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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

With this in mind, employee engagement professionals transitioned their volunteer events into a virtual setting with little to no experience beforehand. While virtual volunteering may have been a viable method of engagement for nearly two decades, it really wasn’t on many CSR teams’, employees’, and nonprofits’ radars until now.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

It is not a secret that nonprofits need volunteers and donors to achieve their goals and carry out their mission. The question is, is your organization focusing on the volunteer base that you already have? Many nonprofits do not know that the line between their volunteers and donors is very thin.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

The social good sector has struggled to effectively assess the value of volunteer programs for decades. We’ve used Independent Sector’s annual calculation of the value of a volunteer hour in order to talk about the impact of our programs in terms that the business world understands.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Truly understanding your organization’s prospects and customer behavior can be the difference between successful and unsuccessful volunteer recruitment and fundraising campaigns. Many nonprofits forget that their volunteers and donors are also customers. 71% of organizations utilize some form of marketing automation.

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JULY 29, 2019

At Common Impact, we work to connect expert business volunteers to nonprofits that need help building organizational capacity in areas like marketing, finance, or HR. One of the most common requests for volunteer services from our nonprofit partners is technology support. Why Engage Tech Volunteers?

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MAY 29, 2019

Days of service are one of the most popular corporate volunteer programs. While most days of service engage volunteers in projects like building a home, cleaning a local park or packing groceries at a food bank, a skills-based volunteer day of service can help address a different type of nonprofit need: capacity support.

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APRIL 11, 2019

As a nonprofit leader myself, I know how frequently social sector organizations are strapped for capacity. Engaging skilled volunteers (also known as pro bono service) can be way to solve the capacity challenge.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Our democracy works best when everyone participates, and as nonprofits and social good organizations, it’s up to us to make sure our communities are engaged and voting. Why nonprofit and social good organizations? . As tax-exempt organizations, our role is to promote turnout, not to influence the outcome of the election.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volunteers are every nonprofit’s dream. They believe in your organization and what it stands for, they give 100% and of course, they’re doing it for free. So let’s take it step by step and look at why and how to manage your volunteer program professionally: 1. Volunteer Recruiting. Volunteer Delegation.

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APRIL 28, 2020

We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute. Think like a political organizer: Virtual engagement is extremely scalable. In-person volunteers are disappearing for key activities (e.g., food prep, packing, distribution).

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APRIL 23, 2018

But corporations can learn a lot from nonprofits, too, particularly around volunteer engagement. Since nonprofits realize the critical importance of volunteers to help achieve their mission, it’s only natural that they’d have lessons to share about getting the most out of volunteers’ time. kickoff to a volunteering event.

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MARCH 20, 2020

As a social good organization, how are you building community? Here are some ideas on how to build your social good community and stay united: Caring calls : Maybe your volunteers or staff are asking for things to do while they are home. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your work!)

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Do you have a goal to make your company or organization more socially conscious, but are having difficulty motivating employees to participate in volunteer programs? For more details on the below steps, watch Roger’s webinar “10 Steps to a Successful Corporate Volunteer Program” here. 3. Provide options.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Take, for instance, students in Nebraska making get well cards for those in quarantine, Disneyland employees donating excess food to Second Harvest Food Bank, and even a Charlotte man volunteering to run errands for the elderly. Follow these tips to help protect your organization and supporters: . Hover over (don’t click!)

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MAY 22, 2018

When recruiting a new volunteer to your organization, it should begin just like that great first or second date. Rather than dinner at a fancy restaurant or a picnic in the park, that first date with your prospective volunteer is most likely a landing page on your website. “It’s not me. It’s you.” . Tip # 3 : Make it simple

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

#GivingTuesday is less than three weeks away… is your organization ready to leverage this global day of giving? From fundraising to volunteer engagement to just plain old engagement, there are many ways organizations across the social good ecosystem can participate. ” Organize peer-to-peer fundraising.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As I think about arts & cultural institutions, I realize that my family is an ideal target for these organizations. What does our consumption of arts & cultural organizations look like? Think about how you can differentiate what your organization offers across the whole family. What’s important to us?

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APRIL 10, 2012

“As it happens, a lot of our volunteers are donors,” says Dora Chan. And in fact, her statement is true of the wider nonprofit sector: a recent study by VolunteerMatch and Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund found that 67% of volunteers also give money to the organizations where they invest time and talent.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As I was discussing fundraising and membership with a coworker, I realized that my emotional connection to one particular type of organization created a foundation on which I base my giving. You gravitated toward the museum, zoo, gallery, symphony, cultural management organization because of your roots. Can’t think of any?

