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What better to pair with mouthwatering beignets than a good read? At NCVS, five book-club style breakout sessions will offer opportunities for…
by Laura Mellem, Neighborhood Coordinator, Beacon of Hope Resource Center Kimberly Matthews was recently spotlighted in Beacon of Hope Resource Center‘s monthly…
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The entire Gulf region has become a laboratory for social innovation in areas reaching far beyond disaster recovery. Since 2005, millions of…
Matthew McConaughey with 2010 Service Team Winners: Jessica Markowitz and David Sanchez Are there high school students in your community that are…
This year at NCVS, session content is organized across a series of issue areas so that attendees can tailor their schedules to…
by Tara Greco, Vice President, APCO Worldwide Corporate responsibility, including volunteerism, has a significant impact on overall corporate reputation, driving up to…
Helping girls write their way to more positive futures Nearly 50% of the high school students in Los Angeles drop out of…
by Melissa Hopkins, Program Manager of TogetherGreen, National Audubon Society Laura Baird, minister and mom, travelled hundreds of miles to help transport…
by Jenna Fehr, Office of Surface Mining/AmeriCorps VISTA, OSM/VISTA Teams Due to a legacy of isolation, economic decline and policy neglect, pollution…
This post comes from Joanne E. Cohen, M.A., Organizational Consultant, CTAT at Denver Options and liaison to the National Service Inclusion Project.…
Friends, As we watch the swollen Mississippi River flow through to Louisiana, we are reminded how much this region has endured over…
by Shawn Anderson, NCVS Speaker As I travel the U.S. speaking…and then meeting and listening to people afterwards…one message is clear: Life…
This post originally appeared on the VolunteerMatch blog and we liked it so much we wanted to share it here too! With…
It happens to all of us. We come up with a strategy that helps us meet our goals, and we use it…