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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

These limitations can be decreased if nonprofits embrace the voice and vision of the volunteer. Being able to fully utilize volunteers and truly benefit from their skill sets can be addressed with the help of a volunteer manager. CEOs in the nonprofit sector are often considered visionaries who chart the voyage of the organization.

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Are nonprofit volunteer retention strategies vital to a thriving team?

ASU Lodestar Center

Volunteers feeling micro-managed and without a voice. Match volunteer’s skills to their assignment. Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Awards and gifts. Volunteers feeling overloaded. Put volunteers in charge.

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11 Hispanic and Latino Organizations Everyone Should Know

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Hispanic Heritage Foundation is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities. Unidos US Since 1968, UnidosUS —formerly known as National Council of La Raza—has remained a trusted, nonpartisan voice for Latinos.

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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

Tech Soup

"We are beyond thrilled to accept the grand prize award for this year's 2014 Storymakers challenge. The winner of the digital storytelling award that promotes a youth cause or STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is "Free Running in Baltimore" by Wide Angle Youth Media, created by Tyson Sanford-Griffin.

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Cause Camp 2017 Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

And hundreds of top mentors contributed to what’s rattling around in his head. Ahern was surprised that basic skills he took for granted as a sales copywriter – like the deft use of emotional triggers to prompt action, for instance; or reverence for the customer – were often missing in the donor communications he saw.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

"I would wake up in the middle of the night and still hear their voices. I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. We unite those voices to accelerate change.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

Macy's was great, and I think the corporate sector taught me a lot of great skills. Just like someone is born with a great skill to be an athlete, a world-class athlete, I think entrepreneurs are born that way. We do it both through personal mentoring, but also with the right skill sets. Someone is born with it.

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