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Apr
11
Posted by cmurphy to conference on volunteering and service
Two years ago, Joseph Peterson was on Twitter, and one click lead to another until he found himself on the website for Points of Light’s Conference on Volunteering and Service. Impressed with what he found, he tweeted four words to @NCVS: “Cool conference, good luck!”
Apr
11
Posted by cmurphy to
On March 23, the Points of Light Blog asked questions about what makes a group of people a community and what is it about a community of people that makes them successful as a group of volunteers?
Apr
10
Posted by cmurphy to Change Notes, Michelle Nunn
Friends,
President Obama's 2014 budget includes a small investment for those who care about volunteer service and a big tribute to the father of the modern-day volunteer movement.
Apr
10
Posted by cmurphy to Daily Point of Light
Today’s guest post is written by Terry Grahl, wife and mother of four, and the founder of Enchanted Makeovers, a national non-profit organization whose mission is to transform shelters for women and children from surviving to thriving spaces. Her heart has led her to introduce women, children and volunteers to a way of life, a way of thinking that helps to shift their outlook about their lives, how we see each other and possibilities for the future.