Supporting the previous website step, the key data fields needed to describe each of the volunteer roles for the Birkie.
Continue readingThe Birkie Catalog of Opportunities
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Telling the Volunteer Story(ies)
To improve its volunteer management processes, the first step for the Canadian Birkebeiner Society (Birkie) took was to create a dedicated website. While this site will be folded back into the pre-existing web presence, this new site side-stepped several technical problems.
Continue readingA Spell (and Birch) Binding Use Case
The first in a (hopefully) series of how the Canadian Birkebeiner can create a best in class in experience for its 500+ volunteers.
Continue readingSurveying a Sea of Description
The results of a time-limited survey of volunteer role descriptions. The common fields used and their definitions.
Continue reading(A) Typical Volunteer
A Matrix that combines two dimensions to define volunteer roles. The dimensions are the length of time for the volunteer role and the classic ARCI responsibility matrix.
Continue readingLucky 7’s in LAST VeGA
The LAST VeGA is a volunteer lifecycle model. Lucky 7’s in LAST VeGA expands on the model to include how volunteers are managed.
Continue readingA Field Guide to Volunteer Lifecycles
Volunteers and Non-Profit organization members are a rare commodity. They are hard to find, difficult to screen, expensive to replace/retain and then vanish without warning. A lifecycle model may help a small non-profit better manage its volunteer cadre.
Continue readingOHS, SNPs, and HELP! – November 23, 2023 Conference
A conference proposal to help small non-profits (SNP) navigate their obligations under Alberta’s occupational, health, and safety (OHS) legislation.
Continue readingSafety, the Volunteer, and the Accountant
What are the OHS obligations a non-profit has in respect to its volunteers? An overview of the challenges and opportunities.
Continue readingTagging and Bagging on Mount OBI
Users think of an Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) Dashboard as a single entity. OBI uses an ‘a la carte’ method in which ‘Objects’ can be assembled and re-used across multiple Dashboard. This Modular approach drives the need for an effective inventory system.
