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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. reported for “informal helping.”

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data is critical in evaluating programs, demonstrating the need for new services, and helping nonprofits build an airtight case for support. This practice makes it harder, if not impossible, for us to adequately advocate for diverse communities and demonstrate their unique needs. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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Do Capacity Building Programs Help Nonprofits Achieve Better Results?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you.

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Interview with Lindsay Gruber: Building Corporate Resilience through Pro Bono Volunteerism

Saleforce Nonprofit

Personally, I’ve learned a lot from seeing how Salesforce employees give back to their communities. Our employees use it to connect with their purpose, and help lift the communities around them. They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact.

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Tips to strengthen your volunteer program and empower member volunteers

Nimble AMS

A nd learn volunteer empowerment strategies to try out at your organization! PEAK Grantmaking ’s vol unteer program success story PEAK Grantmaking is a community of 7,000 professionals working to advance e ffective and equitable grantmaking practices. Like many associations, PEAK Grantmaking benefits from the work of member volunteers.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Is it possible that your community has doubts about the organization’s credibility? From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority. It is still possible to create that community, but on a smaller scale. The event was what the association community does best.

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Hire Fresh Talent—But Before You Shop, Check the Fridge

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People Architecture inspires and builds innovative HR business solutions one client at a time. This is a unique time for the association community. For example, don’t tell applicants that you have a culture of empowerment and self-direction, when the reality is that most projects require multiple levels of approval.