Your nonprofit relies on a loyal and dedicated group of volunteers to push your initiatives forward. In addition to recruiting volunteers from the community, you can benefit from the support of skilled corporate volunteers. Corporate volunteers are an especially valuable asset because of their professional backgrounds and technical expertise, which can be used to help your nonprofit with everything from web development to organizing your financial records.
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How to Engage and Retain Corporate Volunteers: 3 Tips
By Guest Contributer on September 26, 2023
Topics: nonprofit resources
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4 Ways Volunteering Can Strengthen Your Alumni Community
By Guest Contributer on August 8, 2023
Any nonprofit professional will agree that the strongest volunteer bases are those who not only connect with the nonprofit’s work, but with each other as well. This positions your sorority or fraternity’s alumni community to excel as a volunteering unit.
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9 Benefits of VolunteerMatch Pro Membership
By Darcy Hughes on July 18, 2023
You know that the right volunteer can mean a world of difference in moving your mission forward. With a VolunteerMatch Standard Membership, you have the ability to recruit from the world’s largest network of volunteers and, when you upgrade to Pro, you unlock a whole new level of benefits to ensure you’re connecting with the right ones.
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4 New Pro Member Features to Make Volunteer Recruitment a Breeze
By Jennifer Bennett on July 6, 2023
If you’re looking to make the most of your VolunteerMatch account, you should check out our Pro Membership. We’re changing up some things and adding new tools and benefits. We’ll be sharing more over the Summer, but we’re excited to share this update now.
VolunteerMatch is committed to always offering a free Standard Membership and we’ll be updating those tools as well. But, if you want to invest in your online recruitment we’re now offering more to help you find the volunteers you need!
Topics: nonprofit resources
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3 Marketing Tips to Reach Volunteers at Your Nonprofit
By Guest Contributer on June 1, 2023
Volunteers form the backbone of your nonprofit. From supporting your events and activities to running programs behind the scenes, your volunteers help bring your mission to life and drive tangible change in the community that you serve.
Topics: nonprofit resources
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3 Best Practices for Managing Volunteers at Hybrid Events
By Guest Contributer on June 1, 2023
Running a hybrid event involves a lot of moving parts. You’ll need to create an engaging experience for both an in-person and remote audience, which requires getting the right tools in order, planning out engagement paths for both groups, and seamlessly processing incoming donations. With so much to manage, your nonprofit needs a full team of volunteers ready to tackle projects and promote your success.
Topics: nonprofit resources
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Together We can End the Epidemic of Childhood Drowning
By Guest Contributer on May 17, 2023
Guest Author: Chezik Tsunoda, Founder of No More Under and director of Drowning in Silence
May is National Water Safety Month. This is a time for us to educate ourselves and each other about drowning prevention, take a moment to remember those lost to drowning, and get involved with creating solutions to ending the silent epidemic of drowning.
Topics: advocacy Films
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Is it Time to Renew Your CVA?
By Jennifer Bennett on May 17, 2023
Topics: nonprofit resources
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How to Recruit Volunteers for Your Advocacy Campaign
By Guest Contributer on May 16, 2023
Having a strong group of volunteers can be extremely beneficial for your nonprofit’s advocacy campaign. Recruiting a group of passionate volunteers can lead to greater awareness of your nonprofit’s mission and they can inspire more individuals to lend their support to your cause.
Topics: nonprofit resources
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Volunteering as a family: 7 opportunities to give back together
By Darcy Hughes on May 9, 2023
Volunteering as a family is a great way to connect with your community and each other. Make time for what matters most this summer with these fun and family-friendly volunteer activities.