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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Six Principles for Harnessing.

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While Tulgan and Peters are both talking about paid staff in the new economy, associations and other organizations would be wise to note the relevance of their thinking for recruiting, developing, and rewarding volunteers. When competing for volunteer time and talent, organizations need to have compelling value propositions to offer.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Thinking Differently About.

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Theres an i nteresting post (and the beginning of a conversation) going on over at the Acronym blog , focusing on volunteer recruitment and diversity. I think we need to reframe the way many organizations currently view volunteers. In short, we would organize the enterprise for 100% volunteering. Dec 2002 (6).

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Getting Married to Membership May Require Engagement First

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It used to be that you had to pay to play: join an organization and then you can get involved. How would you adjust your recruitment and involvement strategies to capitalize on this potential shift? community that people value and that our organizations market. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2).

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Flipped Volunteering: The Better Way to Invite and Engage

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Amazingly, very few associations or other nonprofit organizations do that. In fact, many if not most know next to nothing about the talents, interests, and experiences of their members and how those might connect to volunteer opportunities within their organization. Here are the questions changing our model needs to include.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: 10 Tips for Engaging A Volunteer.

Idea Architects

Organizations would be well served to inventory all of the work that is done and to systematically identify the pieces volunteers are best or uniquely positioned to do and the pieces where it would be easy and/or desirable to tap into volunteer contributions. Recruit with a one-to-one philosophy. Thomas Getchius. Jeffrey Cufaude.

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Study: Top Execs Willing to Jump Ship for New Jobs

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New analysis of data from a decade ago finds 52 percent of executives were willing to pursue a new job if contacted by a recruiter. Back in 2002, more than half of executives were willing to actively consider a new job when contacted by a recruiter, according to a new study. Interesting, but what does that have to do with 2013?

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CPA Group’s Recognition Program Introduces Students to Accounting

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Building off an existing relationship, the American Institute of CPAs and NAF, an educational organization, developed a program that introduces high school students to the accounting profession to diversify the next generation of industry professionals.