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Featured Resource:
A Conversation Starter for Funders and Nonprofit Leaders
The Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement is excited to share our brand new resource for funders and nonprofit leaders, Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World. Within theses pages, you will find practical tools and actionable steps to bolster your collective efforts in moving missions forward and cultivating stronger communities.
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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 MoreStrategic Volunteer Engagement, Systems Change and Equity
Jane Leighty Justis (President, The Leighty Foundation) and Marcus Walton (President & CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) discuss the value of strategic volunteer engagement and outline practical approaches funders can use as a successful tool in fostering systems change and increasing equity. This video was produced for Exponent Philanthropy’s 2021 (Virtual) Annual Conference.