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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

Students gravitated to online classes. The COVID-19 pandemic heralded the boom of Zoom, when people who had never been in a video conference before were suddenly in them all the time. Note: The Technology Evolution in Volunteer Administration Study is funded by AmeriCorps, a U.S. Restaurants shut down. federal government agency.

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

Twenty Hats

One theme we’re seeing over and over again is how the pandemic changed the way volunteer managers educate and train their volunteers and clients, often using Zoom or other video sharing platforms. That was the silver lining.

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Senator Hillary Clinton at the Service Nation Summit!

Have Fun - Do Good

In 1993, President Clinton formalized national service, like Kennedy did with the Peace Corps, and created AmeriCorps. Since its formation, AmeriCorps has served thousands of organizations and nearly 3/4 of AmeriCorps' members continue to serve after they complete their AmeriCorps service, and often go into public service.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: All You Need is Love. and a Whole Lot.

ASU Lodestar Center

Take a look at the video below in which participants answer the question, "What does the forum mean to you?" And while youre at it, check out some of our other forum videos on the ASU Lodestar Centers YouTube Channel. Will students be able to attend (if it's even only to observe) the 2012 2011 Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness?

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic. So, on one hand, involuntary reliance on video platforms and social media paid new dividends in accessibility for volunteers and clients.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's.

ASU Lodestar Center

It was also fun for me to meet some other students who attended. I think that video really showed what the forum was all about. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. What a great glimpse into the forum, Kayla. Thanks for sharing! Nice work Kayla.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)! More YouTube videos? Currently (on my lowly grad student budget), I only give money to one nonprofit org. I dont mind administrative spending, but I bristle at high fundraising costs.