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Many paid workers started out as volunteers. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:38:22 GMT Dec 10, Get Started Today, Be a Nonprofit Champion http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/today.html Jump right in today and be a Champ! Here are some quick, easy ways to make your day better and make your nonprofit work more rewarding than ever. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:19:51 GMT Dec 10, Quick Tips for Recruiting http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/tipsforrecruiting.html Quick Tips for Recruiting great volunteers for your organization. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:14:45 GMT Dec 10, Christmas Volunteer: Teens Volunteer for Winter Break http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/Christmasvolunteer.html Looking for Christmas volunteer opportunities or something worthwhile to do on your school break? Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:05:28 GMT Dec 10, Teens Volunteer: Getting Started, Opportunites in Service http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/teensvolunteer.html Where, How and Why Teens Volunteer. Great info for teens (and parents) about volunteering opportunities. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:02:53 GMT Dec 9, Teen Community Service Ideas http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/teencommunityservice.html Here's a list of teen community service ideas. Whether you want to or have to, you can enjoy volunteering! Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:27:18 GMT Dec 9, Volunteer Appreciation http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/volunteerappreciation.html Volunteer Appreciation Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:21:58 GMT Dec 9, Subscriptions: Marketing for Life http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/subscriptions.html How one man made subscriptions a standard marketing tool for the arts. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:49:54 GMT Dec 9, Step Two State: A Short Course in Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/steptwostate.html Volunteer Management Training: Step Two State Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:14:35 GMT Dec 9, Step Three Listen: A Short Course in Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/stepthreelisten.html Volunteer Management Training: Step Three Listen Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:13:18 GMT Dec 9, Step Six Thank: A Short Course in Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/stepsixthank.html Volunteer Management Training: Step Six Thank Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:07:59 GMT Dec 9, Step One Ask: A Short Course in Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/steponeask.html Volunteer Management Training: Step One Ask Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:05:21 GMT Dec 9, Step Four Inspire: A Short Course in Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/stepfourinspire.html Volunteer Management Training: Step Four Inspire Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:00:20 GMT Dec 9, Step Five Include: A Short Course in Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/stepfiveinclude.html Volunteer Management Training: Step Five Include Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:58:02 GMT Dec 8, Branding: Why It Is So Important To Your Organization http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/branding.html Branding is a key element of growth and success for any organization. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:57:02 GMT Dec 5, Volunteer Vs. Paid Workers http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/volunteervspaid.html Managing Volunteer vs. Paid Workers: In some ways easier, in other ways more difficult Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:21:46 GMT Dec 5, Volunteer Program: Your structure for volunteer management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/volunteerprogram.html Volunteer Program: Your structure for successful volunteer management Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:46:19 GMT Dec 5, Volunteer Management Training http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/volunteermanagementtraining.html A Short Course in Volunteer Management Training for Nonprofits Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:44:12 GMT Dec 5, Volunteer Award: Service Recognition Programs http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/volunteeraward.html We are designing a volunteer award program that works for you so we need your input. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:41:27 GMT Dec 4, Your Working Hours: The Cost of Commitment http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/Workinghours.html As a dedicated volunteer or employee, your working hours are long. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:46:28 GMT Dec 4, Why People Volunteer http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/whypeoplevolunteer.html There's one simple reason why people volunteer. Learn what it is and recruit more volunteers. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:43:45 GMT Dec 4, Year End Thanks: How to show appreciation to volunteers and donors http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/yearendthanks.html Creative ways to give year end thanks to your volunteers and donors. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:37:47 GMT Dec 4, You matter. The work you do everyday makes a difference. http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/youmatter.html Sometimes we forget how powerful our work can be. This blog explores the potential of a single kind word. