Volunteer retention is often touted as a key metric of success for volunteer-engaging organizations. However, there is an ongoing debate across the volunteer sector about whether the focus should be on retaining volunteers or on ensuring they have a positive and fulfilling experience, regardless of the length of engagement.
Volunteering is one of the most important issues impacting the wellbeing of the IFRC network and its ability to fulfil its...
Reaching 3500% more people than before – Red Cross’ road to digitalisation in the Dutch Caribbean (Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten).
Should volunteers be paid for their labour? Such a question may seem a contradiction in terms – isn’t the point of volunteering that you give time for free?
Tree planting, home building, food service, elder care. These traditional volunteer activities date back to the birth of civilization. In fact, the Bible, Quran, Torah, and Buddhism refer to gifts of service, charity to mankind, giving – each in some way sharing to followers that good comes from good deeds.
We are used to intervening in very vertical emergencies, which usually affect a specific territory, a certain number of people or specific groups. This crisis, however, affects the whole territory, the entire population and particularly the vulnerable groups we serve.