Unsession ideas
There's an "unsession" on vibrant volunteerism in associations going on throughout Great Ideas (brought to us by the Component Relations Council). The session has included both face to face conversation in the unsession area and "virtual" discussion via flipchart. The flipcharts are set up around the area with questions at the top; attendees can leave their answers whenever they'd like.
Reading over the flipcharts, there's some interesting thoughts being shared. (For those of you who aren't here, leave a comment with answers of your own to these questions!)
In one word, list your favorite volunteer management tool.
- Telephone
- Email
- Twitter
- Conversation
- Trust/truth
- Listen
- Authentic appreciation and a hug [hey, that's not one word!]
Why do you volunteer?
- Fun
- Love
- Purpose
- Loyalty
- Improving my personal brand
- Network
- Give back
What's the most difficult volunteer skill to teach?
- Set priorities
- Delegation
- Group play
- Letting go
- Time management
- Conflict resoltion
- Culture of inquiry
- Innovation
- Doing rather than thinking
- Giving up ownership
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Comments
Great list Lisa - thanks. One of the cool items listed on best rewards was a hand-written thank you and many others were had the "customized" or "personalized" adjective.
Posted by: Peggy Hoffman | February 24, 2009 8:58 AM
I thought all of the flipchart discussions were interesting! I didn't capture all of them because I didn't want to steal any thunder from you or the unsession itself--I wasn't sure how you wanted to report out about those discussions. I'll definitely be happy to link to wherever you post the results ...
Thank you and the rest of the unsession organizers for adding a great new element to Great Ideas!
Posted by: Lisa Junker | February 27, 2009 7:35 AM
Most difficult volunteer skill to teach? Pragmatism.
Posted by: David M. Patt, CAE | March 1, 2009 11:04 PM