Category Archives: Research

Volunteer While You Wait for the Bus

Information Age Volunteerism – Open Sourced! Crowdsourced! By Ben Rigby, www.techpresident.com Click here to read a very interesting blog about volunteerism in the age of facebook, flicker and the like.

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LD 2202 “How To”

By Trudy Hamilton Many of you have read the article in October’s Volunteer Fare about LD 2202 (please refer to the October article if you’d like background about LD 2202). The response has been requests for how to get the … Continue reading

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Volunteering In America Report Released

Each year, the Corporation for National and Community Service releases a comprehensive report on the state of volunteering in America. This year’s Volunteering In America report is the most comprehensive set of data ever assembled – offering detailed information on … Continue reading

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Social Marketing: Friend or Foe?

This language has been thrown around a lot lately, and, probably like some of you, I ignored it or then tried to guess what it was. I just knew it was ‘hot’. And since I’m not, I decided I could … Continue reading

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When It Comes to Volunteer Management, Size Doesn’t Matter

Guest Post by Carla Ganiel Think your organization’s size impacts volunteer management capacity? According to a 2004 Urban Institute report, “Balancing Act: The Challenges and Benefits of Volunteers,” the size of an organization has little influence on the level of … Continue reading

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