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Designing opportunities

Want to Help Our Troops? Help Them Volunteer

by Robert Rosenthal on November 12, 2009

in Designing opportunities

The traditional approach to volunteering and our veterans has been to encourage Americans to get involved at local organizations as a way to support the troops — by partnering with organizations that deliver services and programs to vets, active military personnel, or military families, Americans can do their part to salute the men and women [...]

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Making Room for Families in Your Volunteer Program

by Jennifer Bennett on November 11, 2009

in Designing opportunities, Seasons of service, Youth/Family volunteering, volunteer management

The season for giving is upon us. On November 21, families all across the nation will observe Family Volunteer Day, a day to kick off the season of giving back.
In theory, combining family time with community service is a great idea. Yet often for volunteer managers it’s a logistical nightmare. Creating opportunities for a group [...]

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Service Brief: Serve.gov Decision a Victory for Smart Government and Social Enterprise

by Greg Baldwin on October 9, 2009

in Designing opportunities, National service, Partnerships, Volunteering in the news

Starting next week, the Corporation for National and Community Service will no longer invite individuals and organizations to post their volunteer opportunities to a federally operated database.
According to an email from Nicola Goren, CNSC’s acting CEO, after October 14, organizations and individuals will be referred to a list of independent organizations, both for profit and [...]

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Just Dabbling In Social Media? That’s OK.

by Robert Rosenthal on October 8, 2009

in Designing opportunities, Telling Your Story, Virtual volunteering, Web 2.0/social media

Guest post by Brad Manilla,  let’s dabble, LLC
Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, YouTube, Blogger, Digg, Flickr, Wordpress, Eventful, Ning….
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The list of buzz words constantly competing for our attention seems to expand endlessly and yet is often devoid of context. Does your nonprofit need a Jaiku account? Or should you be on Twitter? What’s this thing [...]

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Future Forward: The Extraordinaries Brings Micro-Volunteering to the Web

by Robert Rosenthal on October 7, 2009

in Designing opportunities, Skilled volunteering, Virtual volunteering, Web 2.0/social media

More than a decade since the popularization of  the Internet, innovation is still taking place faster than ever. Now one of the most interesting applications for volunteer recruitment and management — previously available only for the iPhone — is coming to a Web browser near you.
The Extraordinaries is a “micro-volunteering platform” that allows [...]

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