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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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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. The rate of volunteerism, as measured by the Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.

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Volunteer Matching: Recruiting the Best Volunteer for Each Role

The Volunteer Hub

According to a study , performed by the UK Civil Society, 14% of people cite “lack of time” as their main reason for not actively volunteering. When matching volunteers with opportunities, it is crucial to identify how much time volunteer prospects, and existing volunteers, can devote towards volunteerism.

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

I just think that we have to be ready not to say something is negative or positive, but definitely evaluate: Why is this unique in American society at this time? AS: One other point I want to raise with that, Steve, I think you said earlier that nonprofit is too limited a term to encompass, in your words, civil society and social justice.