Avid volunteer, Anna Harris, came up with a creative idea for her Sweet 16. Instead of hosting a lavish party, she gathered friends to give back to her community. Read about her celebration and think about creative ways you might be able to make an impact! Sixteen is a huge milestone in a teenage …
In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, droves of volunteers and good Samaritans turned out to help. Although the news reports have ended, we know that the need for help goes on for months and years. Here at Activate Good, we want to give you some ideas to keep the volunteering going. As Shawn …
If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to volunteer more, then this is a great place to start. We’ve filtered out all the January volunteer opportunities posted on ActivateGood.org and placed them here for your convenience! Please click on the links below for more information about each opportunity and to complete your registration. Brave the …
Some of our favorite stories to tell are those of unique and rewarding experiences had by volunteers and the nonprofits hosting them. Activate Good volunteer, Ken Dean, didn’t know what the day would bring when he signed up to photograph volunteers during Activate Good’s 9/11 Day of Service. Read on to find out the unexpected way …
I am an Activate Good intern, writing the third post for a blog series about the five leadership challenges for nonprofits and how they relate to the wonderful word of volunteerism. For a quick recap, the five leadership challenges correspond with the core characteristics of the nonprofit sector (e.g., being mission based, accomplishing some social …
On a Monday morning this summer, local teens came to learn how to be volunteer leaders. They started their day off with some inspiration: Zach Bonner wanted to raise money and awareness to combat homelessness. So he walked 2,500 miles from his home in Florida to Los Angeles. When his journey ended, he had …
The JC Raulston Arboretum runs on volunteers. According to Kathryn Wall, their volunteer coordinator, they wouldn’t exist without them. From the receptionist greeting you at the visitor center to the gardener labelling plants in the garden to the instructor teaching schoolchildren about photosynthesis, a volunteer touches every aspect of this nonprofit. “[The volunteers] love creating …
Guest blog by Volunteer Warrior If you were given 5 extra hours this week how would you spend them? Sleeping? Getting caught up on yard work? Spending time with your family? What if you were given 10 or 20 extra hours? How about some “me” time? Or getting in an extra couple of workouts? Getting through that long …
For the next part in this blog series, let’s take it back to the nonprofit basics with the all-powerful mission statement. If you are now stumbling on this post or if you have just forgotten about my first two posts, I am an Activate Good intern, writing a blog series about the five leadership challenges …
Have you ever had the experience of hearing a song that brought memories flooding back? Maybe that song was from your wedding or high school prom. For most of us, accessing those memories is easy. But for the millions of Americans living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other cognitive impairment, those memories can be locked inside. …
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