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Create a Successful Volunteer Program that Inspires Volunteers to Follow Through

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The key to a successful volunteer program is follow through. In short, you need a successful volunteer program where volunteers follow through on what they say they are going to do. Setting Up Your Successful Volunteer Program One of the most important parts of having volunteers is accountability. You’re thrilled!

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Interview with Greg McKeown about #EssentialLive

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, I was able to interview Greg to learn more about his massive social experiment called EssentialLive to get many people to try Essentialism for a year. Practicing Essentialism is hard work and when I interviewed Greg, he told me would emphasize this more if he were writing the book today. Video is here ). ” says Greg.

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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

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CMCE creates academic and artistic programs to help children and youth understand and overcome violent world events. She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia. You can listen to the interview on the Arts and Healing Network's website , or on the player (below).

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

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The Summit welcomed some of the most impressive individuals and organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America , Mary’s Meals, World Central Kitchen, the Ford Foundation, Greenpeace, Save the Children, and more to speak at the event’s global mainstage, in breakout sessions, and on thought leadership panels. .

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

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55% of grants and pledges and 50% of the total dollar value of contributions and commitments have come from corporate giving programs. In an interview with PND, TPF executive director, Şenay Ataselim Yılmaz , echoed CDP’s call for recovery efforts centered on constructing stronger communities and infrastructure in equal measure.

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Customer Story: How Fiver Children’s Foundation Raised Over $50k On #GivingTuesday

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Whether you have a #GivingTuesday strategy in the works or you’re starting fresh, check out some #GivingTuesday insights gleaned from The Fiver’s Children Foundation. About The Fiver Children’s Foundation. Fiver’s goal is to empower children to make positive life choices, to become engaged citizens, and to succeed in school and beyond.

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Why I Volunteered: Why I Volunteered for My Local CASA Organization

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Bloomerang recently acquired InitLive to make it easy for you to create a volunteer experience that inspires and maximizes the impact of your programs. The Volunteer: She is a woman in her thirties who completed her local CASA’s 36-hour volunteer training program. Did you know? Learn more here →. We did, of course.