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Volunteering in (Belated) Honor of National Volunteer Week!

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On April 16, the NTEN team in Portland spent the afternoon volunteering at Schoolhouse Supplies , in belated honor of National Volunteer Week. Our remote NTENners also volunteered on Wednesday! NTEN’s Education Manager, Julia Smith volunteered at Upwardly Global in Chicago, where she did mock interviews.

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Sparked, Micro-Volunteering Network, Has Volunteers Standing By For Your Nonprofit’s Next Small Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Colleague Ben Rigby, co-founder and CTO of Sparked , a micro-volunteering networked has a problem. The site matches skills-based volunteers with nonprofits to do just in time projects like logo or business card design, marketing help, and other small volunteering tasks. Interested?

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Is Facebook an Effective Volunteer Management Tool?

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It seems like a logical assumption that Facebook should also be a good way to attract volunteers—but is that true? Facebook is a good way to attract new volunteers,” said Jayne Cravens, an independent consultant at Coyote Communications who has vast experience in online volunteerism. It turns into volunteer recognition,” Cravens said.

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New on SSIR: A New Tool for Digital Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

It’s been a few weeks now; I’ve used it to share photos from a work trip to Portland, Maine, and to explore my neighborhood in New York. Encourage volunteers, program officers, donors, or other community members to become social reporters and document events in their neighborhood. Do you have a hyperlocal online network/space?

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Appreciation for 501 Tech Club Leaders

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This week is National Volunteer Week ! To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. 501 Tech Club Community Leadership tech club volunteer week Volunteers'

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Case Study: Facebook for Volunteer Recruitment at AVP

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All-volunteer run until 1984, with the addition of full-time staff, the organization also broadened the range of services it offered to include professional counseling to victims and survivors of hate violence, and services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and HIV-related violence. There’s something for everyone.”

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NTEN Visits Free Geek

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Free Geek is a technology reuse, recycle, and education nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. It was great to get out of the office together and see the good work being done with technology and nonprofits right here in Portland. Free Geek also has a strong program for Spanish-speaking volunteers. Lego Robotics!)

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