VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When training nonprofit leaders, I often share that volunteers want to make a difference. As these young adults enter the workforce, they are less willing than previous generations to do jobs that they didn’t care about, and this applies equally to volunteering. Every volunteer wants to feel valued, whether a senior or teen.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Data-driven nonprofit event examples Whether you need to drive membership or volunteers, use your nonprofit’s data to create events tailored to achieve your goals! The sweepstakes is marketed to everyone, but there’s personalized outreach to those who have participated in chapter community events.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA). Quite a few are hoping to volunteer for us in the future!

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Then there’s your workforce—both paid and volunteer. Today is the day you’re going to shed the “vacation” mentality of training your nonprofit staff and volunteers. Instead, it’s creating a new normal entirely.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 13, 2023

When we first conceived of the book, Transforming Disruption to Impact , our goal was to spark conversation about the innovations and adaptations that have been vital to sustaining the power of volunteers despite the many disruptions we have all experienced in recent years. So what better way to read it than to do so as part of conversations?

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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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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

With this project came the task of establishing personas that the organization could use in telling stories that attract and retain a strong base of volunteers, donors and wish referrers. We know that their insights will provide valuable nuance to these target audiences and help to make them more accurate on a chapter level.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The day is typically celebrated with a variety of events and activities, including award ceremonies, fundraising galas, volunteer recognition , and educational programs. These events aim to honor philanthropists, volunteers, professional fundraisers, and organizations that have made a positive impact on their communities. In the U.S.,

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

"The more confident, comfortable, and willing you are to perform these five basic skills , the more successful you can be as a new leader, team member, student, neighbor, volunteer, and any other newcomer role you decide to take on," explains Rollag. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

If you need proof that this profession boasts its share of innovators, read a few chapters of our Association 4.0 Establishing trust takes time but providing the right framework to lead staff and deliver on strategic objectives will ensure fruitful and positive volunteer/staff leadership relationships.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

PFLAG is the first and largest national chapter-based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. The PFLAG network consists of more than 400 chapters, which crosses nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I just found out that our Bookshare volunteers can sign up to get a free day at a Disney park. Volunteers who do a chapter's worth of image descriptions for a student textbook will get their day pass. The program will stop when a million certificates have been given out for all sorts of volunteer opportunities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. For example: Get involved in a volunteer capacity (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2015

In mid-May 2015, the book “ Volunteer Engagement 2.0 ” will launch and I’m proud to be among 35 chapter contributors! Can you guess the topic of my chapter? The book is about: Striking a balance between actionable strategy and broad discussion of the issues surrounding volunteerism, Volunteer Engagement 2.0

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This story consists of five chapters. Chapter One: Welcome It’s important to set the right tone from the moment people arrive. Chapter Two: Mission showcase Before you make any financial requests, immerse your audience in your organization’s story and impact. Begin your event by making everyone feel welcome.

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Nucleus

DECEMBER 11, 2020

We thought we knew why something happened and so we proceeded on that premise – for example, we would schedule meetings and seminars to be near some of our larger chapters, but didn’t analyze where actual attendees of that meeting came from. We were going with just anecdotal data, like “Where is the largest chapter?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Odds are your nonprofit has amassed valuable data as a result of regular day-to-day activities like processing online donations; managing virtual staff or volunteers; or capturing details of those who subscribe to your nonprofit’s newsletter. Make data security a priority for everyone in your nonprofit, from staff to volunteers.

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Charity Village

JUNE 22, 2022

On November 25, 2022, join the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Greater Vancouver Chapter) as they celebrate in-person the 2022 Giving Hearts Awards nominees and recipients with an awards ceremony and luncheon.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2014

TechSoup is proud to announce a new offering from Tech Impact: an assessment for VolunteerConnect , a cloud-based volunteer management system. Tech Impact developed VolunteerConnect by working with Habitat for Humanity chapters to determine the best practices for volunteer management. volunteers tstechimpact'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

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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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

If you have a similar event or tradition that is a part of your chapter, consider adding a fundraising component. If you need to update your chapter house, fund scholarships, or complete a particular project, a fundraiser that’s dedicated to raising those funds will be quite effective. Volunteer Together. Competition.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

DataKind launches UK chapter : US charity that connects other charities with data scientists who want to volunteer, has launched a UK branch.'

