October 15, 2009
Vetting Charity Volunteers Can Help Smooth Relations
To help ensure harmonious relationships between a charity's volunteers and its staff members, say nonprofit experts, it's important to vet volunteers carefully. Interviewing prospective volunteers is a good place to gauge not only would-be helpers' ambitions, but also their personalities. Some steps to follow:
Be candid about job prospects — or lack thereof. Especially in this economy, many applicants for volunteer slots are looking for paid jobs, now or
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