Sustaining the Energy as a Volunteer Leader
Anna Guest
Founder and CEO, Rising Tide Volunteer Solutions
This session set us up for success as a leader, and fellow volunteer, within our Age-Friendly initiative. We discussed the value of personal relationships in creating a sustainable team, how to set boundaries around our roles and what you're willing to take on, and explored strategies for leveraging the energy of our community and volunteers to build momentum. Finally, we looked at storytelling as a critical tool for communicating your vision, building a sense of belonging, and sharing community impact.
Working with Volunteers
Nurturing Personal Connections
Working with Volunteers
Avoiding Burnout
Working with Volunteers
Storytelling: Building Community & Presence
Session Resources:
Links to Advice from Candy Eaton, Age-Friendly Sullivan, and Jean Saunders, Age-Friendly Saco, about working with volunteers
Rising Tide Volunteer Solutions
Quarterly Newsletter, to subscribe: email Anna, anna@risingtidevolunteersolutions.com
Rising Tide Volunteer Solutions Programming, Free mini webinars and other upcoming events.
A Guide to Setting Better Boundaries Harvard Business Review
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Sneak Preview, Ted Talk by Emily and Amelia
Author's website with resources about burnout, https://www.burnoutbook.net/
We are deeply grateful to Anna Guest and Rising Tides Volunteer Solutions for working with Lifelong Maine to develop these training materials. Special thanks to Sharon Kelley, Berwick for a Lifetime, Candy Eaton, Age-Friendly Sullivan, and Jean Saunders, Age-Friendly Saco, for meeting with Anna to share their wisdom, experiences and challenges working with volunteers
We also want to thank AARP Maine for their thought leadership designing these modules.