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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. To answer that question, let’s look at the roles of nonprofit staff, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropy.

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Points of Light, Founded by Former President Bush, Aims to Double American Volunteerism by 2035

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The group aspires to mobilize people to volunteer with nonprofits in the U.S. at a scale that only federal programs like AmeriCorps have in the past.

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Study Shows Stable Employee Giving and Volunteering Trends in 2024

NonProfit PRO

The "YourCause CSR Industry Review" found corporate volunteerism and giving remained steady through 2024, plus other corporate social responsibility trends.

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Boosting volunteerism through virtual and one-off experiences

Candid

Our colleagues at the Generosity Commission , the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , and others have long documented the phenomena of decreasing volunteerism and giving. One-off experiences can boost volunteerism A 2021 research paper found that volunteers had become more interested in episodic, short-term assignments.

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5 Ideas For Volunteers As Fundraising Resources

The NonProfit Times

According to Lynn Margherio, founder and CEO of Cradles to Crayons, volunteerism is the backbone of many successful nonprofits, even though attracting and retaining volunteers can be challenging. Here are five ideas to make that happen: * Share giving recipes to spark creative volunteerism.

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Idealist and VolunteerMatch to Merge

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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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.