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Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement

Nonprofit Tech for Good

And the current estimated national value of each volunteer hour is $29.95 (Independent Sector). And a more extensive background check may be required if a volunteer works with children. Communicate with Volunteers: Like every other aspect of work and life, communication with volunteers is vital. More than 10.4

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10 Years of PeaceTalks: What Does Peace Mean to You?

Saleforce Nonprofit

This is why the PeaceTalks platform was created 10 years ago with the first ever Geneva PeaceTalks being held in 2013 at the United Nations. When we talk about peace, many people think it’s only the job of politicians or high level United Nations officials and they don’t think or know how they can make a difference.

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18 Ways of Thanking Volunteers So They’ll Feel Appreciated and Stick Around Forever

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According to Independent Sector , the national average value of a volunteer hour is $29.95 National Volunteer Week Even if you HAVE been thanking volunteers well, you have a great opportunity coming up to thank your volunteers. If your organization works with children, you can recruit children to draw pictures for your cards.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

In recent years, we have seen the growth of technology interventions that help small-scale farmers access life-saving information to protect their livelihoods and their families. Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. However, there’s a lot more work to be done. These ideas are just the start.

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Case Study: Transforming A National Network Culture Through Technology

NTEN

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability.

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How Hospital Foundations are Building a New Case for Support

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“Why is a hospital foundation getting involved in quality-of-life issues?”. Health starts long before illness, and all of our patients should have the opportunity to make the choices that allow them to live a long, healthy life – regardless of income, education, or cultural background. This is one of the first questions donors ask.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

"Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members." households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year. households with hungry children. That's 3.9 MILLION U.S.

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