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When props don’t cut it – advocating for your virtual volunteer roles

Twenty Hats

Ali was expected to make a training video from home on how to extract a bone marrow sample — without an examining room, without equipment, and most especially without an animal. One of my Northern Virginia colleagues, who works a very local organization – a homeless shelter – reported that she has a virtual volunteer from California.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am , will feature fundraising and social media gurus Katya Andresen, Danielle Brigida, Tracy Equality Viselli, Jocelyn Harmon and more. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C.

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77 Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients

Volunteer Hub

With the support of volunteers, we are able to effectively engage with individuals experiencing homelessness in D.C. Also, a lot of hours went into printing paperwork before events,” said Austin Rippeto, Training Coordinator at Special Olympics Missouri. . “We Volunteers are crucial to the work we do at Miriam’s Kitchen.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Sweet Briar, Virginia: Using Data to Reach Your Audience. Second Term 2017 Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Thursday, September 21, 2017.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. The Village Network is a behavioral health organization helping youth and families in Ohio and West Virginia become healthy and have brighter futures.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.