| 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 |  Looking for volunteer management resourcesCOPY PDF has several volunteer management resources for FREE Published: 03/23/11  Manual on the Measure of Volunteer WorkThis Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work is intended to guide countries in generating systematic and comparable data on volunteer work via regular supplements to labour force or other household surveys. The objective is to make available comparative cross-national data on a significant form of work that is growing in importance but that is often ignored or rarely captured in traditional economic statistics. Published: 03/23/11  AL!VE sponsors CCOVThe Colorado Conference on Volunteerism (CCOV) is the only conference of its kind for volunteer engagement and service professionals throughout Colorado and surrounding communities. Through interactive workshops, innovative field experiences, networking opportunities, specialized tracks and more, attendees will glean the most relevant, current information in the field of volunteerism. This conference is appropriate for new as well as seasoned volunteer engagement professionals. Date and Location May 24 & 25, 2011 Johnson & Wales University 7150 Montview Boulevard Denver, CO 80220 Published: 03/17/11  Save Service Update and Call to ActionOn February 19, in the early morning hours, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would shut down the Corporation for National and Community Service and eliminate AmeriCorps, Learn & Serve, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions and the other service programs. Congress must now reach a budget compromise by March 18th. The question is: will the compromise include funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service? Supporters of service have done an outstanding job gathering support for the effort to save service. Over 2,500 nonprofit leaders signed-on to the first letter to Congress, and this week more than 200 private sector CEOs have done the same. In addition, 2600 responded to save service by making visits to local House and Senate offices on the first organized District Day on February 25. Published: 03/09/11  How to Manage the Risk in Volunteer ProgramsVolunteers are an important resource for many organizations and an important service for many people. While volunteers freely give of their time and talents, volunteer service is not cost-free for the organizations that benefit. Volunteer service is a risky endeavor for the volunteer and the organization, whether or not the organization has a formal volunteer program. An organizations is liable for the actions of its representatives, including volunteers, and needs the protection afforded by risk-management practices that include prevention, training and monitoring. Published: 03/09/11 |