Whole Whale

JUNE 9, 2022

The need for volunteer recruitment at nonprofits is ongoing because it is impossible to retain 100% of volunteers. The ebb and flow of volunteers is natural, but that doesn’t mean nonprofits should give up on recruitment. Here are ten creative ways that nonprofits can start recruiting volunteers: 1.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers make up an essential part of a nonprofit’s workforce. In fact, about a third of Americans volunteer each year. This article will ensure your organization is equipped with up-to-date information, best practices, and guidelines for managing your volunteer workforce successfully. What is volunteer management?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Approximately 80% of volunteers state that they would like to be recognized or thanked by their organizations by hearing about how their work has made a difference. Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Let’s dive in to learn more!

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Personally, I’m a big fan of asking those serving on the board of directors to not only donate first (which is a given) but to also volunteer with fundraising efforts. The same goes for your major donors, long-time volunteers, and others who’ve shown commitment to your cause over the years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

As a beloved cause to many, you can find willing and effective influencers among your own ranks and volunteers. See what your board or staff members, donors and volunteers are up to on social media. Follow the lead of organizations like the Austin Public Library who have a sign-up form for those interested in participating.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Generate a list monthly or quarterly of current donors or volunteers and call or email them to thank them for their current or past support. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Textiful empowers public speakers to collect email addresses at events via text message. Their website templates are mobile-compatible, built on WordPress, and include recurring giving, event and volunteer management, email newsletter sign-up, and blogging. Ideal for staff and volunteer appreciation. Textiful :: textiful.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I had a lot of fun yesterday giving a webinar for the Nonprofit Webinar series ; it was a whole hour discussing community engagement! Do you have volunteers, interns, or adjunct staff? The additional goals could be things like, increase visibility, recruit new funders, find new staff or volunteers, etc. And that’s okay!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2023

Great volunteers can be a huge asset to your nonprofit, donating hundreds or thousands of hours of work each year to your cause. When your nonprofit is new, young, or small, finding volunteers and plugging them in to a role they enjoy can be tricky. After all, it takes work to find new volunteers and you want them to stick around.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

And our most ardent volunteers are typically people who love sharing knowledge. Identify Your Public Associations have several broad categories of constituents including members, industry professionals, prospective members, and the public. Document both employee and volunteer responsibilities. Take Hardy’s advice.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

rely on volunteers to provide their critical mission-focused services. So, what do these volunteers get out of serving? The answers stem from how volunteer management and key organizational leadership view volunteer retention - the ability to keep volunteers long-term. Volunteers feeling overloaded.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Social Media Challenges There is no shortage of fun social media challenges (think the ALS bucket challenge) to engage supporters and promote awareness and giving. Consider utilizing your Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok with fun challenges, hashtags, and the like to drive interest in your cause.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 6, 2011 Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona nonprofit sector! In the spirit of learning, weve put together a fun quiz on Arizonas nonprofit sector. This information, and more, can be found in the Arizona Nonprofits: Scope of the Sector in Brief and the Arizona Giving and Volunteering reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 25, 2023

3 Creative Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for Nonprofits Volunteers recruitment is crucial to many aspects of your nonprofit’s operations. Volunteers run your fundraising events. Tap Into Existing Supporters Maybe the volunteers you’re looking for have been right under your nose the whole time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Team Unity: All staff and volunteers should understand and adhere to the same AI guidelines. Take, for instance, a case where an organisation initially developed a public-facing chatbot. Recognising the risk this posed for public interaction, they repurposed the chatbot for internal use.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Volunteering has always brought people together in service of a common cause but now we must do this online due to COVID-19. Once you have found the right idea post it where volunteers will find it , then consider a volunteer management tool to make sure they are well managed. Virtual Volunteer Tools Bundle.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Incorporate testimonials from satisfied donors, volunteers, or community members to add credibility and authenticity to your donation request letter. You can send them to anyone in your support network, including current donors, prospective donors, corporate sponsors, board members, volunteers, event attendees, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

