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

Twenty Hats

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. “None of us were ready for this. What a year it’s been. That was the silver lining.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

If the pandemic forced us onto new and unfamiliar ground, now is the time to assess and balance how technologies have affected our reach, for better and for worse. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. and Canada about their technology use.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

Students gravitated to online classes. On the other hand, in this age of electronic networking and virtual technology, we shouldn’t say that the volunteers disappeared. What was new in the spring of 2020 was the scale of need to adopt information technologies to do our work, including providing opportunities for volunteers.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Through the program, clinics gain expertise in financial management, human resources, information technology, process improvement, and strategic planning. Carlton Yoshioka, Ph.D. Professor and Director. of Academic Programs. As part of a.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Anne Kotleba, Part 2

ASU Lodestar Center

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (NLA) is a student association for undergraduates interested in nonprofit careers. Through the dedication of students and the support of the community, ASU has evolved into the nation's leader among the more than 50 universities affiliated with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

ASU Lodestar Center

The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation. Stay tuned.