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When Can Volunteers Lead?

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takeson the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. First, many nonprofit staff members serve as volunteer board members at other nonprofits.

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Why Are We Ignoring One-Sixth of the Nonprofit Workforce?

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers, Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. Volunteerism is an enormous economic force, yet it is never mentioned in business schools or in economics departments.

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29 Nonprofit Resources to Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A long overdue follow up to my post on 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter , below are 29 nonprofit resources that tweet regularly on subjects ranging from fundraising to social media to mobile communications. Social Media, Cause Marketing, Nonprofit Tech. Fundraising, Nonprofit Tecnology, News. afpnet.org.

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Issue Revolution Study Reveals Top 5 Social Issues Americans Want Companies to Support [Sponsored]

Selfish Giving

Combine all of these events with the fact that a Pew Research Center study last year found that only 2 out of 10 Americans say they trust the government in Washington, and it offers natural questions from social impact professionals like us: Have the last 12 months really changed our perspective on what social causes matter the most?

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Director of Volunteer Programs

Anedot

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) is an environmental and community nonprofit with a mission to help people and nature thrive. We partner with neighborhoods, local government, universities, community groups, and businesses to achieve our vision of an Indianapolis that is loved, cared for, and ecologically rich.

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What Would a Gift Economy Approach to Running a Nonprofit Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Askar Abayev on pexels.com Leaders in the social sector hear it all the time: nonprofits should run like a business. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches. Of course, nonprofits are businesses. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

There are also nine recommendations that call leaders across the nonprofit, funder, business and policy sectors to take action to protect and promote the future of generosity. Gianoni sees individuals within the philanthropic sector, businesses and government officials as benefitting from reading the report. Census Bureau and the U.S.