Volunteers outnumber the charity's paid staff by more than two to one.

We hosted numerous volunteer appreciation events at which the paid staff honored and thanked those who volunteered their time.

This approach releases our paid staff to focus more on planning and development of leadership.

They struggle on shoestring grants and the boundless goodwill of volunteers and poorly paid staff.

I had begun as the only paid staff person, and we gradually grew to five full-time pastors.