Volunteer Maryland February Newsletter Highlights 15 Years Service, Community Mediation Program, Recruiting Baby Boomers

Since 1992, we have worked with hundreds of nonprofit partners and program members to mobilize an army of citizens to volunteer in their communities--more than 72,000 across the state.

Since September, Volunteer Maryland has had the privilege to work with Baltimore's Community Mediation Program, a nonprofit agency dedicated to non-violent dispute resolution that serves individuals and families. Volunteer Maryland Coordinator Kevin Chase is working with Community Mediation Program staff and existing volunteers to launch a new teen mediator program that will engage 40 teens in positive community building and conflict resolution activities throughout Baltimore.

Several months ago, VMail included an article on the Baby Boom generation reaching retirement age and its implications for the field of volunteer management. Understanding that the work styles, motivations, and expectations of this dynamic group of Americans are considerably different than the previous generation, volunteer mangers are sure to face challenges in retooling their volunteer programs to appeal to this group. In this issue, we wanted to point you in the direction of a number of resources, all available for free online, that may help your organization to attract volunteers of this age group.