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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

New volunteers get trained in Lexington, Ky., 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. Volunteering is tied to having fewer symptoms of depression and being more satisfied with your life.

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5 Ways to Build a Digital Community that will Transform Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A digital community consists of active supporters such as staff, volunteers, partners, donors, and advocates connected through various social media platforms. It requires initiating conversations with existing followers and engaging with other relevant accounts. Here’s how to do it strategically: Engage with 10 followers per session.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

.orgSource

These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. They also need to find the time and opportunities for these conversations to occur.

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4 Tips to Increase Conversions on Your Online Giving Page

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the process of coming up with a nice design and captivating storytelling to capture potential supporters, you may be overlooking a few fundamental and truly effective steps to boost conversions on your online donation page. Here are our 4 proven ways to improve your online giving page so you can bring in more donations.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

in 2022-23 , its worth asking: What are the drivers behind Americans volunteering less, and how can we boost volunteer retention? Here I’ll highlight the key factors Ive seen in my volunteer engagement roles over the past 20 years and suggest practical tips for retaining volunteers. For example, in the U.S.

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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. Encourage use of Volunteer Time Off Eighty-four percent of Civic 50 companies offer their employees paid volunteer time off (VTO). company.

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Building the Case to Fund Volunteer Engagement

VQ Strategies

Today, I heard from a past client excitedly telling me that a donor is interested in supporting the organization in securing volunteer management software. Interesting timing given that I was about to sit down to draft this post on building a case to fund volunteer engagement. How many other organizations merely dream of such an offer?