More Than 75.7M People Volunteered in America, AmeriCorps Reports
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 10, 2024
New data from AmeriCorps identified the largest expansion of formal volunteering ever recorded, plus other volunteerism trends.
Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 31, 2025
Bickel As gerontologists social scientists who study aging populations we envision a future in which older people leave a doctors visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something. In addition, their blood pressure is lower , and they appear to be aging more slowly than other people of the same age. AP Photo/Joshua A.
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6 Strategies to Involve Young People in Your Nonprofit
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 30, 2024
Most nonprofits would love to have more young people join their cause as volunteers or donors. We understand nonprofits face numerous challenges, and focusing on young people may seem like a task for tomorrow or next week. Common language—how you might speak over dinner or coffee with friends—relates to more people and is more human.
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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 6, 2013
Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back. He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources.
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A Helpful (Unofficial) Digital Training Guide for New AmeriCorps Members
Whole Whale
JANUARY 26, 2022
Just to be clear from the beginning of this guide, Whole Whale is not directly affiliated or funded by AmeriCorps (though there are alumni on our staff), but we ARE huge fans of the program. If you are a part of the AmeriCorps network please reach out through our contact us form for a discount on any course or a subscription.
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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.
ASU Lodestar Center
MARCH 16, 2011
Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. A few months ago, I was shopping at the local grocery market, wearing my AmeriCorps sweatshirt.
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April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are?
Candid
MARCH 31, 2025
Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the U.S. These articles highlight what we know about how young people feel about volunteering and how nonprofits can tap into their generosity for the long term. As the nonprofit sector seeks ways to continue its work in the face of ongoing challenges, volunteers may come to play a larger role. in 2022-23.
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Meet AmeriCorps
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 12, 2007
Ben Sheldon 's tweet about picking up some postcards for the new Americorp web site peaked my curiosity. Luckily, Cheryl left me a comment pointing me to the Meet AmeriCorps site. The purpose of the site is: In our opinion, the best part of being in AmeriCorps is meeting other AmeriCorps and VISTA members.
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Boosting volunteerism through virtual and one-off experiences
Candid
APRIL 14, 2025
Volunteer rates are back up but volunteer hours are not According to AmeriCorps, the percentage of Americans aged 16 and up who volunteered with an organization dropped from 30% in 2019 to 23.2% Virtual volunteering is on the rise AmeriCorps measured virtual volunteering for the first time in 2023 and found that 18.1%
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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers
Candid
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, between September 2020 and September 2021 formal volunteerism across the United States fell to its lowest rate in nearly three decades. The majority of people fall somewhere in the middle. According to the U.S. While recent data shows it is rebounding, going up to 28.8% For example, in the U.S.
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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 5, 2011
I am part of the Digital Arts Service Corps, which is an initiative of the Transmission Project that pairs tech-savvy AmeriCorps Vistas with organizations dedicated to supporting community media and technology. Who was the community that you were working with? Share your story!
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Value of volunteer time rose nearly 5 percent in 2020
Candid
APRIL 23, 2021
Bureau of Labor Statistics and uses data from AmeriCorps on volunteer hours. Calculated by the University of Maryland's Do Good Institute , the estimate is based on hourly earnings released by the U.S. According to the Value of Volunteer Time, volunteers typically contribute nearly $200 billion to U.S. Cardinali. “As
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December 2010 Community Builder’s Chat Wrap-up #CommBuild
Amy Sample Ward
DECEMBER 16, 2010
We heard from many people that there were too many holiday deadlines at work to make the chat so be sure to add your thoughts to the comments here after reading the archive to join in! In this month’s chat,we had some good discussion around social media guildines and online community moderation. Read the full transcript here!
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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 11, 2012
Does the incentive of monetary support influence how people allocate their altruistic desires to help others? Volunteers received stipend support from several sources, including federal AmeriCorps programs, private foundations and school districts. Is there a positive result for organizations that provide stipends for volunteers?
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Public Allies Arizona: Getting Things Done for America
ASU Lodestar Center
JULY 9, 2014
posted by Annie Bello Graduate Public Allies Arizona I quickly realized that Public Allies was no cop out when we were sworn in as AmeriCorps members. The oath reads: I will get things done for America - to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier. I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.
