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Volunteer Woes: Tackling the Top Challenge in School Fundraising

Greater Giving

While many challenges arise, one stands out as the most significant: recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers. A staggering 52% of school fundraising professionals report managing volunteers as their biggest hurdle. Burnout : Overworked volunteers can become disillusioned and leave.

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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

Defining ‘community service’ broadly Based on surveys and focus groups, Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service found that young people ages 18 to 25 defined “community service” broadly, beyond volunteering with a nonprofit organization. The students also emphasized that service increased their sense of agency.

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Earth Day ‘22: Salesforce.org Customers Tackle Climate Challenges by Land, Air & Sea

Saleforce Nonprofit

At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. Mission: Empowerment of children and youth and mobilize for and enable the restoration of 1 trillion new trees worldwide.

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The Benefits of Community-Centric Fundraising

Qgiv

This fundraising approach relies on the community’s ability to come together with the active support of its members, including donors, volunteers, staff, and beneficiaries. CCF aims to produce an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. Intersectional approach.

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What I Learned About Online Donor Engagement from Fundraisers in Brasil

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. The UN Global Report is also using Facebook Messenger bots to engage young people around different issues. Empowerment. This was my third visit to the country. Transparency. Aspiration.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their strategy focuses on technology and partnerships that can accelerate systemic on the ground social change and economic issues. But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations.

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Caravan Studios Showcases Diverse Apps for Social Good

Tech Soup

Focusing in on Local Issues. The city's OpenData goals are to improve city services for residents and businesses, produce jobs, enhance economic opportunities, and increase resident engagement and empowerment. Dispatchers text message volunteers responders to the Tenderloin location. Tackling Global Issues.