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The Initiative in the News
We’re transforming the future of volunteerism. Read the latest.
Nonprofit Leaders Want More Volunteers but Say It Is Tough to Recruit Them
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 2023
Grant Makers Weigh What’s Needed to Help Volunteerism Programs Thrive
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 2023
Why and How Charities Should Revive a Declining but Vital Resource … Volunteers
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 2022
Groundbreaking Research
In 2022, the Initiative commissioned two national research studies on strategic volunteer engagement: “The State of Volunteer Engagement: Insights from Nonprofit Leaders and Funders” conducted by Do Good Institute and “Investing in Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Qualitative Study” conducted by Dr. Sue Cater Kahl.
Resources
Why Invest in Volunteer Engagement?
“We as funders must recognize that volunteer engagement is not a program but a critical strategy to assist all organizations and community groups in accomplishing their missions in this time of rising needs and decreasing resources.” – Jane Leighty Justis
Read MoreTool for Assessing Grantee Organizational Capacity and Readiness
These questions can be used to assess an organization’s overall capacity to recruit, engage, manage and sustain volunteer resources, and increase impact through strategic engagement.
Read MoreTime for Good in Action: Implementation and Potential Outcomes
This report presents findings from the first phase of research on the Time for Good (TFG) initiative. The goal of this element of the research was to explore the implementation of TFG components and their impact, as perceived by organizations and volunteers from the first two cohorts of the initiative.
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