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ARCHIVES CENTRAL

Archives Central contains copies of previously published months issues. Click on the month you wish to read and you be transferred to a full description about that months topics. Then click on a specific page you wish to read and you will be automatically transfered to that page. Archives 2000, 2001 and 2002 have been moved to their own pages, click on the links below to view.

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~2003 ARCHIVES~
January 2003 July 2003
February 2003 August 2003
March 2003 September 2003
April 2003 October 2003
May 2003 November 2003
June 2003 December 2003
January 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • New Year Reflection
    • Volunteerism Quotes
    • Youth Volunteer Motivators
  • Boards & Committees
    • Are You Sure What You Planned To Do Is What You Need To Do?
  • Management & Supervision
    • Creative Recognition
    • Rethinking Collaboration
  • News
    • Museum Ethics Guidelines
    • Evaluating the Volunteer Program: Reflections on Its Importance
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Do the Numbers! Competition for Volunteers
    • What Do These Numbers Mean?
    • Recognition is Not Meaningful If It's . . .
    • Coping with Unwanted Jobs
  • Tech Tips
    • You Are Here X
    • Wash Your Windows and Polish Your Apple
    • Quick Tip: Printing on Both Sides of Your Document
    • Hey Techies and Technophobes!
  • Training
    • Teaching the "Vision" Thing
    • Evaluating Your Leadership: A Light-hearted Approach
    • Getting to Know You

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February 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • No answers this month
  • Boards & Committees
    • Helping Boards Understand the Importance of Volunteer Management
  • Management & Supervision
    • Assess Your Contribution
    • Staff Assessment
    • Coping with Disasters
  • News
    • Museum Ethics Guidelines
    • Evaluating the Volunteer Program: Reflections on Its Importance
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Myths and Facts about Diversity
    • Evaluating the Volunteer Program: Why an Online Resource?
  • Tech Tips
    • Tips to Add Security to Your Files: Protect Them with Passwords
    • Going Goggle Searching Again?
    • Quick Tip: Got Time?
    • Hey Techies and Technophobes - Where are You?
  • Training
    • Training Volunteer Speakers
    • Humor + Training = Impact
    • What Do What Do Volunteers Hope to Learn?

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March 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Setting Annual Goals
    • Finding Volunteer Opportunities
    • Youth & Teen Volunteer Programs
  • Boards & Committees
    • Old Board Members Shouldn't Just Fade Away
  • Management & Supervision
    • Giving and Receiving in the USA
    • Resources to Build Youth Volunteering
    • Whence the Faith-Based Initiative?
    • Advice for United Way
  • News
    • Funding for the Volunteer Program
    • Computers for Volunteers
    • Online Technology Journal
    • Campbell Resigns
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Austrailian Volunteering Statistics
    • Seeking Volunteer Translators?
    • Who are Boomers?
  • Tech Tips
    • "Pack and Go" PowerPoint Presentations
    • Taking Digital Pictures of Your Volunteers
    • Quick Tip: Defragmenting your Hard Drive
  • Training
    • Digestion Time in the Classroom
    • Classroom Don'ts
    • Professional Development

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April 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Volunteer Recognition Keynote Address
  • Boards & Committees
    • Is My Nonprofit Ethical?
  • Management & Supervision
    • Building Support from Within
    • Being a Valued Co-Worker
    • Ten Mistakes of Volunteer Managers
  • News
    • Getting On the Air
    • SBC Technology Grants
    • VolunteerMatch and the Volunteer Program
    • Some Facts on Nonprofit Finances in the US
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Age and Volunteers in Membership Organizations
    • Reaching Those New Volunteers
    • The Power of the Cell Phone
  • Tech Tips
    • Have You Watered Your Telephone Tree Lately?
    • Removing Old Programs
    • Quick Tip: Checking Software Versions
  • Training
    • Should I Quit My Job? A Decision Making Strategy
    • Closing Exercise to Review Content
    • Test Your ALQ

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May 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Finding International Volunteer Opportunities
    • Why Do People Volunteer?
    • Preparing a Volunteer Handbook
  • Boards & Committees
    • Does Your Organization Do What It Says It is Doing?
  • Government - Local
    • Voluteer Tasks for Police Department Volunteers
    • Website Resources for Government Volunteer Programs
  • Management & Supervision
    • Constructive Criticism and Conflict: Some Tips
    • Volunteer Burnout
    • Member Idea Exchange
  • News
    • Points of Light Announce Conference in June
    • Questions on Insurance
    • Trends for 2003
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Show Me the Money
    • Targeting Your Message to Recruit
    • Giving Speeches Make you Nervous?
  • Tech Tips
    • Dress Up Your Documents With Custom Graphics
    • Printing with Two Different Papers
    • Quick Tip: System Information
  • Training
    • Opening the Mind
    • Organizing for the Left and Right Brain
    • Training Volunteers in Terror or Trauma Situations

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June 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Government Volunteer Program Resources
    • Managing Episodic Volunteers
    • Volunteer Application Template
  • Boards & Committees
    • What To Do Until the New Executive Director Comes
  • Government - State
    • Surviving Downsizing: Doing More and More with Less and Less?
  • Management & Supervision
    • Burnout: Stages to Note and What to Do
    • Keeping the "Star" Volunteers
  • News
    • Volunteer Today Launches New Page for Government Volunteer Managers
    • Conference for Directors of Library Programs
    • eBay Partners for Charity
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Screening: More than Its Cracked Up To Be
    • Trends: Past to Present
    • Risk Management for Volunteer Programs: An Interview with Linda Graff
  • Tech Tips
    • Creating a Simple Excel Pie Chart
    • Quick Tip: Recently Used Documents
  • Training
    • Do Seniors Want to Learn New Things?
    • Case Studies: An Effective Training Tool

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July 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Recognition Policies and Resources
    • Leadership Questions from Members
    • Fundraising Events and Resources
  • Boards & Committees
    • Summer is a Good Time to Think About Fall
  • Government - Federal
    • "Volunteer Management is Only Part of My Job!"
    • Training Volunteers Goes Beyond Teaching Skills
    • Take Pride in America
  • Management & Supervision
    • Win at the Telephone Tag Game
    • Make a PACT with Volunteers
    • How to Alter the Position Description
  • News
    • Who's Giving Away Money?
    • Who is Online?
    • Standards for Charitable Giving
    • Strategies to Expand the Role of Religious Charities
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Volunteer Projects for Small Businesses
    • Volunteering In the USA
    • Value of Volunteer Hour
    • High Tech and High Touch
  • Tech Tips
    • Managing Your Data: Combining Sorting and AutoFilter
    • Quick Tip: Full Screen Viewing in your Browser
  • Training
    • Conferences for Volunteer Managers
    • Teaching a Procedure
    • Arranging Pairs or Teams of Two

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August 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Productive Volunteer/Staff Partnership
  • Boards & Committees
    • Board Buddies
  • Government - Military
    • Which Hat Should I Wear?
    • More Than "A Few Good" Volunteers
  • Management & Supervision
    • Leadership Suicide
    • "Love the New Changes, Marge"
    • Be a Better Listener
  • News
    • Red Cross Lays Off Over 200
    • United Ways Merge in Chicago
    • Ohio Man Founds Safe Harbor Resources
    • Conference Announcement
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • References: A Screening Tool
    • The Big Introduction—Tips on Giving Speeches or Talks
    • Trends: What They Mean for Volunteerism
  • Tech Tips
    • Reading Portable Documents Format (.pdf) Documents
    • Quick Tip: Searching with Quotation Marks
  • Training
    • Has Volunteering Changed?

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September 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Inmate Volunteers and Community Service
    • Evaluating Your Volunteer Program
    • Motorcycle Poker Run Fundraise
  • Boards & Committees
    • What is Founder's Syndrome?
  • Government - Local
    • More than Books: Volunteer Tasks for Library Volunteers
    • Saving Taxpayer Dollars: Local Government Volunteers Chip-in
  • Management & Supervision
    • Who Needs to Know?
    • Quick Management Tips
    • Coping with Reverses
  • News
    • AmeriCorps Funding Denied
    • Info on Seniors
    • Our Technology Future
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Grassroots Recognition
    • The Impact and Opportunities of Change
  • Tech Tips
    • Online Electronic File Storage
    • Telephone Vacation Messages
    • Quick Tip: Calendar Wizard for MS Word 97
  • Training
    • Games: A Training Tool
    • Do You Know the Acronym Code?

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October 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Volunteering and Career Development
    • Volunteer Mentor Program
    • Volunteer Program Manager Professional Development
    • What is a Docent?
  • Boards & Committees
    • What the Board Can Do to Overcome "Founder's Syndrome"
  • Government - State
    • Managing Volunteers from a Distance:
      If you don’t know where you're going, you'll wind up somewhere else and you might not like it there
  • Management & Supervision
    • What’s with Blogging?
    • Leverage: The Power of Influence
    • Greeting Card Recognition
  • News
    • Trends in Employment of the Future
    • Japanese Charities
    • The Cost of a Volunteer
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Teens: Where Were They When?
    • Is It Important to Include Youth As Volunteers?
    • Reaching the Youth Volunteer Market
  • Tech Tips
    • Canine Computer Cruelty
  • Training
    • Generating Ideas on a Topic
    • A Review Dice Game

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November 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • Dates to Remember
    • Online Resources to Use
    • Volunteer Application Tip
    • Police Volunteer Programs
  • Boards & Committees
    • Growing Pains
  • Government - Federal
    • Recognizing Volunteers
    • Reviving a "Settled" Volunteer Program
    • Youth Volunteers
  • Management & Supervision
    • Crisis Management
    • Keeping Meetings on Track
    • Your "OQ"
  • News
    • Volunteer Administrators to Meet in Portland, OR in 2004
    • !TradÚceloAhora!
    • Advocacy Site
    • The Cost of a Volunteer Program
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • To Advertise in the Newspaper or Not to Advertise in the Newspaper? That is the Question.
    • More Adults Living Alone
    • Committee Guidelines
  • Tech Tips
    • News Alerts with Google
    • Searching Beyond Google
    • Quick Tip: Finding Domain Owners
  • Training
    • Know the Needs in Advance
    • Learning to Deal with Emotions
    • Right Brain/Left Brain

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December 2003
  • Ask Connie
    • 10 Reasons Why Volunteer Program Managers Should be Part of the Management Team
  • Boards & Committees
    • Organizational Development: The Infant Start Up
  • Government - Military
    • Getting the Commander's Attention for Your Volunteer Program
    • Establishing a Cooperative Environment for Volunteers in a Military Organization
  • Management & Supervision
    • "The Day All the Volunteers Left"
    • Track Your Progress
    • Managing the Whiner
    • Canadian Governance—Do and Don't
  • News
    • College Degree in "Social Change and Activism"
    • New Online Resource
    • Change Afoot for IRS 990
  • Recruiting and Retention
    • Altruistic Behavior and Religious Faith
    • What do you know about 21 year olds?
    • Email that Works
  • Tech Tips
    • Who's Here? With VolunteerWorks
    • Need a Secure Way to Collect Money From Your Volunteers?
  • Training
    • Checking In With Volunteers
    • Powers of Observation
    • Test Your Grammar

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