Volunteer Management Hot Topics with Susan J. Ellis

The cost of gasoline is rising at a staggering rate.  There hasn't been much public discussion yet about the potential of gasoline prices to disrupt critical volunteer services, but is there a silver lining for volunteering here?

The cost of gasoline is rising at a staggering rate.  There hasn't been much public discussion yet about the potential of gasoline prices to disrupt critical volunteer services, but is there a silver lining for volunteering here?

The cost of gasoline for our cars is rising at a staggering rate. Although there hasn't really been much public discussion yet about the potential of gasoline prices to disrupt critical volunteer services, it's going to surface. In this timely podcast, Susan doesn't only talk about this money issue - she also considers whether there's a silver lining for volunteering in the cloud of the energy crisis.

Is your volunteer program appropriately funded? Have you requested something and been told "we don't have the money"? But that just means no money right now. Make the case for allocating more money to support volunteers.

Is your volunteer program appropriately funded? Have you requested something and been told "we don't have the money"? But that just means no money right now. Make the case for allocating more money to support volunteers.

Is your volunteer program appropriately funded? Have you requested something and been told "we don't have the money"? But that just means no money right now. Make the case for allocating more money to support volunteers.

In this month's featured podcast: Is your volunteer program appropriately funded? Have you requested something not in your usual budget and been told "we don't have the money"? But that just means no money right now. Every organization, whether nonprofit or government, plans ahead for raising and spending funds for anything it wants to do. How can you effectively make the case for allocating more money to support volunteers?

Democratic presidential candidate Obama calls for tax credits for students who do "public service" to help nonprofits. When will it be recognized that volunteering is not simply something done in the nonprofit sector?

Democratic presidential candidate Obama calls for tax credits for students who do "public service" to help nonprofits. When will it be recognized that volunteering is not simply something done in the nonprofit sector?

Democratic presidential candidate Obama calls for tax credits for students who do "public service" to help nonprofits. When will it be recognized that volunteering is not simply something done in the nonprofit sector?

Too many politicians, commentators, academics, and the general public are unable to recognize that a giant part of the volunteer world is unpaid service on behalf of government, especially at the state and local level. In this podcast, Susan talks about this topic which has surfaced in the American presidential campaign, and considers why this issue is at the heart of our political, social and economic future.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just created a cabinet-level office of volunteerism. What might this mean for other states?  What is the potential of this step?

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just created a cabinet-level office of volunteerism. What might this mean for other states?  What is the potential of this step?

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just created a cabinet-level office of volunteerism. What might this mean for other states?  What is the potential of this step?

There's some real breaking news this month's podcast. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued an Executive Order creating a new position in his Cabinet: Secretary of Service and Volunteering! What might this mean for California and for the rest of the United States (and the world)? Susan offers some ideas and asks for yours.