Dr. David L. Harkins

02/21/2026

Hello! If you’ve volunteered with a nonprofit, healthcare, or community organization in the past 12 months and are at least 18 years old, I invite you to participate in this survey.

Your insights will help develop a validated instrument to better support and retain volunteers.

Are you willing to help or share with your networks?

If you consider taking this yourself or sharing it with your network, I would appreciate it.

Details below:
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I’m conducting a research study through Belmont University to explore how volunteers experience the alignment between their personal values and the values of the organizations they serve.

If you’ve volunteered with a nonprofit, healthcare, or community organization in the past 12 months and are at least 18 years old, I invite you to participate.

The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes and is completely anonymous.

Your insights will contribute to developing a validated instrument to help nonprofits better support and retain volunteers.

Here's the survey link if you're willing to help: https://belmont.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2bkCNcSCm3r6V8i

Please consider sharing this with your network and other volunteers.

Thank you in advance for your time and perspective.

11/09/2024

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~ Carl Sagan

Are you curious enough to find it?

11/01/2024

’s Day to Dream brings out the kid in all of us. Now, if I could just protect Earth against magical and mystical threats…

A HUGE thanks to Social Entrepreneurship majors .stockwell and (picture 2) and who helped me set up our table and give out candy.

10/28/2024

Weekend activities.

Annual pumpkin-carving party with friends; Jackson’s getting good at the carving!

10/24/2024

It’s a privilege to have the freedom to vote. It’s also civic responsibility for the civil society. Remember to take part in this process.

10/20/2024

10/03/2024

More than 100 students showed up to hear Brian Hicks share the story of the social enterprise coffee. Social entrepreneurship is alive and well in Nashville and at Belmont!

08/08/2024

06/17/2024

Remember to dream...

06/12/2024

How wonderful to see social entrepreneurship major Abby Hodge featured this morning!

Belmont University launched the nation’s first social entrepreneurship major in the country in 2008 under Dr. Bernard Turner’s leadership.

It is a privilege to work alongside him and with our incredible social entrepreneurship majors at Belmont University - The Jack C. Massey College of Business to grow and expand the program, and plant the seeds for social change and impact.

If you know of any college student who desires to make the world a better place, encourage them to look at Belmont’s social entrepreneurship program.

06/11/2024

It's about that time of the year when many organizations begin thinking about their strategic plan.

Is it worth our time and effort? Yes. But we can't keep doing it as we always have. Our dynamic world makes it difficult for most business and nonprofit leaders to plan effectively for growth and sustainability.

So, what do we do?

My experience suggests that success with strategic planning is rooted in Organization Development (OD) principles and methods -- an approach that balances structured planning with the flexibility to adapt and change.

My upcoming free webinar for nonprofit leaders will introduce you to my perspectives on strategic planning. It should give you some of my insights and a few new tools to consider that might enhance your own approach to planning.

I hope you'll join me. And feel free to share with others who might find value in the topic.

Register using this link: https://bit.ly/SPW-240711.