training not possible, but nothing can stop this group of passionate volunteers from growing in their skills in…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Volunteer Managers, You Put the Pop in Popcorn The Link between Volunteer Managers & Popcorn Some like it sweet, some like it salty, some like a bit of both so some like it in exotic flavours. As we celebrate International Volunteer Managers Day today on 5 Nov, we want to really remember the people who…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I am excited to share 3 tools which have been developed and refreshed recently to help volunteer partnerships practitioners master the A.R.T. of volunteer management, especially in this post-COVID-19 world. ‣ (A)ttracting volunteers ‣ (R)ecruiting them, and ‣ forging (T)hriving partnerships that positively impact the organizations, service users, communities, volunteers and staff members. These 3…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Last Friday, we met up with social purpose entities from Singapore and across its shores to discuss Strategic Volunteer Partnerships in the post-COVID-19 world. Together with bantu, we: reviewed the state and potential of volunteerism in this new normal, looked at the current measures in place, considered factors to consider when determining the resumption of…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Meeting Needs in the “New Normal” For some of us, volunteers are the lifeline of our service delivery as we partner them to bring much-needed services to those who would need them. And this is expected to be more so, even as Singapore plans to exit the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker and Social Service Agencies (SSAs)…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Volunteer Programme Managers grow impact of non-profits through the effective engagement of an unsalaried voluntary workforce. But far from just an “external-facing” profession, it also requires “internal-facing” skills in forging a volunteer-friendly culture, so as to facilitate the synergistic partnership between volunteers and non-profit professionals and position the organization for mission success. Join us for…
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