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'Week of caring' boosts nonprofits - Marin Independent Journal: "More than 600 volunteers from Marin businesses helped a community nonprofits during the traditional 'week of caring', Sept. 8-13.Volunteers gave 3,088 hours to projects from gardening to coastal cleanup, office organization to food preparation.

Congress calls for new wave of volunteerism - Salt Lake Tribune: "WASHINGTON - Leading Republicans and Democrats are calling for a new wave of volunteerism aimed directly at some of the most pressing problems facing the nation, such as the high-school drop out rate, energy efficiency and the rising number of unemployed.

Congress calls for new wave of volunteerism - Salt Lake Tribune: "WASHINGTON - Leading Republicans and Democrats are calling for a new wave of volunteerism aimed directly at some of the most pressing problems facing the nation, such as the high-school drop out rate, energy efficiency and the rising number of unemployed.

Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations | Blue Avocado Article on All Volunteer Organizations from Blue Avocado. Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations | Blue Avocado: "Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations By Jan Masaoka • July 14, 2008 • Volunteerism is an enormous economic force, yet it is never mentioned in business school or in economics departments.

onPhilanthropy: Articles: Volunteerism 2.0: Exploring a new way of lending our time for good onPhilanthropy: Articles: Volunteerism 2.0: Exploring a new way of lending our time for good: "Volunteerism 2.0: Exploring a new way of lending our time for good Wednesday, June 18, 2008 By: Shannon Bond Now is an important time to take a hard look at how volunteerism can do more.

keepMEcurrent.com - Community News -An untapped wealth of talent keepMEcurrent.com - Community News - Current Publishing, LLC: "A $95,000 grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies is enabling the nonprofit to draw a blueprint for recruiting baby boomers and seniors as civic leaders and creating a

A yen for volunteering - Metro: "Some people are content with simply volunteering 10 hours to get into the 10,000 Hours Show and calling it quits, but not Rachel Beach. While the 2004 UI graduate and part-time student is planning to attend the 10,000 Hours Show tonight, Beach said volunteering is a 'top priority' in her life.

warwickonline.com: "“Volunteering is something I enjoy doing because I’m helping people and I do have the time to do it,” says Bob Skinkle, who volunteers on Monday mornings at the Westbay Marketplace in Buttonwoods, run by Westbay Community Action, sorting and handing out vegetables.

Nonprofits need specialized volunteers: "Minnesota's 40.4 percent volunteer rate -- the percentage of adults who give away their time -- ranks third-highest in the country; the national average is 26.7 percent.

Students use consulting skills for a good cause - News: "Penn International Business Volunteers is one of Penn's few undergraduate organizations that combines economic consulting with philanthropy.