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Idealist and VolunteerMatch to Merge

NonProfit Quarterly

Image by Joel Muniz from Unsplash Idealist and VolunteerMatch, two nonprofits dominant in the space of digital volunteer recruitment, are merging, according to an announcement this week.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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Attracting Skill-Based Volunteers: 5 Essential Tips for Recruiting Top Talent

The Volunteer Hub

Discover the benefits of skill-based volunteerism and how nonprofits can engage and recruit top talent with these 5 essential tips. Effective promotion of skill-based volunteer opportunities creates a win-win scenario for both the organization and the recruited volunteer. Professionals want opportunity.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, between September 2020 and September 2021 formal volunteerism across the United States fell to its lowest rate in nearly three decades. Financial well-being and natural cycles impact volunteerism The COVID-19 pandemic no doubt contributed to the decline in volunteerism. According to the U.S.

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Volunteer Matching: Recruiting the Best Volunteer for Each Role

The Volunteer Hub

When matching volunteers with opportunities, it is crucial to identify how much time volunteer prospects, and existing volunteers, can devote towards volunteerism. By matching volunteers with skill-development opportunities you can ensure you are providing them with value in exchange for their time.

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Micro-Volunteering: What is It? How Can Volunteer Programs Benefit from It?

The Volunteer Hub

So, how can a volunteer program recruit, engage, and manage volunteer prospects who have limited time? Micro-volunteerism is a new rising trend in the nonprofit community. Essentially, it refers to the process of providing short-term, low-commitment opportunities as a way to engage more volunteer prospects and create value.

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5 Ways to Level Up Your Nonprofit’s Volunteer Program

Fundraising Coach

From hurdles like volunteer recruitment and burnout to all too common mistakes like disorganized training, its not easy to run an effective program, even if you have the best intentions. Double the Donation defines volunteer grants as corporate giving programs that encourage volunteerism in communities where employees live and work.