At the recent ASHP Affiliate Volunteer Conference held at the Midyear Clinical Meeting, nearly 50 individuals representing 19 states participated in an interactive session focused on the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) ground-breaking research study, "Decision to Volunteer". Peggy Hoffman, president of Mariner Management & Marketing, an association management company, led the discussion which illuminated how to attract, engage, retain, and work more effectively with people who give-or could give-time to your organization.
Below is a summary of brainstormed ideas that participants discussed which addresses common challenges to volunteerism: