I usually rail against our sector’s overreliance on reporting volunteer numbers. Too often, the number of volunteers is used as a proxy for volunteer value. Merely counting volunteers omits their real value: what volunteers achieve. Volunteers typically outnumber staff though. And we are in a time when volunteer numbers could achieve a lot for agencies…
Tag: <span>advocacy</span>
In the nonprofit world, most of us are never going to achieve our missions with paid staff alone. The need is too big. Budgets are too small. Missions require influencing hearts and minds as much as they entail delivering programs and services. We must find strength in numbers. That is more true than ever, given…