Comments on: Question: Managing Meetings http://www.asmallchange.net/question-managing-meetings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=question-managing-meetings Making Sense of Fundraising Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johanna http://www.asmallchange.net/question-managing-meetings/#comment-706 Johanna Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=801#comment-706 I work at a larger non-profit, social service based agency. We have volunteers at a variety of levels (from the board, to an women's group that manages two events, to ad-hoc volunteers working in programs). To answer your question - for the long term, it's important to balance program needs with volunteer buy-in and support. The work needs to determine the frequency of face to face meetings (an event might merit more meeting time, a long term project a routine check in supported by conf calls or whatever). However, the negotiation of of that meeting frequency needs to include volunteer buy-in - especially if volunteers are going to help accomplish tasks. thanks for your blog! I work at a larger non-profit, social service based agency. We have volunteers at a variety of levels (from the board, to an women’s group that manages two events, to ad-hoc volunteers working in programs).

To answer your question – for the long term, it’s important to balance program needs with volunteer buy-in and support. The work needs to determine the frequency of face to face meetings (an event might merit more meeting time, a long term project a routine check in supported by conf calls or whatever). However, the negotiation of of that meeting frequency needs to include volunteer buy-in – especially if volunteers are going to help accomplish tasks.

thanks for your blog!

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