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At festiVOL™, we love live events, and we love sharing our experiences with you! Check out our blog articles below for snipits and tidbits about managing live events, best practices, and industry expertise. We release content monthly, so be sure to check back often!

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Managing volunteers can be a challenge, especially when multiple volunteers make special requests. Of course, you understand that volunteer are people, and they have individual needs. You want to be understanding and ensure the volunteers feel appreciated for their time and effort. But if you attempted to meet each volunteer’s individual needs, you would no longer have a volunteer team, but a large group of problems. Here we will demonstrate appropriate ways to handle volunteer requests while maintaining a successful volunteer program.


Archived festiVOL™ Blog Articles

Check out the articles below for tips and insights into event volunteer program management, and run your best program with the knowledge to drive success! New articles are added all the time, so dive in and learn about event volunteer management from the pros at festiVOL™.

How many hours to assign

A helpful guide to deciding the amount of hours a fan worker should work. The most important experience you'll want ...

Get most out of your team

Deciding what offerings to exchange for volunteer work hours can be quite the balancing act - ensuring volunteers see value ...

The fluid event program

Tips and tricks for making sure you’ll be able to cover all the bases when onsite at an event! Festivals ...

Reimbursable Ticket Models

The reason why Reimbursable Tickets are becoming the norm in event volunteer programs. There are many reasons that folks volunteer ...

Tools for your event

We all know that a lot of work goes into putting together an event volunteer team - time spent recruiting, ...

Planning ahead… works

Nail down these 6 vital details in advance of your program launch for sweet success! Managing expectations can be one ...

Preplanning Questions

1- Is there enough interest? This may seem like a no-brainer, but your event needs to have an offering that ...