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1 Use your hobbies to further your cause |
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2 Three tips for avoiding procrastination |
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3 Evaluate your volunteer time |
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4 Help recruit, train others before moving on |
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5 Request a letter of reference from your volunteer supervisor |
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6 Identify what motivates you most |
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7 Take full responsibility for assignments |
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8 Label yourself community volunteer. Go ahead --- you're special! |
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9 Avoid putting off what should be completed now |
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10 Keep a list of questions that need answers |
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11 Displace negative thoughts with positive ones |
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12 Learn to deal with those who complain |
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13 Rate your ability to be a team player |
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14 How to deal with a micromanager |
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15 Act as a resource in lining up talks |
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16 Five actions you can take to enlist more volunteers |
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17 Lost art of storytelling finds welcome reception in Pittsburgh |
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18 Volunteering can be a career booster |
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19 Meeting leaders should facilitate, not monopolize |
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20 Adjusting to a new volunteer manager |
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21 Confirm other volunteers' assignments in writing |
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22 Don't leave a meeting without |
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23 Assign someone `timekeeper' duties |
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24 Why having a goal Isn't enough |
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25 Consider spending your family vacation volunteering |
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26 Put your volunteer director in touch with would-be volunteers |
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27 If it's your job, learn to take better minutes |
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28 Make a point to document all first-time projects |
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29 One instance in which gossip is good |
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30 How do you know when it's time to go? |
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31 Three rules for delegating effectively |
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32 Share legitimate concerns with appropriate staff |
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33 Stay focused on the big picture |
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34 Techniques to make your special event stand out |
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35 What does it take to be a docent or tour guide? |
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36 Take action to avoid the `burnout' syndrome |
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37 Stop negative self-talk |
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38 Help generate needed funds |
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39 Make the most of your retail connections |
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40 Come prepared for meetings |
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41 Parliamentary procedure tips |
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42 Praise publicly, admonish privately |
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43 Dream of lofty accomplishments |
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44 Pay attention to the bottom line |
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45 Can you help to preserve history? |
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46 Include service info in news releases |
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47 Does your salon make the cut? |
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48 Tips to keep your cool during emotionally charged meetings |
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49 Marketing idea for those `selling' items |
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50 How to market your volunteer experience to prospective employers |
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51 Strive to be a person of your word |
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52 Five keys to planning a successful first-time event |
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53 Why not start a volunteer support group? |
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54 Three lips for managing your time |
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55 Willingly give committee's report at meetings |
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56 Five principles for giving knockout facility tours |
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57 Plan a mystery dinner as a fun way to uncover new funds |
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58 Identify your personal passion points |
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59 Seize opportunities to tout your charity's accomplishments |
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60 Make every minute of your volunteer time count |
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61 Combine holiday celebrations with acts of kindness |
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62 Calendar highlights volunteers, generates funds |
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63 Channel nervousness into useful `delivery' energy |
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64 Learn from other organizations' successes |
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65 Identify colleagues who might want to volunteer |
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66 Offer to assist, fill in for fellow volunteers |
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67 Know how to make proper introductions |
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68 Share what other nonprofits are doing |
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69 Rewards for teen volunteers |
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70 Three ways to increase your personal ticket sales |
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71 Audience participation results in sellout event |
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72 Be faithful about meeting follow-up |
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73 Bring your children into the act |
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74 Learn to `operate on a higher plane' |
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75 Volunteer center, nonprofit groups join forces to raise money |
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76 Proper planning pays aplenty |
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77 Recruit and mentor two able-bodied volunteers this year |
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78 Do you have an aptitude for art? |
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79 Tips for keeping annual events fresh |
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80 Get `Influentials' involved In your cause |
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81 How about a `best friends' campaign? |
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82 Do what's fun and/or fulfilling |
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83 End meetings on a positive note |
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84 If you have a talent for writing |
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85 Don't let differences of opinion sidetrack you from your goals |
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86 Look to your neighborhood for help |
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87 Track your personal recruitment efforts |
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88 Board members have fiduciary responsibility |
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89 People who give, live longer |
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90 Look for `donated services' opportunities |
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91 Be ready for a `letter to the editor' |
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92 Cook-off fundraiser with a twist |
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93 Be prepared to answer questions about the nonprofit you serve |
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94 How to avoid talking politics |
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95 Volunteer builds lasting relationship with patients |
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96 Ways you can help take charge of the suggestion box |
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97 Recognize what matters most In your life |
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98 Be prepared to answer visitors' questions |
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99 Not leader material? Followers important, too |
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100 Give new assignments the `48-hour test' |
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101 Wear your lapel pin with pride |
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102 Have you ever `journaled' your volunteer experiences? |
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103 Key fundraising principles for volunteers |
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104 Be alert to assist the hearing impaired |
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105 If you have access to the wealthy |
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106 Under promise and over deliver |
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107 Eight great rules for giving a good television Interview |
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108 Help others find reward in their work |
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109 Got a green thumb? Share your garden's bounty! |
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110 Advice for the volunteer phone receptionist |
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111 Volunteerings helps diminish `bad hair' days |
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