Comments on: Yes, There Is Life After 60 In the Volunteer World http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/yes-there-is-life-after-60-in-the-volunteer-world Maine Conversations about Volunteer Management Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: peggy nantz http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/yes-there-is-life-after-60-in-the-volunteer-world/comment-page-1#comment-13346 peggy nantz Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:10:57 +0000 http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/yes-there-is-life-after-60-in-the-volunteer-world#comment-13346 The last 12 years at my age then of 54, I took therapedudic classes and tood care of a young boy, now he is in the Navy, doing well. During this time I had some other young teens and helped them get their oife in order and get through school. It has been rewarding, but now I want to stop and do something else and realize that caring for grandchildren is great, but I need another outlet and feel at a loss, other than just to volunteer. If you have any exciting directions from home, let me know. Peggy The last 12 years at my age then of 54, I took therapedudic classes and tood care of a young boy, now he is in the Navy, doing well. During this time I had some other young teens and helped them get their oife in order and get through school. It has been rewarding, but now I want to stop and do something else and realize that caring for grandchildren is great, but I need another outlet and feel at a loss, other than just to volunteer. If you have any exciting directions from home, let me know. Peggy

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Thanks for this post!…

]]> By: Christy Monroe http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/yes-there-is-life-after-60-in-the-volunteer-world/comment-page-1#comment-44 Christy Monroe Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:56:08 +0000 http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/yes-there-is-life-after-60-in-the-volunteer-world#comment-44 Penny, I really enjoyed reading this post - your honesty is engaging. I think it's helpful for people on the recruitment side to take the time to conduct worthwhile and probing interviews. Retaining volunteers is rooted in the recruitment process. Knowing things like the fact that you don't like to have someone tell you what to do, and knowing the motives behind your volunteering are critical parts of placing you as a volunteer. By the way, I'm glad that being a featured writer on this blog fits your skills (and is logistically feasible for you)-it's great to have you on the "team". Penny,
I really enjoyed reading this post - your honesty is engaging. I think it’s helpful for people on the recruitment side to take the time to conduct worthwhile and probing interviews.

Retaining volunteers is rooted in the recruitment process. Knowing things like the fact that you don’t like to have someone tell you what to do, and knowing the motives behind your volunteering are critical parts of placing you as a volunteer.

By the way, I’m glad that being a featured writer on this blog fits your skills (and is logistically feasible for you)-it’s great to have you on the “team”.

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