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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.
Author's articles
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
Youth literature can help LGBTI youth recognize themselves without feeling exposed. Reading stories about identity, doubt, fear, and hope can open up necessary conversations with families, teachers, and educational settings.
Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.
Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most.
