
In late 2008, Mimi Schaefer made an ambitious New Years Resolution: she vowed to volunteer for a different nonprofit organization each month in 2009 in order to reconnect with her community and expand her horizons. Thus began a year of adventure, challenge and accomplishment...

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The holiday season is upon us! Are you fitting volunteering into the holiday mix? Tell us: What are your holiday volunteering plans?
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As a young girl, Robin Hoklotubbe looked forward to the days when she could make the journey to her local library. On her bike, the two miles there were always the easiest, filled with excitement and anticipation for the wonders that awaited her on the library shelves...

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Exciting news for nonprofits. We've released our 2010 nonprofit webinar calendar! Tons of free courses on everything from tips for new volunteer managers, to advanced topics like managing difficult volunteer transitions. Check it out: http://app.e2ma.net/campaign/24852.467a3 c7fb6bf2a6afa7e1a4ecfbf6149
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Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. A new discussion is happening on our page that needs your input. Tell us: Why do you volunteer?
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Do you have any plans to volunteer this holiday season?
I came across this great project called the Rice Dinner Project. A creative way to help out this holiday season. http://ricedinner.org/
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The Rice dinner proposition: Trade places with someone less fortunate, eating one 'rice-only' meal each month; then give the money you saved to a hunger charity.

VolunteerMatch Family Volunteer Day is November 21 -- do you have plans?

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New Feature: Share Your Opportunities on Facebook, Twitter, and Dozens of Other Sites With a Click |
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Next time you post a volunteer opportunity on VolunteerMatch.org, you'll find new tool: an easy way to spread the news about your volunteer opportunity on

For most of us, grocery shopping, laundry, and cleaning the house are just items on a never-ending to-do list. But for Michele Ogden, these tasks can mean the difference between keeping a senior citizen independent in their own home and having to be put into a home...

VolunteerMatch The VolunteerMatch e-mail system had a bit of a snag that stopped the delivery of the October Volunteer Newsletter. We've fixed it, but it has come to our attention that many of you will receive the newsletter today -- two weeks after it's delivery! We're so sorry for this and hope that the contents are still enjoyable, if just a bit dated.

VolunteerMatch VOLUNTEERS! Do you use Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or other websites to connect with nonprofits? Tell us about it!
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VolunteerMatch discussed How Are You Giving Back This Holiday Season? on the VolunteerMatch discussion board.










