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How Can the Nonprofit Field Better Support Volunteerism?

NonProfit Quarterly

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. How Nonprofit Staff Can Support Volunteers Are there volunteers at the nonprofit where you work?

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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. Lets consider two unexpected aspects of volunteers as leaders.

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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. To be blunt: Volunteerism is broken. million people who earned $873.1 Keynotes rarely mention volunteers.

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Meet the Hidden Majority of Nonprofits: The All-Volunteer Organization

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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How Ideology Affects Which Causes Donors Support

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Research and public policy: 1.5%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. Research and public policy: 1.8%. Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism.

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25 Must-Know Global Trends in Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Sponsored by the Public Interest Registry and researched by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving. The report also explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism. Australia & Oceania.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Encouraging volunteerism and partnering with local conservation groups can instill purpose and responsibility, making biodiversity conservation a shared and genuine pursuit among employees, and reflected in companies’ strategies and actions. This breeds awareness and appreciation, sparking innovative thinking for conservation strategies.