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Meridian Swift

Meridian Swift

Meridian Swift is a pen name. She has managed volunteers for 20 years, is the author of The Volunteer Shelf Life, blogs on volunteerplaintalk, has written for Energize Inc., Canadian Journal of Volunteer Resources Management, and Engaging Volunteers. She has held the CVA since 2005, and has presented on the state and national levels on volunteer management topics.

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Volunteer or You’ll Lose Everything!

As long as we are truthful about our ads, why can’t we use some marketing techniques to recruit volunteers?

Latest opinions

In just over a year, families, professionals, and public opinion have converged on a single demand: postponing the arrival of the smartphone until the end of adolescence.

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 and serves to focus people's attention on the importance of freshwater for people's lives, forcing us to think socially about the sustainable management we must do of it.

“To guarantee the continuity of the sector, it is essential that institutions and society as a whole promote training and support programs for new artisans.”