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August Awareness: National Back to School Month

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From tissue boxes and hand sanitizer to markers and notebook paper, every classroom needs resources to support their students and that’s where you can help. Volunteer at your local school. Even before the school year begins, many schools need volunteers to help run their back-to-school events and help students get acclimated.

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MathAndCoding Turns the Library into a Coding Classroom (Part 2)

Tech Soup

MathAndCoding volunteers are now doing this at more than 12 libraries in the region. Bricker says that there is also another benefit, perhaps an unplanned one, to having teen volunteers. However, if the volunteer is under 18, that is not necessary, as long as a librarian is in the room at all times. From Proposal to Success.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

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If the donor’s gift was used for food for a pantry, a video of a volunteer filling bags with tomato soup, saltines, and other staples will tell the story without having to find a pantry guest willing to be filmed. While packing the box, the volunteer can tell a story of a recent exchange with a person who received groceries at the pantry.

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One Organization’s Quest for Good

NonProfit Hub

Her purpose would be discovered while visiting classrooms. While there, McDonald noticed that many classrooms had only a stack of books to share between hundreds of children. “It Although she began as a volunteer, Stephans decided to take the leap and make her passion for social entrepreneurship a full-time job.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Virginia Nonprofit Institute.

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MCON13: Working with Millennials

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Fifth Third Foundation provides quarterly opportunities at work for staff to volunteer, often organized philanthropy efforts. This brings a deeper meaning to their work and fosters long-term volunteering efforts.

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