Building genuine connections among team members isn't just nice to have anymore, it's essential for any organization that wants to thrive. Employee bonding retreats create something that's hard to replicate in conference rooms: authentic relationships built on shared experiences rather than shared …
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Flip the Script to Recruit Volunteers
A couple of decades ago, right around Thanksgiving, I joined my church on its annual trip to Mexico to help build houses for under-resourced in the Tijuana area. The organization we partnered with had a ton of experience, and they were known and respected within the community. When we arrived, they …
Volunteers: Champions of your Non-Profit
Long before I became an employee of my church, I volunteered there. The mission was so compelling that I would do anything to be part of what was happening. I set up and cleaned giant coffee pots before and after the service - with a hose in the planter because we met in a middle school. I stacked …
The Impact of Volunteerism on the Non-Profit Budget
Before going into full-time vocational ministry, I had no idea how dependent non-profit organizations were on volunteers - which is odd because I volunteered at my church for years before coming onto the staff. Imagine the compensation costs if the church had to pay everyone that served the going …
Volunteers – Much More than Free Labor
According to Forbes, the top five brands in 2022 were Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Samsung. The list has no big surprises since each company provides a quality product or service that most of us use daily. Operating any one of these organizations requires a massive amount of labor …
Business Team Building Activities to Consider After COVID
Healthy relationships between employees are the foundation of a robust and well-founded company culture. Actually, 88% of employees and 94% of executives consider such relationships very critical when it comes to business success. If you’ve been thinking of boosting collaboration and other skills …
