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Welcome to Vantage Business Support & Insurance Services
VANTAGE has been servicing the nonprofit industry for over 35 years. Over the years we have accumulated much knowledge, contacts and experience in helping to establish nonprofits and help them grow. As such, we will be publishing a semimonthly newsletter geared toward providing nonprofits with the latest news, products, and guidelines to assist in their success and growth. Please feel free to comment and/or request topics that are important to you for us to research.
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10 Tips for Motivating Corporate Volunteers
 The worst thing any nonprofit organization can do to its volunteers is to give them meaningless tasks. Volunteers, especially corporate volunteers, want to make a difference with their time. Here are 10 ways to motivate corporate volunteers.
1. Have a yearly volunteer recruitment and satisfaction plan, and look at it regularly.
2. Make it as easy as possible to volunteer.
3. Use every opportunity to recruit, and be conscious of how you communicate the need.
4. When screening volunteers, consider what you are going to do with the information you ask for.
5. Your database is your greatest tool. Be aware of how you keep volunteer information, and make it as easy as possible to scan.
6. When training volunteers, be aware of their time, what they need to know and what they want to know.
7. Recognizing volunteers with things is less memorable than experiences.
8. Volunteers want to feel listened to. If you ask for feedback, be prepared to act on it (or not) as appropriate.
9. Tracking volunteer statistics gives you graphs that clearly illustrate the value and contribution that volunteers make. These are fun to share with not just your board and supporters, but with volunteers too!
10. Be creative! Share creative ideas! Encourage creativity!
SOURCE: Mazarine Treyz is a fundraising speaker and the author of wildwomanfundraising.com
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Our firm provides the information in this e-newsletter for general guidance only, and does not constitute the provision of legal advice, tax advice, accounting services, investment advice, or professional consulting of any kind. The information provided herein should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional tax, accounting, legal, or other competent advisers. Before making any decision or taking any action, you should consult a professional adviser who has been provided with all pertinent facts relevant to your particular situation. Tax articles in this e-newsletter are not intended to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding accuracy-related penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer. The information is provided "as is," with no assurance or guarantee of completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.
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