ServeHub has announced that they were one of 14 companies selected as winners in the Blackbaud 1Mby1M Social Good Startup Challenge. Through its innovative cloud based training and on-boarding software, ServeHub is helping nonprofits (NPOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and faith-based organizations empower their staff and volunteers with powerful, yet easy to use software. As part of their commitment to expanding … Read More
Designing Effective Digital Training through Backwards Design
So now that you’ve decided upon a Learning Management System (LMS), you’re faced with the task of designing effective training content. To make sure that your staff and volunteers are well prepared for service, here are a few guidelines to design the most effective digital training course possible. Set Clear Learning Outcomes What do you want your online training participants … Read More
What the Scholars Say: Positive Relationships Retain Volunteers
Keeping volunteers committed to and engaged with your organization is key. Since a great deal of effort, time, and resources goes into training volunteers, retaining them only makes sense. What keeps volunteers committed to your work? While many factors are at play, a group of Italian researchers found that volunteer relationships with staff and other volunteers can have a more … Read More
The Top 3 Reasons To Measure Volunteer Impact
# 1 Appeal to Funders & Stakeholders Don’t wait for funders to ask about volunteering impacts. Be proactive in your data collection and analysis to demonstrate the value of your volunteers. Experienced funders understand how a well-run volunteer program can extend the reach and impact of donated funds. Whether communicating with individual donors, foundations, or government grantors, providing well-polished volunteer … Read More
Corporate Volunteering: Converting Opportunities to Benefits
Connecting with the corporate world can provide nonprofit leaders to a world of opportunities. Not only can nonprofits offer — and teach — the business world so much, nonprofits can also learn from (and leverage) benefits from your for-profit counterparts. This article provides an overview of three opportunities and easy-to-implement tips to ensure your organization is making the most of … Read More
How to Design Effective Volunteer Training
Based on the extensive review of volunteer retention studies over the past decade, Lowenberg-Deboer & Akdere (2018) found three common factors that keep volunteers engaged and participating: 1) motivation, 2) satisfaction, and 3) organization familiarity. The authors acknowledged that of course, these three key elements are inherently interrelated: i.e. being satisfied keeps you motivated, and so on. So what’s the … Read More
ServeHub vs. Moodle: A Student’s Perspective
How many times have you found yourself staring completely bored at an online course, whether it’s a school assignment, or a training session for your job? This should not be the case, as learning should be engaging, easy, stimulating and satisfying. “Play is the highest form of research” – Albert Einstein When selecting and implementing the right Learning Management System … Read More
Promoting Your Non-Profit on Social Media
The age of digital media has been alive and well for a quite some time now, and it’s no secret that people are spending incredible amounts of time on the internet. Often these stretches of time are for our personal enjoyment, but we can’t seem to go two scrolls through our instagram feed, or 30 seconds into a youtube video … Read More