Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

To improve the experience for volunteers, nonprofits should focus on providing a supportive environment, clear communication, flexible opportunities for involvement, and a chance for personal growth. Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. A volunteer handbook gives volunteers the information they need about the organization and its mission, and answers any common questions they may have.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

These ideas are all virtual-friendly to adhere to social distancing and ensure the safety of your staff members and supporters alike. Planning virtual stewardship events. . Instead, they need a virtual plan that’s specifically built for them (and only them). . Of course, the phone. We’ll cover: . Social media?

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

As spring unfolds and the days get longer, many nonprofit supporters are ready for opportunities to show up—in person, virtually, or both!—and What are some strategies for giving nonprofit volunteers a great experience and building your program? Enter: Planned Parenthood’s National Volunteer Program (NVP)!

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

If so, you may be interested in starting a volunteer program. Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Define your volunteer roles.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

Virtual events have become a key promotional tool for nonprofits to attract new supporters. Hybrid and virtual fundraising events. The lack of face-to-face interaction at a virtual event means your nonprofit will likely need to take a different, data-driven approach to continue engaging guests after your event’s end.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Now that we’re entering a new post-COVID era, nonprofit leaders need to think about what virtual fundraising will look like in the future. In our 2020 Navigating the Unknown Report , we found that over 50% of nonprofits pivoted to virtual events last year. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With average email open rates at 20% for nonprofits , many organizations struggle to grab the attention of supporters, volunteers, and donors. Building Your List of Cell Phone Numbers. One of the quickest ways to build a list of cell phone numbers is through a text-to-donate or text-to-give mobile platform.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Did you know that almost 70% of nonprofits are planning to incorporate virtual elements into their events in some way, whether that’s with hybrid events, virtual-only events, or a combination of all of them? Ready to empower your peer-to-peer volunteers while also providing a unique and engaging virtual experience?

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 31, 2023

Provide updates on ongoing policies and details on how members can volunteer with your advocacy program. Use email newsletters, social media, mailers, and phone calls to spread the word about upcoming advocacy initiatives and request volunteers to participate. Boost member communications. Leverage your online community platform.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

For decades, volunteering has transcended time and space to help organizations around the world. Learn how virtual volunteering has evolved. Community engaging volunteers virtual community Program' Coyote Communications. It’s a widespread practice that’s more than 35 years old.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

Here are a few donor recognition ideas and examples that, despite being virtual, will still be impactful to the recipient and your online community. One way you can recognize your donors on social media is to consider making room for a “donor of the week” and/or a “volunteer of the week” post on Facebook or Instagram.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Most nonprofit board members volunteer because they want to support a worthy cause. While a board’s priority is always governance, its members may also be the organization’s best spokespeople, fundraisers, volunteers, and technical experts. If necessary, be sure to update your bylaws to allow for virtual decision making.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. An instructor virtually guides you through common nonprofit tasks and best practices on how to use your system in real time. Levels of fundraising software support typically include phone, email, and chat. Be wary of software solutions that don’t offer phone support.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2014

At the start of any workshop I lead related to virtual volunteering, I ask the audience, "How many of you are engaging with volunteers virtually?" Take for example the webinar I did recently for TechSoup's audience on the best assignments for online volunteers. And the numbers always change.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. All you need is a dedicated and effective way to recruit those volunteers. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Virtual Fundraising and In-Person Events Can Co-Exist.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Augmented and Virtual Reality. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are new technologies that allow users to interact with a virtual environment. The difference is that with VR, the user is immersed within the virtual environment, while with AR, the virtual aspects are overlayed onto real-world places.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Remove barriers to participation with digital tools: If you’re engaging asynchronously and via email or phone, a high volume of messages concentrated at once will make a bigger impact. Fortunately, technology like digital advocacy tools make this easy to do for staff and supporters alike.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many nonprofits work in tandem with volunteers to move their mission forward and keep expenses down. Engaging volunteers helps get the word out about your mission, since most volunteers share their passion with their personal and professional networks. Recruit Like Your Mission Depends on It.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic while trying to navigate engaging volunteers in a meaningful way. In addition, I made sure to ask staff about their expectations of a volunteer.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