It’s very important to thoroughly review and edit any responses generated by ChatGPT, particularly those that you plan to make public, such as website content. 7) Engaging Volunteers and Your Board ChatGPT can help you recruit, engage, and manage volunteers, including your board members.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Although they grew more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual volunteer opportunities are likely here to stay. Besides keeping people safe during the pandemic, virtual volunteering also allows nonprofits to: Reach a more geographically far-flung audience. Ask volunteers what they’d like to see. Why is that?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2012

In celebration of the ASU Lodestar Center’s official expansion of programs into Southern Arizona, we have put together a fun 11-question quiz on Southern Arizona’s nonprofit sector. Some of her past research projects include the Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Report and Arizona Giving & Volunteering publications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Note from Beth: The Mobilization Lab at Greenpeace recently commissioned and released this report, Beyond the First Click: How Today’s Volunteers Build the Power of Movements and NGOS. Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits – Guest Post. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

It can sometimes be a challenge to attract enough volunteers to your organization or event. When traditional recruiting tactics start to return lackluster results, consider implementing these five creative and free approaches to attracting volunteers: Mine Your Social Network. Have Some Fun.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

posted by Chrisal Valencia Member Events & Volunteer Coordinator Local First Arizona Public Allies has played a very definitive role in my life. As I prepped for what I wanted to say to the next graduating class of Public Allies Arizona, I took a queue from my own days as an ally and reflected. Ouch, burn.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. Points and levels for volunteers and donors and offering incentives and fancy titles/recognition for advancement. New York Public Library: Find the Future.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Donors find the idea of winning a coveted prize to be exciting, fun and new, and nonprofits have an opportunity to expand their reach beyond an existing donor base to a broad audience that cares about the cause. In this scenario, you can get very targeted with your prize, and have fun catering to your members’ preferences!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

You CAN have an organized, efficient, and yes – even FUN — Board meeting. A little public embarrassment can go a long way in correcting minor commitment issues such as Cliff’s. And no, I don’t mean the volunteer picnic next week (though the Board needs to be aware of it).Your Well, have no fear. See how that works?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

You don’t want to spend more than you raise, and poor planning can turn an event into a budget buster that wastes your most precious resource – time and volunteers. I know sometimes it’s hard to say “no” to a fundraiser idea your volunteers or Board come up with. Draws volunteers easily. BUT the flip side? Sells out every year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. The current state of public gatherings has only accelerated this trend. All of these forms of live performance go over well over live streaming and can even be made more fun than their in-person counterparts. 9) Movie screenings. 16) Hybrid costume party.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

10 places to recruit board members Your volunteer pool. Your volunteers already show commitment and understand your mission. Referrals from staff, current donors, volunteers, and current or former board members. Volunteer fairs and websites like Volunteer Match , Idealist , and BoardAssist. Your donor pool.

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TechImpact

APRIL 8, 2014

Meg’s feed is chock full of awesome advice to help you build a great board of directors, fun volunteers, and connect with like-minded professionals. If your nonprofit has a LinkedIn profile (it should), then you should be following Meg on Twitter. HuffPostImpact. It is also a great source for curating content!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Peer-to-peer fundraising—individuals raising money for a cause with the help of their family and friends—is a fun, easy, and lucrative strategy to attract awareness and generate funds for your cause. Bowl-a-Thon This is a popular way to get teams together for friendly competition in a fun social environment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

To secure new volunteers? Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. That said, if you decide to use Gmail e-mail as your login hub, then it is best to not give interns or volunteers access.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2024

Step 1: Engage your board members by making it fun If you currently follow “Robert’s Rules of Order” and feel your board meetings are just that— bored meetings—toss it out! Here are five ways to kick up the fun factor on your board meetings: Split into small groups to brainstorm/present. Start with a fun icebreaker or thank-a-thon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Success Factors: Public Engagement: The challenge was simple, fun, and encouraged user-generated content, leading to massive social media engagement and celebrity participation. Tap into Volunteer Networks – Encourage volunteers to participate in your campaign by helping with outreach, social media promotion, or event planning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

We had already asked for volunteers to act as team captains, so after individuals signed up they were assigned to specific teams. Even if you’re not able to host an event for your public campaign launch, find other ways to boost anticipation and excitement. Be thoughtful about your campaign pages, goals, and timeline.

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