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Book Review: Cause for Change
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 22, 2013
As the book points out, Millennials want to serve and many are willing to combine service with giving – if nonprofits can incorporate these practices in their volunteer programs. How is your nonprofit adapting its volunteer program to attract younger people to serve and as future donors?
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Finding Pride in American Service
ASU Lodestar Center
JULY 4, 2011
I had learned to keep my head down, to speak quietly and thoughtfully, to keep my opinions to myself, and, when all else failed, to tell people that I was Canadian. Not every country exports volunteers in the way our country does — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Cross Cultural Solutions, Atlas Corps, Global Leadership Adventures.
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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?
ASU Lodestar Center
APRIL 1, 2011
Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? An important aspect of this is the opposite question: why do people stop making donations? However, we know from previous research — as well as collective experience — that it is our connections with people that are most powerful.
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4 Life-Enriching Reasons to Volunteer
Volunteer Hub
JUNE 2, 2021
For most people who volunteer, the motivation is to make a difference and give something back to society. A Volunteering in America study, published by AmeriCorps, found that volunteering gives job prospects a 27% advantage over non-volunteers. Here are 4 ways that volunteerism can provide you with value. Improve Your Social Life.
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95 Nonprofit leadership has gone by the wayside — How to create a future of strong, capable leaders
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 28, 2011
While many will suggest that the traditional frameworks for leadership have never worked, I only suggest here that they no longer work for the changing contexts in which people find themselves. Leaders should help people feel safe enough to interact and be valued in their creative contributions. Words to live by. Like this article?
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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences
Whole Whale
JANUARY 1, 2023
SXSW EDU is more focused to educators, government and people working in the ed space. . The community is very welcoming and it is clear why many people return year after year. Many organizations involved in the old Hands-On Points of Light and AmeriCorps networks. Audience size : 15,000 (SXSW EDU); 37,000 (SXSW).
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How Effective Branding Helps Achieve Nonprofit Mission
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 12, 2019
Goodwill, AmeriCorps and Girl Scouts are good examples in the nonprofit sector. Branding is the result of the direct and indirect experiences that people have with the nonprofit. You can think about Goodwill, AmeriCorps, Girls Scouts and many more to witness branding success. These are big ones, with big brands.
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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?
ASU Lodestar Center
AUGUST 24, 2022
Luckily, there are several ways nonprofits can go about engaging young people, strengthening relationships between them and an organization, and eventually send them through the donor pipeline. Evaluate what the organization is currently doing to engage young people. Recommendations. Embrace diversity internally and externally.
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40 Volunteer Statistics That Will Blow Your Mind
Volunteer Hub
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
67% of people found volunteer opportunities online in 2014 vs 34% in 2006. According to an AmeriCorps report , people who volunteer over 100 hours a year are some of the healthiest people in the U.S. Aristotle (born: 384 BC) once said: “the essence of life is to serve others and do good.”. Sterling Volunteers ).
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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities
The NonProfit Times
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
“While those interviewed celebrated that anyone can choose to be generous at any time, they appreciated that people might make financial contributions or volunteer only when they have the resources to do so. He said that volunteering “will increase at the margin the willingness of people to give.” Census Bureau and the U.S.
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Mixed Reality Learning Lab: @techsoup at NCVS
Tech Soup
JULY 9, 2010
For three days in New York City we experimented with new types of social media integration with Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS for short, which runs the AmeriCorps programs) and the Points of Light Foundation 's National Conference on Volunteerism and Service.
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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: The Future is You: Philanthropy in the.
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 7, 2011
Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector.
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Senator Hillary Clinton at the Service Nation Summit!
Have Fun - Do Good
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
In 1993, President Clinton formalized national service, like Kennedy did with the Peace Corps, and created AmeriCorps. Since its formation, AmeriCorps has served thousands of organizations and nearly 3/4 of AmeriCorps' members continue to serve after they complete their AmeriCorps service, and often go into public service.
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How can nonprofit organizations improve accountability to the populations they serve?
