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

Twenty Hats

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. Some manage a handful of volunteers, others work with many thousands.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

ASU Lodestar Center

And *poof*… the volunteers were gone. As nonprofits limited worker contact, many shuttered or adjusted programs and asked their volunteers to stay away. Even if volunteering was an option, many volunteers opted to stay home, either to protect their health or to help take care of their stay-at-home family.

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Volunteer administration: What has changed in recent decades?

ASU Lodestar Center

Results from my most recent Volunteer Management Capacity Study are now posted at the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) If the details on the investments, challenges and practices in volunteer administration are something you are interested in, then please go take a look at the new report. VE) website.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

If the pandemic forced us onto new and unfamiliar ground, now is the time to assess and balance how technologies have affected our reach, for better and for worse. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. and Canada about their technology use.

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2023 Top Nonprofit Conferences

Whole Whale

Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). Who attends: Anyone in the nonprofit or social enterprise space looking to learn more about fundraising and technology best practices, Classy platform features, leadership lessons, and insights on how to grow your organization. . National Conference of Volunteering and Service: Points of Light.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

Most researchers agree that low-income earners volunteer less (Wilson, 2012) and Pho (2008) extended this finding to include medium-wage earners. A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). As part of a.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Create interesting volunteer opportunities. Millennials are drawn to volunteer opportunities that impact the lives of others and support causes they care about , Sheela Nimishakavi states. Young people today are well-connected because of social media and technology. Explore networking. A lifelong resident of Wisconsin, Ms.