Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Volunteers comprise one-third of the nonprofit workforce ; voluntary human capital plays a critical role in delivering essential local services such as food security, disaster response, and youth mentorship. The research identified significant underinvestment and helps make the case for funding for volunteer infrastructure.

Nonprofit governance and management

Anedot

APRIL 3, 2025

Position Summary The Social Services Senior Manager oversees the Social Services department, including Case Management, Intake, Unaccompanied Minor & Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Program, Community Resilience Team, Food Pantry, and CHW oversight. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.

Management

Blue Avocado

MAY 13, 2025

Karen Sailer from Eagle River Historical Society Meet Your Community Where They Are Learning Rights Law Center achieves its mission of education equity by working closely with community groups, organizations, and service providers to conduct Know Your Rights trainings and start legal intakes. We have a thrift shop to help fund our programs.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

Nonprofits promote economic opportunity, invest in education, foster healthy communities, support scientific research, and protect the rights of vulnerable people. Lets talk about the food bank that stayed open during a hurricane because of a last-minute emergency grant. As foundation leadership, we must lead by example.

Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

16 Incentivization, such as financial ones, could lead to exploitation, since individuals may not understand their datas true value; thus, education, support, and transparency would be essential to protect peoples interests and minimize misuse. Technology has the potential to both empower and educate. Data Sovereignty.

Race and Ethnicity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 22, 2025

Social Issues Education, Health, Security, etc. Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. Do coalitions succeed when they have deep pockets? All of these things matter.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 5, 2025

5 Ways to Get Parents Involved in School Fundraisers Instability in government funding leads to budget shortfalls for public schools, resulting in fewer extracurricular opportunities, outdated educational materials, and teachers providing supplies out of pocket. Get the students excited. What inspires parents to get involved?

Fundraising

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 7, 2025

Social Issues Education, Health, Security, etc. Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. share comment print order reprints related stories By Rohan Sandhu Aug.

Public and Social Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 26, 2025

Faced with recruitment into slave labor in industries that also unleash climate havoc, workers need to form their own understanding of what slavery is and how to avoid and resist it, thereby protecting themselves and the environment on which they depend.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At present, one of UNEC’s most critical projects is to convene a multi-partner collaboration in the city’s Northeast Corridor neighborhoods to transform our local food system. I’ve observed the inner workings of a complex food system that, when it functions well, nourishes our bodies, families, and cultures.

Food

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The position of food co-ops in this mix can be ambiguous. On one hand, community-owned food co-ops can be a powerful strategy to assert community control over local food and avoid resident displacement. Yet food co-ops are also sometimes criticized as being potential agents of gentrification.

Food

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, as in so many other cities, Louisville’s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. Downtown grocery stores have recently disappeared, exacerbating food apartheid: between 2016 and 2018, five grocery stores in Louisville’s urban core closed. Some of these projects were top-down in conception and execution.

Food

The Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Social media is a powerful, yet affordable, way to inform, engage, and recruit volunteers. Did you know that 47% of nonprofit leaders say recruiting sufficient volunteers is a big problem for their organization? If you’re wondering if social media can be an effective tool to recruit volunteers, the answer is yes.

Recruitment

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 6, 2024

Tracy’s fundraising career led her to supporting organizations like the University of Maryland Global Campus, Community Educational Research Group, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and now Global Empowerment Mission. However, her journey didn’t stop there.

Disaster Relief

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Beth had asked for my help creating their first cause marketing campaign , a pinup program with Garden of Eden , a grocer and specialty food store with five locations in New York and one in New Jersey. Beth had a busy fourth quarter, but we recently had a chance to catch up about the results of the program. But she’s not stopping there.

Marketing

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 19, 2010

I didn’t go to Harvard University (or “Hahvahd&# as we call it locally), but last week I got a a Harvard education on Foursquare. Here’s how I plan to make good use of my education. I plan to recruit a corporate sponsor for my badge. Harvard is a great place to get an education.

Marketing

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2023

In addition to raising necessary funds for your cause, you might host a fundraiser to accomplish the following goals: Raise awareness and educate the public about issues related to animal rights. Volunteers: Recruit volunteers to help with the planning, setup, and execution of the fundraiser.

Fundraising

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

First, clearly explain the role of advocacy during the recruitment process and address and eliminate any misunderstandings. ” It includes public education, regulatory work, litigation, and work before administrative bodies, lobbying, nonpartisan voter registration, nonpartisan voter education, and more.

Public and Social Policy

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 1, 2011

They also are more educated and more technologically dependent than previous generations. Recruit a young, hip social media volunteer. They often delay traditional milestones, like moving out of their parents’ home, marriage and children. What’s important to Gen Y? If our target audience is using QR codes, we should be using them too.

