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Volunteers should be recognized and celebrated, and with National Volunteer Week right around the corner, the gift of a customized book is the perfect way to show appreciation. The Book Company has put together a cool package for nonprofits that want to communicate in a meaningful way -- with a personal ...

[caption id="attachment_2203" align="alignright" width="183" caption="Jonathan Feinstein, imc2"][/caption] Our first application for mobile devices, VolunteerMatch for iPhone, is now available in the App Store and at iTunes. For the first time, individuals are able to find and sign up for your VolunteerMatch opportunities on the go. We're especially pleased to have produced our ...

America has a new top promoter for volunteering, and his name is Patrick Corvington. On February 18, Corvington was sworn in as the new CEO for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that is the nation’s largest grantmaker for service and volunteering. He takes over from interim ...

When it comes to the safety and privacy of the volunteers, we don't joke around. That's why our policies on who can use VolunteerMatch.org are some of the strictest in the business. Today our Web service is used by some 75,000 participating organizations.  And while 9 in 10 of our member ...

Guest post by Monique Cuvelier, CEO, Talance, Inc. Reprinted with permission from Talance, Inc. As any charitable organization knows, volunteers are superstars. They give love and expertise and don’t ask for a dime in return. They can be especially helpful if your organization has a website. Bearing in mind that an entire ...

Volunteer Managers: There's still time to make this the year you become Certified in Volunteer Administration. March 1 is the deadline to join with other leaders in the field and take the next step in your career with a "Certified in Volunteer Administration" (CVA) credential. Not only will having a CVA credential ...

If you've added or edited a volunteer opportunity on VolunteerMatch in the past few days, you've likely seen some changes to the opportunity listing form. The Required Skills field has now been divided into two sections: a Skills Title and Description field, and a Requirements field. This gives you the opportunity ...

The global recession hasn't dampened enthusiam for volunteer travel. But while the idea of volunteer related travel ("Voluntourism") is trendy these days, not much is known about who these volunteers are, how big a chunk of the travel business they represent, or what impact they are making in local communities. While ...

Affirmative action may be a charged idea in the world of politics, but in management consulting it's a truism that you can't get anything done with being clear and forceful (ie, "affirmative") with your direction and energy. You need to make choices. So what choices can a volunteer coordinator make to ...

(Editor's Note: As part of the Nonprofit Blog Exchange, we are pleased to draw attention to this innovative and engaging blog.) [caption id="attachment_2031" align="alignright" width="176" caption="Ward, a blogger bringing technology to the nonprofit masses since 2007."][/caption] The words "technology" and "nonprofit" didn't always have such a good relationship. While tech's relationship with other ...

[caption id="attachment_1999" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Build Brigade, Homes for Our Troops "][/caption] If no news is good news during tough times, then even slightly optimistic news is a beacon of hope, right? That's what the results of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest report on U.S. volunteer rates suggest, says the Corporation for ...

Holy crow! We knew our Webinar series on volunteer management and recruitment was getting rave reviews from participants, but this is nuts. Our latest Webinar in the series, "The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit," just kicked off this week, and more than 240 people attended -- making it our most popular live ...

Judging from the response to Haiti's earthquake, it’s clear that people are willing to travel for a good cause. However, while the current situation’s urgency provokes quick action, many organizations have already been using VolunteerMatch to get volunteers to travel halfway around the world for them, with or without the push ...

While many older and wiser people will tell you how lucky you are to be in your twenties, how this is the most exciting time in your life and that it never gets better than this, the truth is, when you're living them, the twenties are pretty exhausting. Your first real ...

(The following post is reprinted from Andy Goodman, who helps organizations strengthen their ability to inspire and engage through storytelling. On Tuesday, June 15, 2010, Andy will lead a free Webinar on storytelling as a best practice for the VolunteerMatch community.  Click here to sign up.) Guest post by Andy Goodman, ...

(Note: The following post was written for organizations that recruit and manage volunteer disaster relief workers. If you would like to volunteer, visit www.volunteermatch.org.) The urgent stories coming from Haiti are having an impact: Visits from volunteers who want to get involved in the Haitian relief effort helped make last week ...

Happy MLK Day of Service from everyone at VolunteerMatch. Today we're reminded that what matters most is action. It's not about talk.It's not about speeches. It's not about positioning, partnerships, synergies, leverage, or strategies. It's not about awards. It's not even about caring. It's about acting. Thank you, those who act. And thank you, Dr. King, who showed ...

Update: We've received a huge number of Comments to this post from individuals inquiring about volunteering for Haitian relief. Click here for VolunteerMatch's map of active volunteer opportunities in emergency response, disaster preparedness, or disaster relief. Please note that there may be a delay in response to Haitian relief efforts ...

Is your organization idea-rich but cash-poor? You're not alone. We have a lot of smart people in our communities with great concepts for solving problems, but because only a gifted few are also strong fundraisers, much of our best thinking never materializes into impactful projects. This year, big thinkers like you can ...

Eleven days to go and if you're up to your neck in planning and preparation, this is your one-stop shop for help. We've scoured the Web to find the best online resources for the upcoming day of service. Learn from the experts and and you'll be able to make the nation's ...