Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement

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"Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World" is our latest resource for funders and nonprofit leaders.

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The Initiative presents a funder-focused webinar featuring a panel of researchers, funders, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) professionals on the power of strategic volunteerism to maximize funder investments. June 15, 2023 at 11am PT / 2pm ET.

Our new qualitative and quantitative research on strategic volunteer engagement.

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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

“Positive Deviants” in Volunteerism and Service

TCC Group’s Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) is a 146-question online survey that measures a nonprofit organization’s effectiveness in relation to four core capacities—leadership, adaptability, management, and technical capacities— as well as organizational culture.

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