What happens when an offender is ordered to perform community service with a nonprofit organization?
Canadians are increasingly combining travel and volunteering. But is right for you?
Practical advice to help your organization tap into high-calibre volunteers.
Nonprofits would never be able to accomplish as much as they do without their legions of dedicated volunteers. Follow these tips to promote harmony, creative thinking, and peak-performance within your volunteer teams.
Corporate volunteerism often follows a familiar pattern: a group of employees come together, roll up their sleeves and get to work painting, cleaning up a park or possibly building a playground or home. But is this the most efficient use of corporate volunteers? Scott Lundell argues that nonprofits should consider a different approach to corporate volunteer programs.
Since volunteers are increasingly looking for short-term assignments and ways to contribute while they’re on the go, more organizations are experimenting with microvolunteering. When used correctly, this approach can bring a wealth of expertise and immediate assistance to your nonprofit’s projects and events.
Do you know the number one reason why people don’t volunteer? Because they aren’t asked! Lori Gotlieb discusses why it’s important to have a strategic approach to recruiting volunteers.
Are you finding it difficult to create harmonious relationships between your staff and volunteers? Follow these tips to help everyone successfully work together.
The 2010 edition of the Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating was released by Statistics Canada. Do you know which province leads the country in charitable giving? Which demographic cohort volunteers the most? What do the numbers mean?
We interviewed several organizations with student volunteer programs to find out the benefits and challenges of working with this unique segment of the population.
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