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Social Media Best Practices for Volunteer Groups

Many volunteer groups are so busy doing good work, sometimes they forget to engage with their social networks. However, using social media can be a great way to share information about your cause and simply sound the trumpets a little bit about what you are up to.  An added bonus is that it’s free! That…

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10 Tactics for Recruiting Volunteers

While nonprofit organizations face an uphill battle when it comes to recruiting volunteers, with the correct recruitment and management strategies a nonprofit can develop a large and devoted volunteer base. Here are 10 ways to create a strong and skilled volunteer recruitment program. 1. Beef Up Your Email List An email list is a time-efficient…

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10 Ways Organizations Can Encourage Volunteering

While there are a number of factors that contribute to a decline in volunteers, it is left to the nonprofit sector to encourage them back. One estimate puts the loss of volunteer hours at about $175 billion dollars of services wasted. Nonprofits need to adapt to the shifting volunteer landscape by making changes that will…

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5 Timeless and 5 New Rotary Club Fundraising Events

Rotary Club fundraising is an important function of the organization. Fundraising not only supports the valuable programs that Rotary provides, it’s also an opportunity to partner with other organizations and strengthen as a club. While familiar fundraisers have become anticipated annual events, it is not a bad idea to incorporate a new fundraiser every once…

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7 Printable Volunteer Appreciation Quotes for Volunteer Appreciation Week

Celebrate National Volunteer Week.  April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week and we have provided 7 volunteer appreciation quotes to help you thank and honor volunteers for their hard work and time of service. To help you express your appreciation we have made it easy for you with these 7 printable quotes. Print a note card…

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10 Printable Sports Leadership Quotes for Youth Athletes

Get your young athlete inspired with these sports leadership quotes. We can all use a few words of encouragement now and then and these quotes come from some of the most accomplished and respected leaders in sports. Print out a quote to hang on your refrigerator or print a few smaller, tag-size quotes that can…

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Top 10 Articles from MoneyMinder in 2017

We are ending 2017 with a bang and we want you to know about it. To close out the year we’ve got an exciting update to share as well as provide you with the top 10 blog articles of 2017. Are you ready? First of all, we have changed our domain name; you used to…

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5 Ways Your Booster Club Can Kick Off the New School Year

Your Booster Club can drum up excitement for the new school year with these fun activities. Celebrate the end of summer, build school spirit and look forward to all of the excitement of the upcoming school year. Spirit Wear Sales Spirit Wear sales are a great way to raise money for your club while building…

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School Year-End Checklist for Parent Organizations

Booster Clubs, PTAs, PTOs and PTSAs all share a common goal of supporting schools and advocating for students. It comes as no surprise that as the school year comes to an end, many of these groups share the same procedures for closing out the school year. With all of the year-end activity days, field trips…

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Management Strategies for All-Volunteer Organizations

All-volunteer organizations are an important part of the nonprofit world. They are groups of committed volunteer who are busy serving their missions and usually don’t get a lot of credit for the wonderful work that they do. There can be paid staff in an all-volunteer organization. For example, in the case of a soccer league…