Comments on: How to Turn Your Organization into a Volunteer Magnet http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/2010/06/10/how-to-turn-your-organization-into-a-volunteer-magnet/ Connect to What Matters...Volunteer! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:28:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beth http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/2010/06/10/how-to-turn-your-organization-into-a-volunteer-magnet/comment-page-1/#comment-4233 Beth Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:17:04 +0000 http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/?p=938#comment-4233 Hi Stacy and Martin, thanks for commenting. Stacy, we've been looking at marketing for nonprofits lately too, and so we've organized a <a href="http://www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca/news_seminars.html#nonprofit" rel="nofollow">day-long workshop on the topic</a> on July 15. Join us if you can make the trek over from the mainland! Hi Stacy and Martin, thanks for commenting. Stacy, we’ve been looking at marketing for nonprofits lately too, and so we’ve organized a day-long workshop on the topic on July 15. Join us if you can make the trek over from the mainland!

]]> By: Stacy Ashton http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/2010/06/10/how-to-turn-your-organization-into-a-volunteer-magnet/comment-page-1/#comment-4232 Stacy Ashton Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:05:27 +0000 http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/?p=938#comment-4232 Wow, that is revealing. That first point-of-contact sets such a tone for people, yet it's often not felt as a priority for non-profits who are trying to get the mission done. And reception falls into the vastly underrated "administrative" piece of non-profit work (which funders dearly want capped at 10%). I've been considering the role of customer service and its sister, marketing, in non-profits. For-profits fully recognize that getting a message out, and providing quality experience when that message is received and acted on, takes time and money to ensure. Considerable budget goes towards it (far more of a budget, in many cases, than the costs of producing a product). Hmmm Wow, that is revealing. That first point-of-contact sets such a tone for people, yet it’s often not felt as a priority for non-profits who are trying to get the mission done. And reception falls into the vastly underrated “administrative” piece of non-profit work (which funders dearly want capped at 10%).

I’ve been considering the role of customer service and its sister, marketing, in non-profits. For-profits fully recognize that getting a message out, and providing quality experience when that message is received and acted on, takes time and money to ensure. Considerable budget goes towards it (far more of a budget, in many cases, than the costs of producing a product).

Hmmm

]]> By: MARTIN J COWLING http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/2010/06/10/how-to-turn-your-organization-into-a-volunteer-magnet/comment-page-1/#comment-4225 MARTIN J COWLING Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:18:06 +0000 http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/?p=938#comment-4225 Thank you for hosting me---I always enjoy presenting in Victoria! Good luck with implementing ideas everybody! Thank you for hosting me—I always enjoy presenting in Victoria!
Good luck with implementing ideas everybody!

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