Participation and motivation, Values and Volunteerism

5 Signs Your Employees are Burned Out + What to Do About It

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MARCH 19, 2025

Then, as your organization grows and takes on new challenges, you will have a healthy, motivated team you can depend on. They arent actively participating or taking initiative. Next Steps To reinspire employees and improve active participation, consider implementing these strategies: Build a safe space for sharing ideas.

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5 Ways to Promote Your Volunteer Opportunities and Boost Volunteer Participation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2025

They are motivated by a desire to be part of something bigger than themselves. Pro Tip: Nonprofits can motivate participation by incorporating creative incentives. Exclusive event access, public recognition, and thank-you gifts are simple yet effective ways to express gratitude while encouraging participation.

Recruitment

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

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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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

And that is not necessarily a bad thing because of social media’s ability to increase reach and participation beyond a nonprofit’s loyal support base. Here are some ways you can use behavioral science in your social media strategy: The power of participation. Social media makes participating in campaigns easy and fun.

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5 Ways to Level Up Your Nonprofit’s Volunteer Program

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

These professional programs can help you better understand top volunteer management tools and how they can be used to recruit, motivate, and appreciate your volunteers. Double the Donation defines volunteer grants as corporate giving programs that encourage volunteerism in communities where employees live and work.

Public and Nonprofit Management

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Fortunately, an approach that is resonant with nonprofit purpose and values already exists, even if it is overlooked. The drive for efficiency can undermine values and relationships. Viewing Volunteerism through a Gift Economy Lens So, if the business mindset fails nonprofits when engaging volunteers, what is the alternative?

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5 Ways to Market Volunteer Opportunities To Get More Volunteers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2025

They are motivated by a desire to be part of something bigger than themselves. Pro Tip: Nonprofits can motivate participation by incorporating creative incentives. Exclusive event access, public recognition, and thank-you gifts are simple yet effective ways to express gratitude while encouraging participation.

Marketing

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Gen Z Donors Giving In Their Own Way, New Data Shows

The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

The estimated 70 million Americans who belong to Generation Z show a promising commitment to the values of giving and generosity. However, lack of understanding of what motivates their generosity is causing fundraisers to leave opportunities for further engagement with them on the table.

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19 Creative Volunteer Recruitment Ideas You Should Try

Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

The current estimated value of an hour of volunteer time is $33.49. Your case for support should detail the impact volunteers can have through their participation and the personal benefits of volunteering. Explore corporate volunteerism. These benefits could include social and networking opportunities or earning new skills.

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Post-Event Surveys for Volunteers: 7 Questions To Ask

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 22, 2025

When reading feedback about your onboarding practices, focus on these areas: Clear Expectations: Volunteers should have a detailed overview of their roles, responsibilities, and any objectives associated with their participation. That way, you can tailor tasks and outreach to resonate with volunteer interests and values.

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Good news about Millennials and Fundraising

Fundraising Coach

JULY 12, 2011

When compared to other groups, like those born before 1945 with an estimated 79% participation rate for giving, these millennial donors are choosing to do something that many of their peers are not doing – in short, they stand out and their giving makes a statement within their own generational culture.

Non-Profits

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The Millennial Impact Report: Q&A with Derrick Feldmann

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JULY 28, 2015

It is a fairly comprehensive account of the attitudes and behaviors of Millennial (and non-Millennial) employees’ approaches to volunteerism and charitable giving within diverse work settings. Nearly half (45%) of Millennial employees participated in a company-wide volunteer day. Know your employees!

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Participating as panelists are Jule Hall of the Innocence Project, Alissa Quart of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and Amarah Sedreddine , general counsel at Sedreddine & Whoriskey. JH: And I just want to say quickly, I don’t want to make a value judgment about that. You know what I mean? It’s nominalism.

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5 Ways to Level Up Your Volunteer Program

Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 2, 2022

For example, giving volunteers the skills they need to participate in the activities they signed up for can be enough to cultivate high volunteer engagement. . Double the Donation defines volunteer grants as “corporate giving programs that encourage volunteerism in communities where employees live and work.” Encouraging volunteerism.

Public and Nonprofit Management

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. So that’s something that I really value, and I appreciate that. – [Steven] [inaudible].

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Why Traditional Major Donor Assignment Processes No Longer Work As Well As They Once Did — And What You Can Do Instead

iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But later I realized there’s another issue besides the absence of donor permission and participation. It primarily focuses on what staff do (activities), instead of on where supporters are in their consideration continuum related to sharing their wealth — and what value they want to gain at each stage. And if not, why?”

Activism

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Arab American Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 23, 2023

CAAP’s recently released report, A Tapestry of Giving , provides a snapshot of the giving attitudes, habits, motivations, and priorities of the study’s participants. Three hundred Arab Americans participated in CAAP’s recent research. I’ve had a really lucky life in a lot of ways,” one participant said. “I

Philanthropy

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