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Nonprofit Literature Blog. Main Page - AVM's Volunteer Management Wiki. Home. Nonprofit World - Author Guidelines. Nonprofit World : Author Guidelines Background: Nonprofit World welcomes unsolicited manuscripts but asks that you not submit your manuscript to any other publication until we have looked at it. We will let you know within a few weeks whether we will use it. Nonprofit World is aimed primarily at executives, board members, volunteers, and others who serve nonprofit organizations. Most articles are addressed to the executive director. As a contributing writer to Nonprofit World , perhaps the most significant benefit you will receive will be excellent exposure to nonprofit executives throughout the country. Although we are unable to pay our writers, they feel that the sharing of ideas and the excellent visibility gained are worthwhile benefits. Manuscripts may be sent via postal or electronic mail to the following address: Jill Muehrcke, Editor Nonprofit World P.O.

Manuscript Format: Manuscripts should be typewritten and single-spaced. The Electronic Journal of the Volunteerism Community | e-Volunteerism.com. Employee volunteer program. One of a series of excerpts from the 2014 State of Green Business report (download here). Engaging employees on environmental and social issues long has been a favorite topic of corporate sustainabili... And it’s this larger purpose which helps employees feel that their ... If you want to get your company’s top dogs more engaged around your corporate volunteer and giving program, here’s a checkl... During the sessions, Shannon will blog (maybe even Twitter ... approach corporate social responsibility from a holistic perspective, and allow the employee volunteer program to flow from that organica... Microsoft Australia yesterday (14 February) officially launched the company’s Employee Citizenship program targeting its 750 staff. If there was a theme for the inaugural Employee Volunteer Program Fair, it was “Volunteers are the backbone of our organization.”

Have you heard the real-life parable about the CEO and the human-resource department’s wildly successful employee volunteer program? Volunteer Power: Workshops. Training Workshops on Volunteer Leadership We will develop a workshop for your organization from the following workshops. Pick and choose from the following topics the issues that address your concerns. (Or... if you don't know exactly what you want, just email us at Workshops@VolunteerPower.com, explain your situation and we can make a recommendation.) The content of this workshop focuses on the changing volunteer culture. Participants will learn just how the 21st century volunteer culture is very different because of several significant seismic shifts that have changed volunteer management.

Some of the seismic shifts that have changed how people volunteer are the following: Family — from Father Knows Best to Gilmore Girls Community vs. This workshop focuses on "The Seven Deadly Sins of Recruitment. " This workshop focuses on increasing your retention rate by effective leadership. Motivating This New Breed of Volunteers Empowering Volunteers That Want to do it Their Way Topics include. National Volunteering News Archives. Home page - Institute for Volunteering Research.

Research and Policy. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) conducts and supports extensive social science research designed to: Measure the impact of our programs and shape policy decisions;Encourage a culture of performance and accountability in national and community service programs;Provide information on volunteering, civic engagement, and volunteer management in nonprofit organizations;Assist in the development and assessment of new initiatives and demonstration projects The following research reports and analysis examine the impact of CNCS programs on individuals and communities, and report on the state of volunteering and civic life in America.

Trends in Volunteering and Civic Life Promoting a Culture of Evaluation Demonstrating Community Impact and Member Development Measuring Program Performance. Volunteer Legal Handbook - 9th Edition. Resource Center | Tools and training for volunteer and service programs. UNV Online Volunteering Service.  Home. Home. What's New at CharityChannel? Is a weekly, free eNewsletter that updates you on the latest articles, discussion threads on the professional forums, CharityUniversity™ teleclasses, CharityRadio™ recorded interviews, funding sources, blog postings, news, jobs, and more.

Members: You do not have to sign up for this. You receive it automatically as part of your membership. Non-members: This eNewsletter is free of charge, and is available whether or not you are subscribed as a member of CharityChannel. If you are not yet a member, sooner or later you'll want to join — if for no other reason than to be able to read an article you saw mentioned in the issue of the eNewsletter, or maybe read a discussion thread of interest, or contact a colleague who has tackled the same problem you're now confronting.

It's easy to join or renew! Society for Nonprofit Organizations. Online Volunteer Management Training, Individuals, Everyone Ready, Develop your volunteer management skills A few hours a month. Anytime. Anyplace. Don't miss our upcoming trainings! Enroll by March 21 Top trainers and authors from three continents. Get three introductory trainings FREE when you enroll See below for full details of membership benefits Continue your online training for as long as you like. Access New Topic Monthly On the third Monday of every month, you will get access to a new training topic (delivered via a Flash® presentation or a Self-Instruction Guide PDF, in alternating sequence). Online Training Seminars (bi-monthly) combining Flash® media presentations, electronic handout packets. Plus for each topic, there is an online Discussion Board with the opportunity to ask the trainer questions specific to your situation all month.

Receive other Benefits Sign up now and get three free trainings as long as you are enrolled! 99% of 1,634 survey respondents in the last year were satisfied to very satisfied with the Everyone Ready program. E-Volunteerism: The Electronic Journal of the Volunteerism Community | e-Volunteerism.com. Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration - Engaging and Supporting Job Seekers as Volunteers. Promising Practices for Engaging Job Seekers as Volunteers 1.

Assess your readiness to engage job seekers as volunteers. 2. Be prepared to present a case statement of the value the extra volunteer power will bring. Expect that everyone in the organization might not be enthusiastic about involving job seekers as volunteers. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.