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The Art Of Attraction: Engaging Volunteers In A Purpose-Driven Era

Bloomerang

In the vast landscape of nonprofit operations, volunteers are the unsung heroes who fuel the engine of change and community service. Attracting and engaging volunteers is both an art and a science—a nuanced dance of understanding, inspiring, and retaining individuals driven by purpose rather than profit.

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Beyond the Basics: Elevating Volunteer Engagement for Nonprofit Success

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Beyond the Basics: Elevating Volunteer Engagement for Nonprofit Success Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. What if there was a way to create meaningful volunteer opportunities that benefit both your organization and its volunteers?

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Organic Social Media to Increase Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In this environment, building a community of loyal advocates for your cause is more important than ever before. It requires more effort and research to plan your own itinerary, find local experiences, and connect with the culture. At the same time, nonprofits saw the largest trust decline of any American institution in 2023.

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23 Best Volunteer Appreciation Gifts to Show Your Gratitude

Bloomerang

Approximately 80% of volunteers state that they would like to be recognized or thanked by their organizations by hearing about how their work has made a difference. Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Let’s dive in to learn more!

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Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers

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In the first blog post of this series, we discussed the basics that need to occur to onboard any volunteer at any level. We took the process from greeting the fundraising volunteer at your door all the way to helping them connect with your mission, and quite a lot between. Your Program Volunteers.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

Protecting the environment or cutting taxes for billionaires?” Ask advocates to send proclamation requests to their local leaders. Rubenstein Impact Group Brian Rubenstein, founder Experienced advocacy managers know you cannot treat your advocacy volunteers like a spigot, turning them on and off only when you need them.

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5 Tips for Writing Better Volunteer Role Descriptions

Achieve

The same goes for your volunteers — they want to know exactly what they’re getting into before signing up for one of your volunteer opportunities. Your volunteer role descriptions let potential volunteers know about the skills required for the role, the tasks they’ll be completing, and other important logistical details.

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