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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

Activities they considered “service” included “working with others to make the community or campus a better place” (81%), “acting to benefit the common good” (80%), “everyday acts of kindness” (76%), “acting to raise awareness about a campus, community, or global problem” (72%), and “working with others to address social inequality” (68%).

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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. The [public] transit didn’t go there.”. It’s no secret that this was a bumpy transition for many of us, exacerbated by the stress and grief of a global pandemic.

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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. But now, as the Director of Marketing for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, I have the privilege of telling stories of empowerment and resilience. That was long before Oprah.

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How can nonprofits effectively recruit and retain high-performing employees?

ASU Lodestar Center

According to recent findings, nonprofit organizations can capitalize on training, building a culture of empowerment and recognition programs in order to provide incentives to employees. The days of nonprofit organizations being places employees go for low pay, no benefits and long hours must be over.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Third, the print book is not universally accessible. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests.

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What are advantages to collaboration between nonprofit and for-profit organizations?

ASU Lodestar Center

Since the 1980s, nonprofit, for-profit and public organizations have formed partnerships to produce and distribute various goods and services. There are numerous examples of nonprofit organizations benefiting from cross-sector alliances. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. Carey School of Business at ASU.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

of legally blind children in public and residential schools used braille as their primary reading medium. We also know that braille materials must be far more available to braille readers of all ages in order to realize their full benefits. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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