ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 25, 2021

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. And *poof*… the volunteers were gone. As nonprofits limited worker contact, many shuttered or adjusted programs and asked their volunteers to stay away. The first big piece was a survey of volunteer administrators.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As any volunteer manager knows, volunteer scheduling is a fundamental part of the day-to-day operations of all nonprofit volunteer programs. Knowing how, when, and where to break down the system of responsibilities for your volunteers will determine the quality of their experience as well as the success of your events.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After years of meetings, dialogue, presentations, advocacy, (and yes, maybe even some proverbial hair-pulling in frustration), today was the launch of the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement and the release of landmark research about how organizational leaders and funders view and prioritize volunteer engagement.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. ASU found that a significant population of its community were already using Slack, making it an ideal choice for a new collaboration tool. In the 2020 U.S.

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VisionLink

MARCH 23, 2020

Available Now: covid-local.org Visionlink's data science partner, Talus Analytics, has been working with the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Bio team, the Center for Global Development, and the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security to create an authoritative guide for COVID-19 response.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

It seems like a logical assumption that Facebook should also be a good way to attract volunteers—but is that true? Facebook is a good way to attract new volunteers,” said Jayne Cravens, an independent consultant at Coyote Communications who has vast experience in online volunteerism. It turns into volunteer recognition,” Cravens said.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 1, 2023

In today’s digital age, websites are less of an option and more of an essential tool, especially for nonprofit organizations. Without a website, you’re missing out on reaching potential donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries. Expand Your Universe Not everyone’s on Facebook.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 13, 2018

April is National Volunteer Month! Yes, you heard that right: there is a whole month dedicated to honoring volunteers across the country. Not only does the month commemorate the selfless efforts of so many people already volunteering, but encourages others to get out of their comfort zone and take action in bettering their communities.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2020

With the demonstrated power of giving days for higher ed, now is a perfect time to start thinking about adding one to your fundraising strategy like we did at Brown University. As a result, we have been experiencing both a lift in funds raised annually and an increase in donors and engaged volunteers. Interclass Competition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at Sylogist Mission CRM – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform build for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. Religious institutions, universities, and healthcare charities tend to receive substantial contributions from this generation.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

And that the future of corporate giving is increasingly trending toward employee-centric giving programs, such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and other forms of workplace giving. Similar scenarios can be seen regarding other corporate giving initiatives such as volunteer grants , donation stipends, and more. The Solution.

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 17, 2021

“Overall, we are very happy with the relationship that we have with the VolunteerHub team and the features that the volunteer management software is providing our nonprofit on a daily basis,” said John Bode, Food Center & Volunteer Manager for The Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Paul and Minneapolis. We really love Admin 2.0

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2021

But as communities continue to rely on volunteers to deliver vital services, it’s important to remain vigilant. So, we enlisted the help of a public health expert to bring you these rules for keeping your volunteers healthy while continuing to ensure the wellbeing of your community. Require volunteers and staff to wear masks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Bookshare is seeking volunteers who can apply their expertise in specific subject matters to describe images. Once volunteer describers sign up as Bookshare volunteers, they can log into the Poet tool, select books, view the images, and enter descriptions for a variety of texts.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Interns are also great for giving feedback on new tools and products as well as subsequently logging bugs. Or, perhaps there is a backlogged idea of gathering your volunteers for a small appreciation event that an intern can help arrange. Have the intern map the steps involved so your team can review at a bird’s eye view.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient. Building an advocacy campaign?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

The Importance of Volunteers. “The value that volunteers provide our organization is tremendous. We could not achieve our goals and provide the support we do to the community without our volunteer’s commitment to the cause,” said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources, Catholic Charities of St.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social media is an indispensable tool for raising awareness for your nonprofit’s cause, reaching new audiences, and strengthening your relationships with donors. Enhance your messaging by including pictures of your nonprofit’s beneficiaries, snapshots of your volunteers at work, and images captured at your latest event.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But in today’s fast-paced digital world, you’re facing a unique set of challenges—managing membership, increasing giving, streamlining stewardship and engagement, and shepherding volunteers. Bloomerang isn’t just a tool; it’s a partner in the mission of faith communities to connect, inspire, and empower.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

One of those organizations is the University of Minnesota. Their ambassadors then helped to celebrate the public launch of Driven: The University of Minnesota’s Campaign in September 2017, aiming to raise $4 billion. In 2017, the University wanted to expand on the strong ambassador foundation built in 2016 for Give to the Max Day. “On

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

How an organization develops their plan will determine whether it is a valuable, useable tool for everyday decision-making, or a well-written document that no one cares about. Employees, volunteers, donors, community members want to feel connected to the organizations they care about. Don’t leave any group out. Expect to be surprised.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Creating a page with 3-5 CTAs on your website could be a great tool for engagement. Then help implement these tools. your neighbors. your family members. Thank Supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You can use your phone to project everything from Pokemon to characters from the Harry Potter universe onto the world around you, or achieve the same thing with wearable devices like the Microsoft Hololens. The best thing about this tool is that you don’t even have to invest in expensive virtual reality headsets.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2022

Dear the ghosts are watching, The first thing to understand is, while you and the ghosts think this is a historic mission, the majority of the universe has no idea you even exist. Think of the universe of prospective donors as concentric circles. You can use a research tool like Grantli or the Foundation Center Directory.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Best Science Website The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) is a multipurpose research facility operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7 Department of Energy.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Would volunteering help? These were modest jobs, many in campus offices working with university administrators and faculty members. While securing my two university degrees, I conducted in-depth research. Q: Will it help to become a volunteer? It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means you’ve got (1) motivated leaders; (2) volunteers; (3) leadership; (4) a board, and (5) staff. This means an ongoing organization-wide culture embracing (1) acceptance of purpose; (2) validation of needs; (3) preparation of plan; (4) selection of markets; (5) enlistment of volunteers; (6) team building, and (7) ethical practice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Unlike for-profit businesses, churches are not owned but rather are run by pastors, a church board, other governing bodies, and staff who are often a combination of paid employees and volunteers. At a university,?a If you are a grantor you may need additional tools to handle the application, award, and post-award processes.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. You just need to offer the opportunities, and the tools.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each year, we celebrate Pro Bono Week: a time to recognize professionals around the world who volunteer their skills for causes they care about. Salesforce.org community members who volunteer their time and expertise on the Summit Events project through Open Sources Commons. By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Leverage fundraising software tools and marketing platforms that automatically populate your email subject lines and greetings with donors’ names stored in your CRM. He is a graduate of Butler University with a B.S. Personalize donor outreach. Foster face-to-face connections when possible. in Business Administration.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 17, 2022

That’s where our tools come in! The company was founded in 2011 when Adam Weinger, Double the Donation’s President, was working at a major bank and made donations to his university, the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and LLS. More than $4-7 billion in available matching gift funding is left on the table each year.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In addition to helping you understand what happened in 2020, Laura will show you—philanthropic leaders, fundraisers, volunteers—how to use this information to plan your own fundraising strategy. The firm she established has served more than 200 clients, ranging from big ten universities and global NGOs to start-up community organizations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. You like numbers?

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