Volunteer Engagement the Roller Derby Way
Sunday, I did an intensive, advanced training (as opposed to an introductory/basic training) for representatives from the roller derby leagues in Portland (the Rose City Rollers) and Seattle (Rat City...
View ArticleVolunteerism research should include virtual volunteering!
The NCVO UK Civil Society Almanac , published by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), maps the the size and scope of the voluntary sector in the United Kingdom. The Independent...
View ArticleTraditional volunteering is now EXTREME volunteering
I laughed out loud at this! The rise of ‘extreme’ volunteering, by Nesta, a registered charity in the United Kingdom. Yes, now traditional volunteering is rebranded as EXTREME VOLUNTEERING. The author...
View ArticleBaby Boomer Volunteers – don’t believe all of the hype
Volunteer researchers and consultants have been talking about how new retirees from the “Baby Boomer” generation (born between 1946 and 1964) will affect volunteer support and involvement since at...
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Needed: Online Volunteering Research
On the Volunteers & Technology forum at TechSoup, someone asked me what I thought the top five potential research areas are regarding online volunteering. My answer is there, but I’ll put it here...
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Volunteer centers need to re-assert themselves
In 1995, I started volunteering with a new nonprofit organization called Impact Online, which later became VolunteerMatch. Impact Online created one of the first web sites that allowed nonprofit...
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Girls Are More Likely to Support Charities Using Social Media
A survey commissioned by World Vision, a Christian international relief and development group, says that girls in the USA are more likely than boys in the USA to “friend”, “like” or “follow” causes...
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What I’m taking from 2011 for 2012
It’s December 2011. Here’s what I will be taking with me into 2012: The Second Mile/Penn State/Jerry Sandusky scandal. This was more than the case of one pedophile; this was a colossal management and...
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review of latest data on volunteering in the USA
The Corporation for National Service has released its annual report on volunteering in the USA. And, once again, the way they present the data, and the old-fashioned view of volunteering, has...
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