This week’s news items from VolunteerMatch. What’s happening at the intersection of service, volunteering, and technology across the nation:
- VolunteerMatch sticker reminds that volunteering is better than having a giant dragon/dinosaur/Godzilla thing destroy your town.
(Kudos to VM designer Chris Koehler. Ask us for one.) - Five living presidents make pitch for service during 2009 All-Star Game. But did they miss the plate?
- ServiceNation leads coalition call for final push on funding for Serve America Act.
- All For Good tweaks Web tool, but some nonprofits still wonder why their listings are missing.
- Corporation for National and Community Service preps for launch of new Volunteering in America report. What city and state are Number #1 for volunteering? Check back here on 7/28.
- Firefox folks and Idealist gear up for fall tech service project.
- New films show how to extend feel-good themes to real-world action.
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