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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

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And *poof*… the volunteers were gone. As nonprofits limited worker contact, many shuttered or adjusted programs and asked their volunteers to stay away. Even if volunteering was an option, many volunteers opted to stay home, either to protect their health or to help take care of their stay-at-home family.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

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So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. Some manage a handful of volunteers, others work with many thousands.

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Four Strategies for Effective Nonprofit Volunteer Engagement and Programs

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Working with volunteers and including them in your nonprofit’s strategy can be meaningful, challenging, and rewarding, all at the same time. Hear it from a volunteer!

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Guest Post: Why it’s worth allowing volunteers to lead (even when it’s uncomfortable)

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For CVA Krista Gilmore, the point of volunteer management is to cultivate volunteer leaders. That was the advice I received 25 years ago from an experienced volunteer director. I was new to a children’s ministry position and had little experience managing volunteers. Give away the good stuff. Fast forward to the present.

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

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Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. A few months ago, I was shopping at the local grocery market, wearing my AmeriCorps sweatshirt.

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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

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Remember when going that this is a group of fundraisers: Their job is to raise money. National Conference of Volunteering and Service: Points of Light. Who attends : Volunteer coordinators, nonprofit communications teams, gov’t and social entrepreneurs and vendors. Engage For Good. When : May 16-18, 2023. Where : Atlanta, GA.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

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Younger individuals from the Millennial generation, as well as some from Gen X and Z groups, will soon become the lifeblood of the nonprofit sector – being transitioned nearly $30 trillion over the next 20 years from their predecessors, the Baby Boomers. Create interesting volunteer opportunities. were made by individuals.