Candid

APRIL 14, 2025

Johnson Center for Philanthropys 11 Trends in Philanthropy report, we asked: What about todays volunteering landscape is working? 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%

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Virtual Experiment Americorp Philanthropy 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

The fellows, experienced professionals who are at or near retirement, are able to use the skills gained in their former roles to make a difference, earn a stipend, and learn about transitioning to work in the nonprofit sector. All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. CDS Working Papers 09-12.

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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. Individuals under financial pressure are more likely to spend their free time working extra hours instead of volunteering. According to the U.S. For example, in the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2024

3) Appeal to interests People in their 20s and 30s are working hard to get their lives and careers together, and the financial strain is heavier than it’s been for previous generations. Data entry, office work, answering phones, calling for donations…none of that feels like you’re making a difference. It feels like an obligation.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Who was the community that you were working with? 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. How did you modify the game to match your community and goals?

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NTEN

JANUARY 7, 2013

NTEN’s IT Director Karl Hedstrom has been working with the organization’s dashboard since he first joined as an AmeriCorps Volunteer six years ago. An organization learns to identify outcomes, define indicators, and gather and report data to track its own effectiveness in the community. Chris Bernard. read more

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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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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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Community Guidelines Americorp Listserv 108

Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Join us for our latest Care2 Expert Webinar with Dane Grams (formerly of nonprofit GLSEN) and Emily Logan (Senior Campaign Manager at Care2) as they reveal findings about what really works when it comes to welcome series messaging, so you can start your new online relationships with a bang.

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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. I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done. As allies, taking action is the nature of our work. Faced with apathy, I will take action.

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Arizona America Public Americorp 84

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 29, 2013

I was in Alaska for the summer as an AmeriCorps Summer Crew Leader. We worked on finding sites, and then mailed out 15 letters. We worked up a contract and the church agreed to host us for two years, with the option of a possible future renewal. Once this was all in place, we worked to make the emergency shelter a Safe Place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2013

The book gives the example of enrollment numbers in AmeriCorps which are at record numbers, but more importantly talks about how their alumni represent a paradigm shift, an opportunity to harness on-the-ground experience into a new leadership generation – either in the US or abroad. More information here.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

However, even the best conferences take up work hours, often require travel, and are always associated with hard costs. SXSW EDU is more focused to educators, government and people working in the ed space. . Many organizations involved in the old Hands-On Points of Light and AmeriCorps networks. It’s great to have options.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 4, 2011

Not every country exports volunteers in the way our country does — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Cross Cultural Solutions, Atlas Corps, Global Leadership Adventures. Working for change! While we certainly have reasons to be reluctant to announce our U.S. heritage loudly, we also have reasons to be proud to call ourselves U.S.

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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. I asked my father, and he replied, "You will know you are a great leader when you have given leadership to everyone else.". Words to live by.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Paula’s secretary Amy directed all of the traffic in and out of Paula’s office, but Amy had recently gotten so burned out from work that she couldn’t handle the traffic anymore. The story above is about how your brain works. In short, we need to keep Paula working. Let’s pull back the curtain. The Brain Break.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 2, 2012

I have worked on cause marketing campaigns that brought in millions and millions of dollars. Audra Buras is currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member in Los Angeles, California. (Some days I question whether or not I might be a nonprofit junkie. All signs point to yes.). Or bad thing?

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 2, 2021

If you take up volunteering while you’re still of working age, you can expect your career prospects to gain a boost. A Volunteering in America study, published by AmeriCorps, found that volunteering gives job prospects a 27% advantage over non-volunteers.

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Volunteer Life Americorp Benefit 95

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

Goodwill, AmeriCorps and Girl Scouts are good examples in the nonprofit sector. They can work closely with the CEO, and report to the board. You can think about Goodwill, AmeriCorps, Girls Scouts and many more to witness branding success. Apple, Google and Starbucks all are famous brands in the for-profit sector.

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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. . Therefore, it’s crucial to invest in volunteer engagement and strategize on how to keep your volunteers happy, motivated, and committed to the work they do for your association.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

Then identify already existing efforts to get younger individuals in the door and determine what’s working and what’s driving people away. Research conducted by Kathleen Kelly Janus shows 72% of Millennials are interested in connecting with peers through nonprofit work. Embrace diversity internally and externally.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Task forces made up of a diverse set of experts working in research, policy, faith and communications brought additional insight and guidance to areas were also employed. million volunteers to support the Army’s work,” National Commander Kenneth G. “Even [within] our presidential race this year, nobody talks about it,” he said.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Manager of Curriculum Design & Innovation, ASU Lodestar Center Working as a nonprofit professional in the current economic environment can be challenging — and sometimes discouraging. Jathan: We want all of our nonprofit partners and community advocates working towards a common goal: improving the lives of Arizonans.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

This blog post was penned by Evonne Heyning , who works with TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and Community teams. At NCVS we had an extra laptop available to allow newcomers to create their Second Life avatars and demonstrate how to work together as we welcomed a new volunteer youth social media tech Markese to the team.

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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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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Over 71% of volunteers work with only one organization each year. 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 ). Sterling Volunteers ).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Making the Play: Successfully Engaging Youth Within the Nonprofit Sector posted by David "DJ" Heyward , American Humanics Student / Team MPhasis Coach Many of us in the nonprofit sector work specifically with children and young adults. But what happens "after the final buzzer?"

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

Its fantastic work – very intense and rewarding. But it can be scary at times – looking at a mountain of work, thinking there has to be a better way to manage – because if we dont, we cant improve lives. Facing a challenging situation at work? Im a new leader, managing a young program with high expectations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Here are a couple of the great entries we've gotten so far: Justin Haahaeim of Act New Haven discusses the joys of collaborating with a community, even when some members of the community are harder to work with than others. Please visit the site to view this media).

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

It works out well, then, that one of my tasks each week at NTEN is the maintenance of our Organizational Dashboard. 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. My second task was to take charge of our Organizational Dashboard.

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Track NTEN Goal Americorp 88

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 25, 2021

Many people worked from home, if their work could be done that way. What was new in the spring of 2020 was the scale of need to adopt information technologies to do our work, including providing opportunities for volunteers. They ordered goods from Amazon rather than drive to the store. Students gravitated to online classes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

Natalia Winberry completed her undergraduate studies at Beloit College in 2007 and started her career in 2008 as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Phoenix, Arizona. After completing her AmeriCorps VISTA term, Natalia served in a variety of roles at the International Rescue Committee working on refugee resettlement programs.

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Organization Americorp Nonprofit Arizona 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Explain why it will be important or informative for their work. Then, introduce the team that will be conducting an audit while explaining that the audit will guide increasing efficiency, filling any gaps, and replicate what is working, areas that need attention, and bring to light their suggestions for improvement. Guest Post'

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 2, 2022

According to AmeriCorps, the national average volunteer retention rate is 65%. It is up to your organization to provide volunteers with opportunities that work around their schedule. In fact, according to a Workhuman study, people who are recognized are 4X as likely to be engaged in their work. Being flexible is a must.

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Volunteer Retention Train Training 77

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2021

These organizations still only dabble in recommended practices (like crafting job descriptions for volunteers, training staff to work with them and evaluating their work), with a few organizations setting the curve and most lagging behind. We went from one-in-eight virtual volunteers to virtually everybody working remotely.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 7, 2011

Fulton poses five examples of how innovators are working with these issues, trends that give rise to what she calls "the democratization of philanthropy." 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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Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I had big plans for programming, outreach to families, and working with volunteers. Three years ago I worked with a consultant and created a volunteer leadership development program for adults 55 and older. I was new to a children’s ministry position and had little experience managing volunteers. And for me, that is the good stuff.

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