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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important?

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. Q: What if one I have only basic office skills? This ultimately led to full-time employment.

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Five Great Ways to Get Your New Board Members on Board

BoardAssist

Work with your board’s leadership to give new members a proper orientation, including your organization’s history, who the key players are, what your committees do and what your greatest needs are. This will help lay the groundwork so your new members can understand where they’ll best fit and be able to serve.

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Spring Internship Opportunities - and Thoughts about Internships

Museum 2.0

The topic of the lunch was internships, and the tables paired students with established professionals to talk about opportunities, issues, and possibilities. I was dismayed to discover that by the standards of many of these grad students, I'm a lousy intern manager. I wanted freedom and responsibility.

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How to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month: Listen, Reflect & Connect

Saleforce Nonprofit

As Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month comes to a close, I hope our Salesforce.org community has taken the time to read and put into action three ways to support the AAPI community , which includes learning about the history of Asian American racism in the U.S. How can we undo these false and debilitating assumptions?

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How Nonprofits Are Using Games for their Mission Driven Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Girl Scouts have been committed to advancing STEM education for girls throughout its history, dating back more than 100 years. She will share some of what she learned and habits she formed, and how she applied it to her nonprofit, HowIDecide.org , which aims to equip youth with skills to be better decision makers throughout their lives.

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[VIDEO] 4-Step Plan to More Donations and Greater Fundraising Results

Bloomerang

Some of them are just incredible experts and I had mentors and I had community and I wasn’t in it alone. ” So I started reverse engineering what was working for us and other nonprofits, really becoming a student, studying other nonprofits, like what’s working for these organizations that are finding success.

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