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Volunteer Service Models

June 17, 2009

Connecting Rural Communities: Volunteering and Neighboring

We are pleased to present Connecting Rural Communities: Volunteering and Neighboring, the latest publication from the Points of Light Foundation's...



Volunteer Service Models

June 17, 2009

Making a Difference: Neighbor to Neighbor

Publication focusing on neighboring and other innovatinve volunteer strategies that strengthen families and transform neighborhoods.



Targeted Volunteer Engagement

June 17, 2009

Reinventing Aging: The Civic Engagement of the Baby Boomers

Prepared by the Harvard School of Public Health and MetLife Foundation in collaboration with leading national organizations such as the Points of...



Targeted Volunteer Engagement

June 17, 2009

Family Volunteering: An Exploratory Study of the Impact on Families

Presents the results of exploratory research that has been conducted to inform the conceptual framework of a study of the impact of family...



Targeted Volunteer Engagement

June 17, 2009

Extraordinary Need, Extraordinary Response - Volunteer Centers Respond to the 2004 Hurricanes

In 2004, Volunteer Centers played a significant role in addressing the needs of local communities devastated by Hurricanes Charley, Francis, Ivan and...



Targeted Volunteer Engagement

June 17, 2009

Encouraging Volunteerism in Your Congregation

Help programs mobilize members of communities of faith as community volunteers.