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Digital Wellness Through Volunteering: Reclaim Your Time and Make a Difference
Explore how digital wellness through volunteering helps reduce screen fatigue, fight negative news, and create deeper, real-world connections.
Add a Spark to Your Summer – Take Your Family on an Adventure in Volunteering
Make this summer count! Discover meaningful summer volunteering for families and turn service into a fun, confidence-boosting adventure.
Celebrating the First-Ever Spark Awards: Honoring the Changemakers of the Triangle
The first-ever Spark Awards Activate Good honored changemakers across the Triangle. Meet the 2025 winners and get inspired by their stories of service.
Students: Shape Your Future Through Summer Volunteering with Activate Good
Shape your summer with meaningful volunteer work. Discover student volunteer opportunities that help you gain skills, build friendships, and explore your future.
Tips for New Volunteers: What to Expect and How to Get Started
Just getting started? These tips for new volunteers explain what to expect and how to get the most out of your first experience.
Feel the Spark with Activate Good: 8 Ways Volunteering Can Improve Your Mental Health
Think you’re too busy to volunteer? These 5 flexible, low-commitment ideas make it easy to give back—even with a packed schedule.
Volunteering with a Busy Schedule: 5 Easy Ways to Make Time to Give Back
Think you’re too busy to volunteer? These 5 flexible, low-commitment ideas make it easy to give back—even with a packed schedule.
Who’s Volunteering in 2025? Latest Statistics on Who Signs Up and Why It Matters for Nonprofits
Explore comprehensive 2025 volunteering statistics and trends—discover who’s volunteering, how they’re engaging, and what these insights mean for nonprofit recruitment strategies.
How to Stop Getting Ghosted by Volunteers: 3 Proven Ways to Reduce No-Shows
Tired of being ghosted by volunteers? Learn three proven strategies to reduce volunteer no-shows, create accountability, and build a reliable team that shows up when it matters most.