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	<title>People Making a Difference®</title>
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	<description>Lori Tsuruda's Blog promoting informed and responsible volunteerism</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Enforcing the &#8220;Lines&#8221; for Volunteers</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=65</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
	<category>volunteering</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I heard on the &#8220;news&#8221; that celebrity Lindsay Lohan showed up 40 minutes late for her required training for her court-mandated community service, so was sent home (before she was later incarcerated for violating the terms of her parole). Kudos to the charity which enforced its standards rather than accept any effort as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does It Take So Long to Post PMD Project Descriptions and Send Project Details to Volunteers?</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=64</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Simply said, because I&#8217;m waiting for all the details needed for a successful volunteer experience, whether it&#8217;s signing up to volunteer and the project itself matching expectations/pr or the details being complete and correct. Since PMD partners with many charities, most of which don&#8217;t have staff dedicated to running an ongoing volunteer program, it takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Treat Episodic Volunteerism Like One-Night Stands</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=63</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my guest blog today on VolunteerMaine!
I&#8217;ll be presenting a workshop all about episodic volunteering at their annual conference next week.

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		<title>Humor and stories help people understand/retain key points on engaging volunteers.</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=60</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>DOVA</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Although People Making a Difference (PMD) is often thought of as being the group for individuals and businesses to go to for fun, well-organized, hands-on volunteer opportunities helping community-based charities and their clients in need, PMD also provides needed training and pro bono consulting services (and serves as the fiscal sponsor and leads the Directors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come Together on Common Ground to Re-Establish Our Communities&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=59</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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PMD volunteers gathered for the scheduled service project the evening of 9/11/01, and while we were not as productive as usual, we worked together for the common good. In the weeks and months that followed, PMD volunteers continued to work together despite area threats and alerts.
“We must continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About Who You Know&#8230;Well Enough for Mutually Beneficial Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=58</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
	<category>volunteering</category>
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	<category>board</category>
	<category>learning</category>
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	<category>AmeriCorps</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a guest blogger again for VolunteerMaine, leading up to their annual conference where I will present next month, building on last year&#8217;s workshop on building community partnerships.

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		<title>Are You Ready to Recruit Volunteers? http://www.massnonprofit.org/expert.php?artid=1571&#038;catid=64</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=57</link>
		<comments>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=57#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve provided some Expert Advice for Massnonprofit.org at http://www.massnonprofit.org/expert.php?artid=1571&#038;catid=64
Disclaimer: This is general advice. Results will vary for specific programs and people. For assistance with your volunteer program and its particular challenges, please contact me directly for consultations.

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		<title>Rejecting/Accepting Volunteers Based on What We Need</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=56</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jenny Hibbard blogged about &#8220;Volunteer Hoards: More Work Than Help&#8221; and Brad Feld blogged about &#8220;Saying No in Less than 60 Seconds&#8221; this week, so in this spirit of of maximizing the time/effort that one spends on what&#8217;s important, I think more volunteer managers need to educate the public as to what their charities need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should MA fund Americorps? My unpopular view.</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=55</link>
		<comments>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=55#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>AmeriCorps</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBJ has a good article describing AmeriCorps&#8217; potential &#8220;do or die&#8221; funding situation in Massachusetts.
Although many of my colleagues, AmeriCorps alumni, and friends are lobbying for full funding of AmeriCorps in MA due to the federal match and their livelihoods, I find myself unsure when direct needs like food and housing subsidies, education, day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Don&#8217;t People Really Volunteer?</title>
		<link>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=54</link>
		<comments>http://www.pmd.org/blogdir/?p=54#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
		
	<category>volunteering</category>
	<category>recognition</category>
	<category>recruitment</category>
	<category>volunteerism</category>
	<category>retention</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conversely, What Will Get People to Volunteer?  See final paragraph.
One of my pet peeves is when underlying survey biases influence the results. I recently saw another reference to a common reason why people tell surveyors they don&#8217;t volunteer, that they say don&#8217;t know where to go, in a NYT article featuring Michael Bloomberg encouraging more [...]]]></description>
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