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Half of employees want to use their professional skills on volunteer projects.

The recruitment of volunteers is a growing challenge; however, with effective content marketing, no longer will you wonder how to recruit volunteers.

Feeling stressed and burnt out managing volunteers in times of crisis? Learn how you can survive and thrive during this journey with our takeaways.

Or, why it’s better to invest in what you need than improvise with props When the pandemic first hit, my stepdaughter, Ali, » Read more about: When props don’t cut it – advocating for your virtual volunteer roles »

A few months ago, I was invited to listen to an online conversation between two professionals entitled “What I’m Learning.” The panelists…

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The recruitment of volunteers is a growing challenge for nonprofits; however, we argue that they are more important to engage now than ever before.

In an uncertain economy, nonprofits need to do everything they can to ensure their sustainability, including volunteer fundraising initiatives.

IN a recent programme organised by the Asia-Pacific University-Community Engagement Network (APUCEN), I had the chance to reflect on the role higher education institutions have to emerge better and stronger from the pandemic.

Submitted to OnFocus – When a family is going through the trauma of locating a missing loved one, Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) kicks into high gear and collaborates with local, state and federal agencies to assist in the effort to bring that person home. While there were 26 calls to the WEM duty officer reporting …

Supervising volunteers is a perennial challenge for many who work at nonprofits. Here are some new ways of thinking about volunteers as talent.

Recorded March 27, 2020 Due to the unique circumstances arising from the coronavirus crisis, new and innovative solutions are being developed to to assist or...

The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world of volunteering, raising fundamental questions about how we volunteer to help each other and how we organise and support volunteers. I don’t believe we can yet be confident about what has changed or how we should respond. But I’m convinced we will need to adapt some of our …

While participating on a recent panel hosted by the Association for Leaders In Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) called "Resiliency in Volunteer Engagement: Lessons from a Pandemic", I shared my personal experiences and take on resiliency while managing life through the COVID-19 pandemic. I also gave my prediction on what w

Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni wants to look at ways the welfare system can encourage volunteering.