ASU Lodestar Center
AUGUST 28, 2017
However, by seeking out the voices of the people they serve, nonprofit organizations can embrace their responsibilities and improve their organizations. Improving mechanisms for downward accountability offers the people served by nonprofits both choice and voice in the services they receive (Benjamin, 2013).
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56 ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Creating, Building, and Sustaining.
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 24, 2011
Maybe youll find that your community is made up of people around the world, or maybe youll discover that theyre right next door. FYI, Mir is a russian term for a village where the people are dedicated to mutual survival. Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?
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Tech Soup
MAY 17, 2011
We'll randomly choose five people to win a copy of Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Ryan Bancroft , AmeriCorps volunteer at the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology discusses the importance of incorporating social media into a broader, scalable communications strategy.
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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access
Non Profit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Who are these people we talked with? In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic. In-person engagement is great, but you only reach the people who are standing there with you.”.
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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown
ASU Lodestar Center
AUGUST 25, 2021
In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 and the uncertainty of how to react spread across the United States and Canada, people holed up in their houses and apartments. Many people worked from home, if their work could be done that way. Note: The Technology Evolution in Volunteer Administration Study is funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S.
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Why Volunteers Quit: How to Retain Them
Volunteer Hub
AUGUST 2, 2022
According to AmeriCorps, the national average volunteer retention rate is 65%. Burnout is a real problem and it effects people and organizations every day. In fact, according to a Workhuman study, people who are recognized are 4X as likely to be engaged in their work. Some volunteers quit because they do not feel recognized….
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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on.
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 6, 2011
It was a great week for learning and connecting, with over 500 people attending the Phoenix Business Journals Fourth Annual Nonprofit Business Summit , which engaged nonprofit and business leaders in dialogue and educational sessions. Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?
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Dashboards: Track Your Organizational Progress
NTEN
APRIL 16, 2009
When I started at NTEN back in 2006 as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, my first task was to sort through a pile of returned mail and fix bad addresses. Giving these tabs boring names can help too, as it will discourage people from accidentally navigating away from the pretty charts and potentially getting scared off.
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88 ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 11, 2011
Oh, I thought of another practice: always believing other people are in it for a good reason. Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. May 11, 2011 2:34 PM Sparkplug said. Great post, Aaron.
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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making the Play: Successfully Engaging.
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 15, 2011
Teach Them to Pass the Ball Developing the skill of working well with others is not accomplished simply by having a group of people show up and work (or play) together. Move Beyond the Court Its fantastic to work with youth, whether theyre volunteers or the people youre helping. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.
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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know
Whole Whale
MARCH 21, 2022
There are many questions and facts about nonprofits that may surprise people that work in the industry. The first ‘modern’ nonprofit is considered to be The Peabody Education Fund, founded in 1867 with the purpose of integrating poor white and formerly enslaved people in the south. Were donations to charities always tax-deductible?
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7 ways to increase volunteer engagement
Nimble AMS
APRIL 9, 2022
According to AmeriCorps, Americans volunteered an average of 7.8 AmeriCorps estimates the industry of volunteerism to be worth $184 billion. . It might seem like a small incentive, but you’d be surprised what motivates people to complete a survey. Volunteers have the power to save your association time and money. Build hype.
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Guest Post: Why it’s worth allowing volunteers to lead (even when it’s uncomfortable)
Twenty Hats
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
I was more focused on my vision for programs than the people I was supposed to empower. Krista Gilmore, CVA has worked for Cecil County (MD) Department of Community Services since November 2004 and currently oversees an AmeriCorps Seniors program. It is a pleasure watching the volunteer lead with purpose, determination, and creativity.
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75 ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Crafting a Successful Third Generation.
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 8, 2011
Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector.
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80 ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 1, 2011
Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector.
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Volunteer administration: What has changed in recent decades?
ASU Lodestar Center
JULY 13, 2021
More recently, Americans started making different choices about how to spend their off-work time, but a half-century ago you could still easily find people who worked the same regular volunteer gig for hours on end, year after year. Note: The 2019 Volunteer Management Capacity Study was funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S.
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