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Disaster relief

Is Your Organization Ready for Disaster Season?

by Robert Rosenthal on September 2, 2009

in Designing opportunities, Disaster relief, Using VolunteerMatch

With the kids back in school, nonprofit programs returning to full swing, and end-of-year giving campaigns still months away, the last weeks of summer may feel like a return to business as usual for nonprofits.
But the sense of normalcy masks the fact that this is a dangerous moment for our communities. Not only does end [...]

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VolunteerMatch Interview: Martin J. Cowling

by Robert Rosenthal on April 3, 2009

in Boomer volunteers, Disaster relief, Seasons of service, Skilled volunteering, Volunteer recognition

VolunteerMatch’s Robert Rosenthal interviews Martin J. Cowling, CEO of People First – Total Solutions, about recent trends in volunteer engagement. Topics include the impact of the global recession on volunteering, the outlook for Boomer volunteering, the Serve America Act, lessons from the 2009 Victorian bushfires, and International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day.

Part 1: Impact of the [...]

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