NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 8, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. To answer that question, let’s look at the roles of nonprofit staff, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropy.

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Volunteerism Volunteerism Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment 73

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2025

The merger is sure to impact the landscape of nonprofit volunteer recruitment at a time when the future of volunteerism is in flux, after rates of volunteering plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, then seemed to rebound more recently. A lot of times, you dont realize youre using VolunteerMatch, Masaoka told NPQ.

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Civil Society Volunteerism Volunteerism Recruitment 116

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 21, 2025

In an interview with Chronicles of Philanthropy , Lauren Hughes, director of development for Better Tomorrow, echoed worries about the nonprofit sector: When Trump announced the executive order, ordering the spending freeze, we were devastated.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Volunteerism Volunteerism 110

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. The rate of volunteerism, as measured by the Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.

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Civil Society Public and Social Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism 110

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I think sometimes, when we talk about nonprofits and philanthropy, we get caught up in financial structures. I think that one of the unique aspects of this, we just brought an additional element, philanthropy. Are we saying philanthropy is separate from nonprofits? It can be hard for writers and editors.

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