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AmeriCorps Announces Volunteer Generation Fund Grant Competition

NonProfit PRO

AmeriCorps released a notice of funding opportunity for the fiscal year 2023 Volunteer Generation Fund. The Volunteer Generation Fund, open to State Service Commissions, local nonprofit, community, faith-based, tribal, state, and local governments and schools, focuses on investments for volunteer management practices.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration generated by DALL·E. The sustainability of the nonprofit sector relies on cultivating the next generation of donors. Begin by asking what part of an organization’s mission is most appealing to younger generations. Direct marketing and communication toward younger audiences. Engage in crowdfunding. Conclusion.

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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. Who was the community that you were working with?

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Value of volunteer time rose nearly 5 percent in 2020

Candid

Bureau of Labor Statistics and uses data from AmeriCorps on volunteer hours. communities; there is evidence, however, that the number of hours volunteered by Americans in 2020 fell due to COVID-19. Calculated by the University of Maryland's Do Good Institute , the estimate is based on hourly earnings released by the U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. A few months ago, I was shopping at the local grocery market, wearing my AmeriCorps sweatshirt.

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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

Whole Whale

The conference will bring together fundraising and marketing professionals to exchange innovative ideas and generate creative strategies that can help you build and strengthen your relationship with your donors. Who attends : Nonprofit communications teams, techies, and some fundraisers. We LOVE the community around this conference.

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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

It has the potential not only to help build or rebuild much-needed community support systems ravaged by this pandemic, but also — if designed intentionally — to be an integral part of the nation’s intergenerational poverty-interruption arsenal. Now should be no different. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges.