Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “… The whole idea that you need to spend money it is a materialistic illusion when applied to the volunteer sector; we seem to feel that donating money is accomplishing the goal. But I would encourage people to get involved in the activities; until you have worked out the specifics of what you are doing - how it is going to succeed, how you will attract people and manage the volunteers - then you can talk about fundraising. …How are you going to get the participants or recipients engaged? …Actually making it work inch by inch on the ground can be challenging. …You have to motivate people, get them intrigued, sometimes getting some competition happening. …It is our job as the volunteer organizers to brainstorm and brainstorm to find tricks and ideas to enhance the motivation. …Government as a solution to community problems just doesn’t work – the answer really is the volunteer sector .” ~ Jim Payne Today's quote was exce...