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Working with Volunteers
From: Five Good Ideas
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This chapter by Gail Nyberg focuses on how to communicate with volunteers, understand your need for them, and formally recognize their work.
Contributors
Gail Nyberg
Gail Nyberg is the executive director of the Daily Bread Food Bank in the fight against hunger. She is well-versed in poverty issues and was instrumental in pushing the provincial government to support a full poverty-reduction strategy. Prior to joining the Daily Bread Food Bank, Gail served as the first chair of the amalgamated Toronto District School Board, where she led the fight against provincial education funding cutbacks and school closures from 1997 to 2000. During her time at the tdsb, Gail helped create the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, the group responsible for student nutrition in Toronto schools. Gail has also served as program co-coordinator with the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations, where she advised tenants on their legal rights and advocated for affordable housing.
