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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
Ensuring a Legacy in Volunteer Engagement Report to Thought-Leaders: What We Learned
Report summarizing learnings from The Leighty Foundation’s interviews with 17 national thought-leaders around strategic volunteer engagement in fall of 2020.
Read MoreAssessing Grantees’ Organizational Capacity and Readiness
Questions that 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 More5 Surprising Myths About Volunteers and Donors
Volunteers and donors are often considered distinct groups, but the gap between the two may be nonexistent. It’s time to start thinking of volunteers as donors per this VolunteerPro article.
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