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Pre-pandemic, Boomers (born pre-1965) and Gen X (born 1965-1980) could boast the highest volunteer rates, and Millennials (born 1981-1996) outpaced any previous generation in volunteering. However, according to research by Points of Light , post-pandemic Gen Z (those born 1997-2010) are more likely to volunteer.

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Kindful

MARCH 1, 2021

To work toward greater inclusivity, and to enrich our collective understanding of what music is, has been, and can be. Impacting: Gender equity in the music industry. Headquarters in: Washington, D.C. How To Support Boulanger Initiative. Learn more about Boulanger Initiative. 500 Women Scientists. Impacting: Incarceration and addiction. WomenRising.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This concept was partly the inspiration for our latest book — a vital new collection of essays, Transforming Disruption to Impact: Rethinking Volunteer Engagement for a Rapidly Changing World. Kirkus Reviews calls it “an important guidebook to rethinking volunteer work in the 21st century.”

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Passing the CFRE exam demonstrates you’ve done the work necessary and have the skills to develop relationships with donors, increase volunteer engagement, and lead a team of skilled fundraisers. Authoring: Points are assigned by published article, book or book chapter. What are the benefits of a CFRE certification?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Nonprofit organizations are often dependent on volunteers, and among adults 65 and older volunteering rates have increased from 14.3% 1 For nonprofits, understanding the dynamics of senior volunteerism can help organizations utilize seniors in a way that furthers their mission while offering a positive volunteering experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Joan has been an executive director, board member, donor, and volunteer – so she brings to her consulting and educator practice so much perspective and wisdom. As I have done with my own books, each chapter includes a cartoon that makes you both laugh and understand what’s in the chapter.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

Volunteer at your local school. Even before the school year begins, many schools need volunteers to help run their back-to-school events and help students get acclimated. Volunteer to help at back-to-school registration days or help out at any welcome back fun fests or picnics schools have planned. Charities to donate to.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Do volunteers count? Volunteering is the heart and soul of the social sector. However, the “contributions of most volunteer services are not recorded in the conventional accounting statements because they do not meet the very specific requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB),” [1] the entity in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2022

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work. Today, my new book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World , co-authored with Allison Fine, launches.

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Charity Village

MAY 19, 2021

Intersections and Innovations: Change for Canada’s Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector is a free e-book that, with 36 chapters devoted to a wide variety of topics including volunteering, decent work, the overhead myth, relationships with Indigenous communities, leadership diversity, fundraising trends, digitization, […].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the nonprofit staff and volunteers worldwide who Tweet, Share, Update, Friend, Like, Check-in, Join, Connect, and Post for Social Good. Chapter 1 Websites, E-newsletters, and “Donate Now” Campaigns. Chapter 2 Getting Started with Social Media. Chapter 6 LinkedIn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2022

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With this fundraising app, your chapter can better plan fundraising events, collect dues, and communicate with members. Not only does OmegaOne help your chapter better raise money and plan revenue-generating activities, but it also helps you manage your money and your organization’s future projects. Chapter communication.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Additionally, strategic volunteer leadership engagement allowed organizations to focus their outreach, said Muhi Khwaja, co-founder of the American Muslim Community Foundation (AMCF). Lisa also is an active volunteer, serving on the board of the AFP New Orleans chapter and the U.S.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Increase volunteer participation. The Greater New York chapter of Volunteers of America used its grant to increase its monthly giving program to more than 25 donors. Increase volunteer participation. Instead of driving visitors to a donation page, you’ll direct them to a volunteer page.

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