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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! And I thank Americorps for being the answer to my lifelong wish of serving my country.

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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

When was the first volunteer organization created in the U.S.? The Union Fire Company in Philadelphia , founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1736, was the first volunteer-based organization in U.S. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. Were donations to charities always tax-deductible?

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Leaders must explore internal and external shifts required to diversify an organization based on community needs. Create interesting volunteer opportunities. Millennials are drawn to volunteer opportunities that impact the lives of others and support causes they care about , Sheela Nimishakavi states. Engage in crowdfunding.

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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

Many volunteer managers cite recruitment as their greatest challenge; however, Brudney and Meijs (2009) contend that “the preoccupation with recruitment distracts attention and resources from the management and retention of volunteers” (p. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Instead of spending your "family time" watching television, give volunteering a shot!

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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How can nonprofit organizations improve accountability to the populations they serve?

ASU Lodestar Center

The complex accountability relationships facing nonprofit organizations include responsibilities to donors, clients, community partners, staff members and volunteers. Retrieved from The Center for Effective Philanthropy website: [link] 08/CEP-Hearing-from-Those-We-Seek-to-Help.pdf. 2014; Twersky et al., Gopal, R., &