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:35:32 GMT Dec 4, Recruiting Volunteers: Cycle of Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/recruitingvolunteers.html Recruiting Volunteers is the first action in the Cycle of Volunteer Management Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:28:28 GMT Dec 4, Reasons to Recruit Volunteers http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/reasonstorecruitvolunteers.html 23 Reasons to Recruit Volunteers - a list that may suprise you and give you some great ideas Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:24:45 GMT Dec 4, Placing Volunteers: Cycle of Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/placingvolunteers.html Placing Volunteers is the second action in the Cycle of Volunteer Management Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:07:38 GMT Dec 4, Obama Volunteers: A new age of volunteerism? http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/obamavolunteers.html The Obama volunteers were organized, active and motivated. Are they the beginning of a new age of volunteering? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:04:13 GMT Dec 4, Nontrepreneur: A Nonprofit Entrepreneur http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/Nontrepreneur.html Nontrepreneur. I coined this word to define the highly driven founder or director of a nonprofit who has the traits of an entrepreneur. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:00:48 GMT Dec 4, Nonprofit Coach http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/nonprofitcoach.html Nonprofit Coach - Merle Benny, Nonprofit Champion coach to nonprofit executive directors Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:58:36 GMT Dec 4, Nonprofit Champion: What's in a Name? http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/nonprofitchampionname.html A blog on the origin of the name Nonprofit Champion. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:57:31 GMT Dec 4, Nonprofit: It Says What It's Not http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/nonprofit.html Why do we define the nonprofit sector by what it is not. What should it be called? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:55:18 GMT Dec 4, Motivating Volunteers: Cycle of Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/motivatingvolunteers.html Motivating Volunteers is the third action in the Cycle of Volunteer Management Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:13:07 GMT Dec 3, Marketing Superstars http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/marketing-superstars.html How do some organizations become marketing superstars? What can you do to stand out from the crowd? Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:56:05 GMT Dec 2, Homefirst: Sleeping with the Homeless http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/homefirst.html A blog on the process of naming Homefirst, an agency for homeless families Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:57:14 GMT Dec 2, Holiday Thanks To You http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/holidaythanks.html A holiday thanks for your work this busy time of year. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:42:25 GMT Dec 2, google ads: an excellent article on Google Grants http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/googleads.html Marketing Sherpa tells you how to get free Google Ads. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:38:12 GMT Dec 2, Gift Cards: The Perfect Gift to Your Nonprofit http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/giftcards.html Discovered in the New York Times, "Gift Cards Go Philantropic." Make sure you are a recipient. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:36:34 GMT Dec 2, Essential Volunteers: 3 you can't live without http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/essentialvolunteers.html Essential Volunteers: some key people you may not thought of but won't want to live without Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:17:55 GMT Dec 2, Empathy: Creativity, Caring for Nonprofits http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/empathy.html Exploring empathy and how it relates to creativity and nonprofits. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:04:37 GMT Dec 2, Dot Org: It's a Whole New Nonprofit World http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/dotorg.html The phrase "dot org" didn't exist before the internet. Many online nonprofit organizations could not have existed without the web. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:16:52 GMT Dec 2, Cycle of Volunteer Management http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/cycleofvolunteermanagement.html The Cycle of Volunteer Management has four stages that make managing volunteers and growing your organization easier. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:11:32 GMT Dec 2, Creativity: Working with What You Have http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/creativitycell.html A blog on creativity, using what you have to work with and getting great results. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:35:06 GMT Dec 1, Children Volunteers: Good Habits Start Early http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/childrenvolunteers.html Can't start too soon, children volunteers develop leadership skills and compassion Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:57:14 GMT Dec 1, Changes Coming: Programs, Awards, Seminars and More http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/changes.html Changes coming to the site - exciting new products and services for Nonprofit Leaders Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:56:07 GMT Dec 1, Breakfast Fundraising: Pass the Check Please http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/breakfastfundraising.html My review of a fundraising breakfast. Quick, efficient, emotional and worth a million dollars. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:54:26 GMT Dec 1, Awards: Why, When, What? http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/awards.html When are awards appropriate? Who should receive them? Why? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:47:42 GMT Dec 1, Annual Reports: It's Time To Plan Yours http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/annualreports-planning.html It's not too soon to start planning. Annual Reports take time, here's a checklist to get you started. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:41:16 GMT Dec 1, Your Annual Report: Choosing a Theme http://www.nonprofit-champion.com/annual-report-theme.html Start planning your annual report now by picking a theme. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:39:43 GMT