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Many Volunteers = High Expense

February 11th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips When many volunteers arrive, the expense shoots up. Are we prepared for this? Volunteers are great! All those fine people arriving and willing to work for no pay. Well, not exactly. A person’s time is worth money. A person’s time is worth other things. When a person volunteers, they are spending their […]

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Tags: Accountability · Expertise · Management · Money · Volunteer

In-Person Tutor for On-Line Courses

January 31st, 2011 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Have some spare time? How about tutoring people using online course materials posted by universities? Here is a new opportunity for people with knowledge to connect with people seeking knowledge. MIT and others have put many of their courses online. MIT has recently added a set of courses that are tailored for […]

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Tags: Learning · Time · Volunteer

Meeting Good People

April 19th, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips A recent peek into the world of grad students in engineering and related fields reveals a group of people with a strong desire to work for the benefit of others. I have been working with grad students on writing. This took many months to arrange, but for the past couple of weeks […]

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Tags: Communication · Learning · People · Technology · Volunteer · Work · Writing

I Hate “Short” Meetings

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I dislike most meetings as they are not a time to accomplish work but merely a time to socialize. The worst type of meeting is one that is going to be short. Short meetings waste more time and last longer than any other type of meeting. I dislike the majority of meetings. […]

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Tags: Communication · Government · Meetings · Volunteer

Specialists

February 9th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I believe in employing specialists – people who really know what they are doing. I had an experience with experts this past month. Several of my friends have been working on another friend’s home for several weekends. I am not a carpenter, a plumber, nor an electrician. Regardless, I showed up and […]

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Tags: Management · People · Volunteer

Preferences and Volunteer Organizations

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I work with volunteer groups and have done so since I was a teenager. Volunteers are precious resources, but are often difficult colleagues who quarrel. Why? These people are dedicated to a common cause. What is the problem? I believe half of one reason is the role of preferences. Preferences come in […]

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Tags: Management · People · Volunteer