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Making time for time management

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Time is perhaps one of the most valuable resources that we have, especially for nonprofits. These five secrets from successful entrepreneurs and leaders will help you increase efficiency.' How do you stay productive and make sure that every minute is contributing to the fulfillment of your organization''s mission?

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Helping Students Discover Why Volunteering is Important

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It’s time we start teaching young people that they can make a positive and lasting impact in their community and society-at-large.' Often, young people see older adults in positions of power and success and think that in order to effect change they have to be of a certain age and status in society. But that’s not true at all.

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How the Grinch Inspires Change for Leaders of Volunteers

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The holiday season is a perfect time to solidify strategic plans for 2015. How does the Grinch story help leaders of volunteers learn about what is important for any transformation initiative? the future of your organization may have opportunities to grow, develop, extend its reach. Change may be in the works.

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Community Leadership and Volunteering: A Gateway to Happiness

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Volunteering your time serves an important function in your community. To put this into perspective, in 2011 American’s volunteered almost 8 billion hours of their time, which accounted for over $170 billion worth of labor. This saved money across the board and helped many non-profit organizations stay afloat.

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Volunteering 101 for Schools

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It’s a special time at your child’s school. However, with the help of VolunteerMark these kinds of catastrophes can be avoided and a school-wide event and even a classroom can run smoother. They’re so excited. It’s Field Day. They’ve waited for this all year long and can’t wait to get outside and have some fun.

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How Volunteers Can Organize a Giving Day

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You spend hours volunteering your time, try to raise awareness and give financially where you can. You wish you could do more to help, but you don’t know how or what you could do. WonderWe, a crowdfunding platform, offers a solution to this issue by providing the tools to help organize a successful giving day.

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Why We Do It: The Psychology Behind Volunteerism

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It helps countless groups of people who may be in need and offers assistance to crucially important nonprofits. But what draws people to volunteer their time and energy when they are not being compensated? Volunteering is something that betters our world, that much is certain.