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4 Reasons to Embrace Gen-Mix Volunteerism

VQ Strategies

Simply put, co-generational teamwork will not only strengthen the outcomes of the program in the communities it serves but also foster greater intergenerational respect among volunteers. By building an age-diverse volunteer corps, nonprofits can broaden their volunteer base in other ways. Program Stability. Volunteer Diversity.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

And although being a mental health advocate for the Black community wasn’t something he set out to do, he has fully embraced the role. Launched in February 2021, MWA was created to destigmatize and center mental health care nationally, while also building long-term generational support for Black communities.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

Since then, Stacey has become an indispensable member of our staff, leading our community programs and inspiring us to think in new ways about how we can build social capital in our community. Build Social Capital A crucial theory in community engagement through museum programs is social capital theory, best defined by Robert D.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

Desai came to the Women of Color Resource Center from a Deputy Director role at United for a Fair Economy. You rarely find folks who have stayed on that long and really committed to building the infrastructure and the political roots of an organization. That is the part that I feel very, very excited and challenged by.

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Four Ways to Transform Organizational Culture to Advance Access, Equity, and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Before the global pandemic, intergenerational poverty and entrenched patterns of inequality dampened the future livelihoods of millions of children and their families across the globe. CRUS’ Innovation and Growth Fund , launched in 2021, will contribute significantly to the global movement to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

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[VIDEO] Young Professionals and Junior Boards: Beyond the Kid’s Table to Meaningful Engagement

Bloomerang

And even since Sarah and I started this presentation a couple of years ago, this has changed as the younger generations, we all are aging up, and the next generations are starting to enter the workforce more, and millennials are taking over more leadership roles. So sort of define these generations. And the how millennials want to help.

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[VIDEO] How to Tap Into Gen Y & Z Donors

Bloomerang

And with your nonprofits, when you’re talking about your fundraising, I like to think of the fundraisers for your organization as the coach, you’re building out this team and you want to make sure that you have a team that has different strengths. Now let’s talk about Gen Z. Gen Z obviously will come after the millennials.

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