| Click the button below to search for articles... View News Items from prior months... August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 December 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 June 2019 August 2016 April 2015 February 2014 August 2013 July 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 April 2010 March 2010 January 2010 |  The Changing Landscape of Volunteerism: Top Trends to Reflect UponThe new calendar year is traditionally a very busy time for forecasters, prognosticators, and all of us who are planners at heart. New beginnings, of course, are also a good time to pause, reflect, and assess the world around us. In the world of volunteer engagement, there certainly is no better time than now to look around and take stock of all that has changed in recent months and years – because a lot has changed! As Repair the World launches RepairLabs, our online community and resource of service and volunteer engagement best practice, here’s a list of a few top trends that are shaping a whole new volunteerism landscape. Published: 01/27/11  Volunteer Engagement: A New Vocabulary for a New AgeThe world of volunteerism began a dramatic transformation a few years ago, and, today, continues to spiral in new directions. The trends and news will likely sound familiar to you: millions of Baby Boomers with skills to share seeking to leave a social legacy; younger generations having been raised with a service mentality wanting to make a difference; the recession leading to millions of unemployed or underemployed individuals seeking to gain new skills through volunteering; nonprofits challenged by decreased budgets and increased demand for services; technology enabling a whole new array of volunteer possibilities… but are synagogues, Federations, agencies, and other Jewish organizations ready to leverage these trends to their advantage? Ultimately, it comes down to this: It’s a new world and this new world of volunteerism demands a new approach, new strategies, and, ultimately, a new vocabulary. Published: 01/27/11  Suite101: How to Develop a Philosophy of Service Delivery for Non-ProfitsMany non-profit organizations provide direct client service. Those non-profit boards need to give clear direction about how that service is delivered. A philosophy of service delivery sounds rather abstract when the work is direct client service to a person seeking solutions to very basic needs. However, it is this philosophy that provides guiding principles that inform and determine all decisions for the services offered and the way in which the services are provided. Published: 01/10/11  Corporation for National & Community Service Shares their Strategic Plan and Strategy BriefMore than 1,500 individuals have provided input on the CNCS strategic direction and CNCS has produced a comprehensive summary of the public input provided through community dialogues and online conversations through September 30, 2010. Published: 01/03/11 |