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More Groovy Service Acts at Service Nation Summit: Senator Chris Dodd's Semester of Service and Encore Service Act

Have Fun - Do Good

During his speech this afternoon at the Service Nation Summit , Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) described being inspired to serve after hearing John F. Dodd served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1966 to 1968, and then joined the U.S.

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Research Friday: What Affects Hispanic Volunteering - Comparing Three Surveys in the United States

ASU Lodestar Center

That means Hispanics' share of the nation's total population would nearly double, from 12.6% Click here to read "Senior Arizona volunteers — how do they stack up against the rest of the nation?" — where Dr. Carl Yoshioka digs in even deeper to the AZ sector. Giving and volunteering in the United States: Findings from a national survey.

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Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. People need to know what the funds will be used for.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

It was updated on 8/17/2022 for National Nonprofit Day. The organization operates in Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Dominican Republic and India and also has offices in three donor nations: United States, Australia and New Zealand. National Modern Slavery Helpline to combat trafficking and slavery in the U.K.

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