"It takes so much of my time to train our volunteers. It is very discouraging when they leave us after a short time."

"I just want to tutor but my literacy program keeps getting me to get involved in fund-raising. I hate fund-raising."

"I would have liked to sit on the board, but no one asked me. It always seems to be the same old people who get asked to sit on the board."

Have you ever said anything like this? Have you ever heard your colleagues say anything similar?

Maybe it's time to rethink how you work with volunteers so they have a reason to stay.