Volunteering in America

INFOGRAPHIC: Top Places And Reasons We Give

Posted 01.05.2012

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Your Cause, a site that provides individuals, nonprofits and corporations with online giving tools, rounded up all the most pertinent information on c...

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Why It's OK To Be A Selfish Giver

Suzanne Skees | Posted 01.16.2012

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Suzanne Skees

The world reverberates with crashing economies and toppling dictatorships from Detroit to Italy, Egypt to Syria; and one vital outcome of these change...

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Gearing Up for Make A Difference Day 2011

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 12.21.2011

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Lisa M. Dietlin

Make A Difference Day is this Saturday, October 22nd! What will you be doing to participate?

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Cuts to National Service Would Eliminate Life-Changing Opportunities for At-Risk Youth

Jim Ziolkowski | Posted 10.17.2011

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Jim Ziolkowski

We need to save service because service is the fabric of our nation. Service empowers people in the most challenging circumstances to lift up their communities and each other.

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(SLIDESHOW) Which Cities Volunteer The Most? (And The Least)

Posted 10.11.2011

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When it comes to the top altruistic metro areas, Twin Cities residents uphold their reputation of "Minnesota nice," whereas people in Miami appear to ...

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Which State Volunteers The Most? (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Corporation for National and Community Service has released Volunteering in America 2010, a report detailing volunteer rates in cities and states ...

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1.6 Million More Americans Volunteered In 2009

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Amid rough economic times, more Americans volunteered in their communities last year than at any time since 2005, according to a fe...

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Volunteerism Up In 2009: 63 Million Americans Volunteered At Least Once

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A million and a half more Americans volunteered to help with such activities as raising money, collecting food and tutoring childre...

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