Archive for December, 2009

The meeting just ended with people laughing and hugging each other.  We had completed a very successful meeting.  This mood was dramatically different than just a month ago.  Then, the agency was struggling with a serious cash flow problem, unable to pay all its bills, with a small and frustrated Board of Directors. Now there [...]

So many times I hear staff and board members complaining that they can’t get volunteers to do what they promised to do.  I believe there are several reasons why we are often disappointed when commitments made are not commitments kept.  Three critical factors can keep volunteers motivated and assure that decisions that are made are [...]