Values

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 11, 2024

Creating an Irresistible Offer: Marketing Strategies for Student Recruitment Creating an irresistible offer for student recruitment involves crafting a compelling message and using effective marketing strategies to attract prospective students. Marketing Strategies 1. This can include blog posts, videos, webinars, and infographics.

Recruitment

Getting Attention

MAY 8, 2014

Regardless of the type of organization, answers fall into one of these four categories: To recruit potential recipients of direct services. To educate the community about an important cause. A children’s mentoring agency that needs to recruit more mentors. Creation of educational materials. recruit more mentors).

Marketing

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A good board starts with good recruiting. The process of engaging your board begins at the recruitment stage. When recruiting for or changing the board, you can’t have a scarcity mindset. This should be discussed at the recruitment stage and further solidified during board orientation. . Secure food. No worries.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When any of those happen, the ripple effects cannot be ignored: communities lose access to food, shelter, mental health care, and other vital services on which people depend (iii). Providers of human services accounted for one-third of all nonprofits reporting salary compensation as a challenge in recruiting and retaining workers.

Governance

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

But to build cooperative intelligence, cooperative education needs to start at a much earlier age. Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. In Dare the School Build a New Social Order? ,

Curriculum and Teaching

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

So it may not come as a surprise that text message communication is on the rise as doctors’ offices, retail operations, schools—even job recruiters are sending reminders, coupons, and employment opportunities via text. Today, statistics show that one in five consumers has more than 1,000 unread emails in their personal inbox.

Communication

NonProfit Hub

JULY 14, 2014

We know it and we love it, but few of us knew that the 1978 National Lampoon hit Animal House could give us such serious insight into the world of nonprofit and higher education engagement. Higher education engagement is absolutely crucial because engaged students are more likely to turn around and promote you. Knowledge is Good.”.

Education

NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2014

Every nonprofit can benefit from the help of volunteers, but recruiting and retaining new volunteers is easier said than done. A website that is user-friendly and communicates clearly is essential to recruiting volunteers. Once a volunteer has been recruited, over-communication is almost impossible.

Recruitment

Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

are fundraising or selling items to raise money (36%), preparing or distributing food (34%), collecting and distributing goods or clothing (26.5%), and mentoring youths (26%). For instance, if you help recruit volunteers for a school, you must understand what type of volunteers you need and how to connect with them.

Volunteerism

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Recruit a donor (or group of donors) to create a match of gifts up to a certain amount. March: Spring Fitness Peer-to-Peer Challenge Organize a fitness challenge to promote healthy living and recruit participants to fundraise through a peer-to-peer campaign. Host a back-to-school fair or supply drive.

Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2014

Every nonprofit can benefit from the help of volunteers, but recruiting and retaining new volunteers is easier said than done. A website that is user-friendly and communicates clearly is essential to recruiting volunteers. Once a volunteer has been recruited, over-communication is almost impossible.

Recruitment

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 10, 2023

We have a better understanding now of how social media, content marketing and email marketing can help a non-profit organization exceed fundraising goals , raise event attendance and even recruit scores of new volunteers, but what about influencer marketing ? Learn more about her work at In Retrospect Writing Services.

Non-Profits

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

A s’mores kit with a label that says “We could use s’more volunteers like you” may be perfect for volunteers who staff the food pantry. They work at the food pantry, because they can see firsthand the difference a box of food can make to a family in crisis. Should you be whimsical or serious? Public or private?

Food

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

Start By Recruiting the Right Volunteers To create the volunteer program of your dreams, start by recruiting people with a high likelihood of follow through. Or is your Ideal Volunteer retired from the workforce and able to bring maturity and life experience to sensitive work of supporting families experiencing food insecurity?

Recruitment

Selfish Giving

APRIL 18, 2018

This week on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Allison Robinson , Founder, The Mom Project and Brian Zellner , Recruiting Manager at BP , about BP Returnship Program. inally, fast food cause marketers could learn a thing or two from their meat and onion-scented candle. ??The Brain food ???? Complete this survey.

Retail

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Mostly, this means a big shift from direct delivery—from doing it yourself—to the recruitment and enabling of others, the “doers-at-scale.” Direct delivery and recruiting/enabling others to deliver are very different things, and the move from one to the other requires transformational change on the part of an organization.

Governance

Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2018

Also, read the case study on Children's Miracle Network's efforts to recruit sponsors for their dance marathon program. Mark Schaefer has some great suggestions on turning the tide in favor of educational content that builds trust with supporters. ?? Brain food ???? ?? Marketing your cause ?? What's a small charity to do? ??While

Retail

Getting Attention

APRIL 27, 2012

Maryland State Education Association (Annapolis, MD). 15) Recruitment, Marketing and Communications Coordinator. 15) Recruitment, Marketing and Communications Coordinator. 17) Social Media Intern (Summer) , Food and Water Watch (Washington, D.C.). The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (White Plains, NY). Brooklyn, NY).

Marketing