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Boosting volunteerism through virtual and one-off experiences

Candid

Nonprofits have struggled for years to understandand ideally reversethe declining numbers of everyday donors and volunteers who engage with their organizations. Johnson Center for Philanthropys 11 Trends in Philanthropy report, we asked: What about todays volunteering landscape is working? In 2009, Americans gave 8.1

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Guest Post: Why it’s worth allowing volunteers to lead (even when it’s uncomfortable)

Twenty Hats

For CVA Krista Gilmore, the point of volunteer management is to cultivate volunteer leaders. That was the advice I received 25 years ago from an experienced volunteer director. I was new to a children’s ministry position and had little experience managing volunteers. Give away the good stuff. Fast forward to the present.

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Book Review: Cause for Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I found the chapter about motivations and tips for encouraging Millennnials to volunteer very valuable. Build a continuum of engagement from micro-volunteering to deep engagement of serving on a board of trustees. Build a continuum of engagement from micro-volunteering to deep engagement of serving on a board of trustees.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Better Together: Collaboration and.

ASU Lodestar Center

The Collaboration Prize itself is a joint effort by several pioneering organizations: The Lodestar Foundation has partnered with the AIM Alliance , the Foundation Center , La Piana Consulting , and other foundation and nonprofit leaders to support the 2011 Prize. Need more volunteers for an event? Two heads are better than one, right?

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Webinar: Welcome Messages That Work

Care2

A life-long activist, she had volunteered with the Progressive Student Alliance, Amnesty International and Sierra Club. She has also recently served a term with AmeriCorps, leading a team of environmental education volunteers. Prior to coming to Care2, Emily worked as a features reporter for a newspaper in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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How can nonprofit organizations improve accountability to the populations they serve?

ASU Lodestar Center

The complex accountability relationships facing nonprofit organizations include responsibilities to donors, clients, community partners, staff members and volunteers. From consultation to participation. As organizations serving public interests, nonprofits answer to the voices of multiple stakeholders. Wellens, L., &

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Do you feel the force.

ASU Lodestar Center

To alleviate some of this pressure, this week I will introduce you to one of the trends described in "Convergence," which was compiled by La Piana Consulting and commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. This is a very interesting post, Bob.