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How volunteers can avoid burnout
Submitted by Drew Mckissick on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 19:20So you're all excited or worked up about something and you decide it's time to volunteer and try to make a difference? That's great. But there's always a risk that you'll be overzealous, jump in to anything and everything with both feet and soon get burned out. And then you won't have much of an impact on anything.
If you really want to make a difference over the long haul, you'll look (and "think") before you leap and make commitments that overwhelm you or you just get tired of.
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Submitted by Drew Mckissick on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:51If you've ever run or worked on a campaign, been a candidate for office, or just pretty much been involved in politics in almost any capacity, you've seen how important volunteers are to political success. But all volunteers are not created equal. Some are better than others. Some are better at different things than others.
So what makes for great volunteers? There are at least four qualities that stand out as the mark of really great volunteers. Of course, few posses them all, but they’re a standard everyone should reach for. And, even though any political effort is usually extremely grateful for any volunteer help it receives, these are some of the qualities you should keep in mind when looking for people to help your cause.
Six tips for new political volunteers
Submitted by Drew Mckissick on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:20When you first volunteer for just about anything, your excitement and enthusiasm are usually pretty high. In other words, you’re not “burnt out” yet.
The following are a six suggestions on how to channel your energy in ways that are likely to keep you involved and help you get as much satisfaction from your efforts as possible - and keep you from burning out!
Make reasonable commitments
It is much better for you and any cause that you volunteer for to start with a realistic schedule. Think about how you can achieve a happy medium between the time you’re able to contribute and the needs of the cause you’re involved with. That way, everyone knows what to expect. Just remember that in the end, it’s your dependability that’s most important.
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