Upon receiving the Emerging Leader Award from the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles, I was asked to co-write an article about the power of empowering volunteers to not just put their expertise to work for social justice, but to have real ownership of their projects. I co-wrote this article with fellow award recipient Yvonne Winchell, who won the Women Who Dared Award. This subject is near and dear to my heart as a consultant for nonprofits and government. It can be scary for an organization to empower a volunteer, to give up some control. But the results are often quite fantastic when you create the right support structure! Read the article HERE
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