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MARCH 4, 2019

How your staff feel about their work affects your bottom line, as donors and volunteers are turned off by a revolving door of staff members. If I notice, your donors and volunteers notice, too. As a fundraising consultant, I see a lot of nonprofits, and I notice immediately whether staff morale is good or troubled.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

This might sound obvious, but it’s easy to take for granted : y our surrounding community likely consists of your main base of volunteers, visitors, members and donors. These days, simply cleaning your database isn’t doing enough to realize your organization ’s full potential. Stay tuned and Happy New Year! .

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Be it flexible work schedules and environments, unlimited paid time off, education subsidies, mechanisms to spotlight great work and provide praise and everything in between, organizations are focusing their efforts on the overall wellbeing and engagement of their employees. Volunteering benefits everyone. You need more than perks.

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JUNE 27, 2016

At its core, Giving Tuesday is a movement —a movement through which nonprofit organizations around the world ask their supporters to rally around their missions during the holiday season. If your volunteers are not playing a key role in your Giving Tuesday strategy , they should! Ask your volunteers to donate.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

According to Sharehold’s report Redesigning Belonging , employees who feel a high sense of belonging in their organization are 18 times more likely to receive promotions and take 75% fewer sick days than employees who feel unseen or unaccepted by their corporation. Reward those shares! Engage friendly competition!

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JUNE 25, 2019

As supporters are increasingly drawn to causes rather than specific organizations, we should listen to their interests and realign ourselves for success. Organizations can adopt a 360-degree view of their office, with constituents as a core focus. Though there are many, you might start with these top two: Partner with other teams.

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JULY 2, 2014

Does your organization need a disaster fundraising plan? The reality is that disasters can happen anywhere and organizations can be thrown into the relief efforts even when it isn’t part of their mission. Either way, the time may come when your organization needs to mobilize and get involved or seek help for its own recovery.

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MARCH 10, 2011

In many of my past jobs and internships, I worked with volunteers. But, I struggled with data and I know many organizations still do. And my bad hand-writing, use of acronyms, and cryptic notes might not have made that much sense to my colleagues or future volunteer coordinators. Author: Amber Wobschall. And I loved it.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

Many digital advocacy organizations simply focus on campaigns that supporters can participate in by simply adding their names to petitions or letters to Congress. This model of organization-led campaigning limits what can be accomplished and restricts decisions and activity to campaign staff. . Distributed campaigning is not new.

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MAY 28, 2014

Who’s the “12 th man” at your organization? Or your organization without its supporters ? This is a question all too familiar to organizations relying heavily on volunteer support to carryout their missions. Let’s gets down to how you develop a winning volunteer program: Recruit the best team players.

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APRIL 16, 2012

I’d like to offer some tips to anyone who is (or could be) organizing group volunteering opportunities in their workplace - be it non-profit or for-profit work environment. A small team in the Convio office in DC has been setting everything up and I wanted to offer 5 tips on organizing an office volunteer event.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

QR codes, short for quick response codes, are the perfect way to get patrons (and potential patrons) more information about your organization. You can direct constituents to buy tickets on your website, become a member, register for an event, make a donation, or sign up to be a volunteer. Recruit Volunteers.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

With a new year, many nonprofit organizations are gearing up their digital marketing campaigns to spread the word and hopefully increase their impact on the world. Nonprofits have a handful of problems across the board, like needing more volunteers, needing more exposure, or wanting to share their impact to raise more funds.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Congrats again to All Hands Volunteers who recently received an Innovator Award for the Best CRM Visionary/Use of Common Ground. The organization is a volunteer-staffed nonprofit that’s dedicated to timely disaster response and relief assistance. million in 2011. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn).

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

But also the volunteers who shape the campaign experience. Now’s your chance to let your peer-to-peer superstars know how much they mean to you and your organization. The Cash, Sweat & Tears Award , presented by the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum , honors the passion of your most extraordinary volunteers and fundraisers.

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MAY 27, 2011

While that’s all well and good, there’s nothing like seeing an organization put these tips into practice and learning from their example. In 2009 Volunteers of America looked to get more out of their online fundraising program by tapping into the power of integrated online and offline fundraising. How’d they do it?

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Through that process I’ve seen how some of the best organizations in the business run their operations, interact with their patrons, and create rich programming and exhibits that keep them coming back. And here’s another twist – what about those volunteers who aren’t quite sure how to operate the new POS screen?

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Those are the projects that are perfect candidates for skilled volunteers. Use Capacity Commons , a one-stop-shop for skilled volunteering, to help you scope the right project and find skilled volunteers. Make sure your donor community knows you’re interested in more than just their wallets.

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