But how can you attract passionate advocates who will show up ready to volunteer, sign petitions, attend rallies, and otherwise take action to help you create positive change? The Campaign Workshop Joe Fuld, president Often campaigns make assumptions that people on the team—volunteers, donors, etc.—understand Don’t assume!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Lean into the spirit of gratitude by thanking your donors and volunteers for what their support made possible before you start asking for money. Consider building regular check-ins with your donors, either via phone, email, Zoom, or in-person, to share updates about your work. Create a thank you video.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2021

The last year has seen a lot of virtual 5ks, walks, and runs , but when Mojave Desert Land Trust tried their first digital fundraiser, they truly took it to the next level. . Here’s how they pulled off their virtual hike-a-thon: About Mojave Desert Land Trust. That individual touch was what made success possible in their first year.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2023

After adjusting to leveraging technology to connect with our colleagues during the pandemic, meeting in a virtual conference room has become the norm and second nature for many. In this case, you may want to grab enough power strips to comfortably accommodate everyone’s laptops and phones.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Create Virtual Headquarters for Staff and External Stakeholders. Nonprofits are using Slack to increase collaboration and drive engagement among staff, volunteers, and other key stakeholders. with their 35,000 grassroots volunteers as they worked on various campaign tactics targeted at undecided voters in key states.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Hosting a virtual event can help keep food, space, and materials costs from getting out of control and allows for a lower registration fee. Some popular ideas are holding a virtual event, in-person event, silent auction, raffle, concert, performance, raffle tickets, games, text-a-thon, speakers, the list goes on and on.

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CauseVox

MAY 4, 2021

Despite the fact that this was a new fundraiser, with new technology, and our first go at a completely virtual fundraising event, AuSM met and exceeded our goal of $25,000. This included high donors, donors who gave year after year, participants who attended our events and programs, and super volunteers. CauseVox made it easy.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

However, no one could have predicted the effects that COVID-19 would have , with many nonprofit organizations now solely relying on virtual fundraising efforts to continue operations. Virtual fundraising has become more accessible and intuitive than ever before thanks to the extensive internet and the wide variety of donation tools available.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 18, 2022

Corporate giving—and volunteer events—are a great way for companies to positively engage employees! Many companies encourage their employees to participate in nonprofit work by matching gifts , or organizing corporate volunteer events. What is their volunteer strategy for the coming months?

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2014

Whether you're managing volunteers or an online community, the SF Online Community Meetup is a great place to learn from (and share with!) This month's event featured our own fabulous forums manager, Jayne Cravens, sharing her online community and volunteer management wisdom. Why Volunteers? Great Volunteers.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Want more volunteers? Want to give your current volunteers more satisfaction and flexibility in supporting your organization? potential volunteers that you aren't reaching now? Virtual volunteering - volunteers doing some or all of their service offsite, via a home or work computer, via their smart phone, or via another.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

These include direct mail, phone calls and messages, and in-person solicitations. Engage Volunteers and Board Members : It can assist in keeping volunteers and board members informed and engaged with updates and reminder messages, fostering a sense of involvement and commitment. AI tools and predictive analytics are new.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this guide, we’ll take a deep dive into virtual fundraising platforms that your nonprofit can use to strengthen your online fundraising strategy. Both of these virtual fundraising platforms are used to raise money online, but in different ways and under slightly different circumstances.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2011

TechSoup, itself a distributed organization with virtual teams , recently held a tweet chat on Virtual Teams to explore these questions. A strong work ethic is an important qualification for the members of a virtual team as remote staff work without being micromanaged. What Tools Are Useful for Collaborating with Virtual Staff?

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