Strategies for Change
- Improve volunteer management practices
- Appeal to volunteer needs and wants
- Accommodate generational and lifestyle differences
- Create a more diverse volunteer force
- Provide “episodic volunteering” opportunities
- Provide virtual volunteering opportunities
- Provide essential resources, training and mentoring
- Assure achievement from time well-invested
- Emphasize the importance of praise and appreciation
Challenges Facing Volunteerism
- Competition for volunteer pool
- Differences in generational attitudes
- Changes in family structures and lifestyles
- Increase in employment demands
States Nominate Outstanding Volunteers
To date, these state associations have selected the following members as outstanding volunteers to receive national recognition by ASHA.
California: Wayne Baker
Georgia: Carol Ann Raymond
Idaho: George Wesley Pilley
Illinois: Mary Anne Hanner
Indiana: Howard W. Harman
Iowa: J. Richard Hood, Jeffrey A. Knox, Dave Krupke
Kentucky: Jodelle F. Deem
Louisiana: Theresa Rodgers
Minnesota: Ann Derr
New Jersey: Amy B. Lazic
New York: Susan J. Brannen
Pennsylvania: Nan Rodgers
Oregon: Lezlie K. Pearce-Hopper
Rhode Island: DeAnne Wellman Owre
Tennessee: Helen Duhon
Texas: Sherry Sancibrian
Washington, DC: Stephanie Scott Marshall
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