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Value of volunteer time rose nearly 5 percent in 2020

Candid

Calculated by the University of Maryland's Do Good Institute , the estimate is based on hourly earnings released by the U.S. 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. “As

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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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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Leaders must explore internal and external shifts required to diversify an organization based on community needs. Seeking out young community leaders to help recruit those in their networks creates new champions for a mission and potential donors in return. They also want to feel welcome when supporting organizations.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Volunteer administration: What has changed in recent decades?

ASU Lodestar Center

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. However, the social needs of volunteers have changed, and the way that they expect to engage their communities has changed. Note: The 2019 Volunteer Management Capacity Study was funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

ASU Lodestar Center

Tan , University Service Learning /. AmeriCorps Coordinator. Tan is a Coordinator in ASU’s University Service Learning department, specializing in community partnerships and AmeriCorps programming. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man" by Michael Soto. ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

Over the past year, our research team at Arizona State University has conducted the Technology Evolution in Volunteer Management, or “TEVA” project. After completing her undergraduate degree in International Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Rachel’s professional journey took her all over the world.