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Pasco County podcast highlights volunteer management challenges: communication, recognition and grassroots innovation
Summary
In the Pasco County podcast’s 50th episode during National Volunteer Week, Volunteer Services Manager Sarah Sukram outlined communication and recognition challenges managing a diverse volunteer corps and gave examples of volunteer-driven innovations, including a hydroponic farm donation program.
Mike Carballa, host of the Pasco County podcast, used the show’s 50th episode during National Volunteer Week to talk with Sarah Sukram, Pasco County Volunteer Services Manager, about leadership challenges in volunteer management. "There's quite a few unique challenges that come with volunteer management as a whole," Sukram said.
Sukram said two recurring issues are communication and recognition. On communication, she told the podcast that volunteers “don't have teams” or shared office systems such as Outlook, which makes it harder to push event updates or policy changes. Sukram said…
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