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April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are? 

Candid

And direct interactions through volunteering, donating, or participating in food drives, for example, is essential to building the public trust nonprofits need to do their work: 79% of respondents whod volunteered in recent years said it gave them a more favorable view of the sector, and 88% said they would volunteer again.

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Volunteer and Food Pantry Coordinator

Anedot

Job Title: Volunteer and Food Pantry Coordinator Status: Part time, non-exempt hourly. Located in beautiful Novato/Marin County/CA, our workplace culture is driven by our five values: teamwork and collaboration, equity, excellence, integrity, and learning and continuous improvement. 16 hours per week.

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5 Effective Strategies for Recruiting School Volunteers

Top Nonprofits

In this guide, well explore top tips for recruiting a robust volunteer community, as well as suggestions to help you manage and retain your volunteers. Most businesses know that its easier to retain existing customers than to attract new ones, and the same logic applies to recruiting volunteers. Lets get started!

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From Gig Work to Good Work: How Workforce Policy Can Support Gig Workers

NonProfit Quarterly

The Need for a Systemic Alternative Despite the prevalence of gig work, workforce agencies’ training, support, recruitment, and data-gathering efforts remain focused on traditional, standard employment. In the pilot, recruitment ended when we reached 1,200 more work seekers than immediately available employment opportunities.

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Say Thank You Like You Mean It

Ann Green

Start recruiting board members, staff, and other volunteers to help you with this. Retention rates are still shaky, so you want to make an effort to keep your donors. Hi, this is Paul Wilson and I’m a board member at the Lakeside Community Food Bank. Retention rates for first-time donors are awful. This is great.

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The Time to Start Planning Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign is Now

Ann Green

You may be seeing more people at your food pantry because of rising food costs and cuts in benefits. You can raise more money, boost your retention rate, receive a steady stream of revenue, and allow your donors to spread out their gifts. You might want to start by creating a brief and an outline.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

in 2022-23 , its worth asking: What are the drivers behind Americans volunteering less, and how can we boost volunteer retention? Weve also seen a marked increase in food gleaning programs driven by volunteers to address food sovereignty issues. While recent data shows it is rebounding, going up to 28.8% For example, in the U.S.