Comments on: Why Bother Getting a Certificate of Volunteer Administration? http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/why-bother-getting-a-certificate-of-volunteer-administration Maine Conversations about Volunteer Management Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Anne Schink http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/why-bother-getting-a-certificate-of-volunteer-administration#comment-204 Anne Schink Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:36:57 +0000 http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/why-bother-getting-a-certificate-of-volunteer-administration#comment-204 In this credential crazy world we live in, I had always been a bit skeptical about the need for it. Especially if I thought I was acquiring the knowledge I needed and the skills I valued. But I have turned a big corner on this subject, largely because I have come to understand that, even though I may not consider it 'necessary' in my own terms, the world is far more likely to take my 'credentials' seriously as a marker for 'credibility'. And I do care about credibility. Anne B. Schink, CVA! In this credential crazy world we live in, I had always been a bit skeptical about the need for it. Especially if I thought I was acquiring the knowledge I needed and the skills I valued. But I have turned a big corner on this subject, largely because I have come to understand that, even though I may not consider it ‘necessary’ in my own terms, the world is far more likely to take my ‘credentials’ seriously as a marker for ‘credibility’. And I do care about credibility.

Anne B. Schink, CVA!

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