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Will work for purpose

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So you’re leading an organization whose lifeblood is volunteers – but how do you go about recruiting and retaining individuals who are just as sold out on your mission as you? The truth is – those of us in cause based work have a tremendous advantage: our work has purpose, and most people don’t feel they have purpose at their day jobs.'

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How Volunteers Can Organize a Giving Day

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WonderWe, a crowdfunding platform, offers a solution to this issue by providing the tools to help organize a successful giving day. The Fundraising Authority says giving days work because it focuses everyone on one simple task – raising the most money possible in one day. A giving day is typically one day focused on a specific cause.

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Being a Visionary in Your Volunteer Work

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When tackling social justice issues (which much volunteer work and nonprofit organizations are devoted to), it is important for us to have a productive, caring, and positive outlook. In essence, social justice work is very future-focused.

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What is Virtual Volunteering?

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Volunteering is more than planting trees, mural work at schools, and cleaning parks & communities. Many nonprofit organizations utilize virtual volunteering space for various purposes. Nonprofit organizations are creating online volunteering opportunities for multiple positions to continue their service to […].

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How to keep volunteers from quitting – a two-act play

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We can work it out.” No, it’s a scene in a nonprofit organization office where there is poor communication about goals, roles and responsibilities of volunteers and staff. “I’m sorry; I can’t take this anymore.” It’s too late. Soap opera? This little drama is playing in every town, and there’s never even a smattering of applause.

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How the Grinch Inspires Change for Leaders of Volunteers

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the future of your organization may have opportunities to grow, develop, extend its reach. Change may be in the works. 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?

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Five ways to embrace volunteer orientation

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Whether it’s a quick tour of the facility or signing a stack of liability papers, every nonprofit organization has a mandatory process for new volunteers. However, as many helpers and even organizations will bemoan, these orientations can be boring, tedious and waste valuable work time.