Volunteerism

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• The Olympia Project - Happy Hour & Future of Olympia

  
  OlyBlog - 'We Are the Media' — Authority: 437
  Start: Dec 2 2009 - 5:00pm End: Dec 2 2009 - 7:00pm Come get happy (for an hour or so) as we chat about the future of our fair city with Keith Stahley, Community Planning and Development Director for the City of Olympia.Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Location: Swing Wine Bar ...
  1 day ago

• A Prescription for Giving

  
  Well — Authority: 749
  Is it really better to give than to receive? In todays Well column, I explore the science of giving, as well as the extraordinary story of Cami Walker, a Los Angeles woman with multiple sclerosis.
  2 days ago

• Non-profit Storytelling: 6 Tips for Interviews

  
  BDPA Foundation — Authority: 133
  By Merritt Engel Ask any non-profit, and theyll tell you theres nothing better than a personal, heartfelt story to put a face on their cause . Far better than organizational blah-blah or sterile statistics, stories help donors (and future donors) learn an organizations personality. Stories help donors feel engaged ...
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• Problems of Brad Pitt: Pretty Lower Ninth Public Housing Pissing People Off? [Volunteerism]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 864
  Further proving the road to hell as indeed paved with good intentions—or in this case, "green" concrete— Brad Pitt s taking flack for building public housing in New Orleans Katrina-devastated Lower Ninth ward. The houses are dreamy . The reaction isnt. Brad Pitt, whos presumably done more for the city of New ...
  3 days ago

• Counting Blessings at a Food Bank

  
  Geotraveler's Niche — Authority: 113
  The first thing we did upon our late-night arrival into Houston was go to the Houston Food Bank the very next morning. Not as a way of assuaging any impending guilt we knew we were sure to have after digging gluttonously into Texan food in subsequent days. We wanted to get a true sense of what your options ...
  6 days ago

• The Death of Volunteerism?

  
  On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah — Authority: 131
  From GetLiberty.org and Americans for Limited Government comes this disturbing story: Last week, Nick Balzano, an executive board member of the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Allentown Local 32BJ chapter resigned after threatening to file a grievance against the Allentown, PA city council for ...
  1 week ago

• Diversity—More Than Ethnicity & Age

  
  http://www.fispace.org — Authority: 120
  Does your nonprofit need volunteers? Does it need both governance volunteers and those who actually implement the programs? Would you consider your volunteers diverse enough to reflect the various communities in your service area? First, I’m not asking if your organization is ethnically diverse. That is but one ...
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• Giving Back to Those Not Necessarily on Your Christmas List

  
  Wise Bread — Authority: 680
  By Tisha Tolar As we rush to find the "perfect gift" for friends and family, we tend to get tunnel vision about the holiday season. No matter how tight our budgets or shopping time may be, remember still there are some people who would be thrilled to be in our shoes, amongst the chaos of family, friends, and ...
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• Message from Richmond Chapter Past President

  
  BDPA Foundation — Authority: 133
  BDPA Richmond chapter past president Jackie Pryor shared a passionate plea for more of us to volunteer in support of our youth education programs. Another past president of our Richmond chapter, Annette Yates , was moved to share her thoughts on BDPA volunteerism : Good Morning BDPA Members and Non-BDPA ...
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• Doing the right thing for others is also doing the right thing for ourselves.

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  As we enter the holiday season this week there are often many opportunities to volunteer our time, talents, and money to worthy causes directed to those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. Collecting food for the hungry, toys for children without many resources, or working at a local soup kitchen all help others ...
  1 week ago

• When Big Labor Bullies And Volunteers Collide

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 489
  By Michelle Malkin The Boy Scouts’ motto is: Be prepared. Who knew it meant preparing to defend themselves against purple-shirted union thuggery over community service? Kids, pay attention. This is a teachable moment for all of you on power, politics and Big Labor’s culture of corruption. Last week at a city ...
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• Help Improve Water Access In Nicaragua

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 611
  laszlo-photos Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Access to safe and clean water is a right that should be afforded to everyone, but unfortunately pollution, climate change and privatization, among other obstacles prevent one billion people obtaining this vital necessity. This upcoming Thanksgiving week, SYRV , a ...
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• The World Will Be Saved by The Western Woman

  
  Mission Driven — Authority: 110
  That’s what the Dalai Lama said in September at the Vancouver Peace Summit .   Ever since my sister shared that amazing quote with me, I’ve been thinking of what it means, particularly for the nonprofit sector. Monica Maher, Greenlights’ new Operations Manager (and one of three incredible women that we ...
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• Volunteer Spotlight: Susie Marshall

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 485
  I often get random requests from people wanting to volunteer with our education programs. Usually the requests are very specific. They want to come on a certain day (usually a weekend or an evening after were closed) and during a certain time frame. Oftentimes, they want to bring a large group of people. I truly ...
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• TEDx - Not Playing Fair?

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  TED - the group behind the Technology, Entertainment, Design events, is massive in scope, and contribution to the collective genius and information sharing in a way that is here-to-fore unheard of. read more
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• Public Service Enterprise Group Celebrates the Power of Volunteerism

  
  National Business Community Blog — Authority: 119
  NEWARK, N.J. — Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) is celebrating the power of volunteerism by recognizing exemplary employee volunteers and rewarding the nonprofit organizations they support. The energy company will award 17 New Jersey nonprofits a total of $34,000 in recognition of the work of employees who ...
  2 weeks ago

• The News (& Maps!) Revolution

  
  Decatur Metro — Authority: 481
  That’s right folks.  The very same revolution that is reported ad nauseum by the press, about the press, is also taking place in an equally ancient medium: maps.Tell me this blurb from the New York Times story about “geo-volunteerism” doesn’t sound like it fell right off the back of the paper wagon…But Tele ...
  2 weeks ago

• For the love of trees

  
  Mama's Musings — Authority: 126
  Little known fact about me? Im a hobby arborist. Well, okay, I really like trees and all that they do for the environment in the way of putting out good CO2 offsets. Besides, theres a spirit about trees that humbles me immeasurably. Im also an advocate for volunteers (once upon a time I almost got to be a volunteer ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dec. 20: Sacred Heart Community Service Toy Sorting

  
  Tech CU Money Savvy — Authority: 118
  Now that we’ve donated all the toys, now it’s time to sort them and help the Sarced Heart Community Service in San Jose get toys to children throughout the Bay Area! Ages 5 and up welcome. Please dress warm and comfortably! The North Pole is a chilly place! Date: Sunday, December 20th Time: 8:30 a.m. to ...
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• Peace Corps Director Comments on Expansion

  
  Peace Corps Polyglot — Authority: 121
  Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams, in a November 15 interview published in Parade magazine, says the agency plans to add a couple of thousand volunteers over the next two years. You can read the interview by following this link.
  2 weeks ago

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