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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

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. in 2022-23 , its worth asking: What are the drivers behind Americans volunteering less, and how can we boost volunteer retention? For example, in the U.S.

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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

Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. 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. By Ben Duda.

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A Helpful (Unofficial) Digital Training Guide for New AmeriCorps Members

Whole Whale

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. When a volunteer or new employee jumps into a new role that requests digital expertise, there is a natural learning curve that must be climbed.

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6 Strategies to Involve Young People in Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Most nonprofits would love to have more young people join their cause as volunteers or donors. Or worse, half-believing that younger generations aren’t interested in contributing time or resources as much as their parents or grandparents have. Create volunteer opportunities through which their actions will have an obvious impact.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

By Paul Clolery Making a donation to charity or volunteering time would seem to be relatively simple acts. The Commission today released its three years in the making report “Everyday Actions, Extraordinary Potential: The Power of Giving and Volunteering.” The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “

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4 Life-Enriching Reasons to Volunteer

Volunteer Hub

Volunteering has the power to positively impact the community and provide you with life-changing benefits at the same time. For most people who volunteer, the motivation is to make a difference and give something back to society. Here are four ways that volunteering your time for others can enrich your own life too.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

Most researchers agree that low-income earners volunteer less (Wilson, 2012) and Pho (2008) extended this finding to include medium-wage earners. A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). As part of a.