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Seasons of service

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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A New Way to Honor Our Troops at VolunteerMatch

by Robert Rosenthal on November 9, 2009

in National service, Seasons of service, Using VolunteerMatch, volunteer management

In time for Veterans Day, we’re pleased to announce an improvement to our system in order to better support active military personnel, veterans and their families.
Now when you post your opportunities at VolunteerMatch, you can select a new category, “Veterans & Military Families,” to make it easy for volunteers to find your listings.
Who should use [...]

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Special Report on Summer of Service at VolunteerMatch: How Did We Do?

by Robert Rosenthal on October 13, 2009

in National service, Seasons of service, VolunteerMatch news, Volunteering in the news, Working with corporations

This summer, VolunteerMatch was one of many organizations supporting the Obama Administration’s United We Serve – Summer of Service campaign.
The stated goal of  Summer of Service was to kick off a sustained campaign to help to make volunteerism and community service a part of the daily lives of all Americans.
So how did we do? What [...]

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9/11 Day of Service Recap: Where Did The Traffic Come From?

by Robert Rosenthal on September 17, 2009

in Seasons of service, Volunteering in the news, Web 2.0/social media

The new 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance has been a big story this year, with dozens of Web partners getting involved to inspire audiences to give back on September 11. Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at this new service day and share our findings from the VolunteerMatch network [...]

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VolunteerMatch and the First Ever 9/11 Day of Service

by Robert Rosenthal on September 11, 2009

in Seasons of service, Volunteering in the news

Today, as the nation marked the eight year anniversary of September 11 with a renewed focus on community service and civic involvement, thousands of Americans are coming to VolunteerMatch to commit to strengthening their communities through volunteering.
Our traffic numbers have been up all week as awareness has grown. Checking a few minutes ago, I just [...]

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