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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

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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. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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Volunteer Matching: Recruiting the Best Volunteer for Each Role

The Volunteer Hub

According to a study , performed by the UK Civil Society, 14% of people cite “lack of time” as their main reason for not actively volunteering. When matching volunteers with opportunities, it is crucial to identify how much time volunteer prospects, and existing volunteers, can devote towards volunteerism.

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How to Recruit and Activate Volunteers to Help You Raise Money on Facebook this Giving Tuesday

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Here are some Giving Tuesday ideas and tips for how you can recruit and encourage volunteers to use Facebook to get more dollars to your nonprofit. Facebook will show a progress-to-goal within the fundraiser, and they can modify it if needed once active.) We rarely get gifts we don’t ask for. Find them and give them a way to help.

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Spotlight on Impact: ShowerUp and Compassion Delivered’s Journeys with Bloomerang Volunteer

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Bloomerang Volunteer helped to transform ShowerUp’s operations by streamlining the volunteer recruitment and management processes. These insights and tools are redefining the essence of volunteerism—ushering in a new era of efficiency and empathy in the nonprofit sector.

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5 Ways to Engage Generation Z Volunteers

The Volunteer Hub

Clearly, many Generation Z volunteers see the value that active volunteerism can have on their own life and career ambitions, outside of community impact. Because of this, it is critical that your organization provides them with an easy, online, experience for recruitment, registration, and communication.

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Corporate Partnerships for Nonprofits: Win-Win Scenario

The Volunteer Hub

Typically, corporate sponsorships provide a business with recognition in exchange for supporting a activity, program, or special event. Skill-based volunteerism. The good news is, businesses are recognizing the value of corporate volunteer initiatives, and more than 50% of corporate volunteer programs include skill-based volunteerism.

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5 Ways to Manage Volunteer Expectations

The Volunteer Hub

Here are a few examples described by Volunteer Canada in their Bridging the Gap Report : Many people are looking for group activities but few organizations offer them. Many organizations focus on what they need but do not consider the goals that volunteers want to achieve through volunteerism. Establish communication channels.