Social Entrepreneurship
Net Impact vs. The Hub: Do Game Mechanics Work for Voluntarism?
Game mechanics will mature, and volunteer programs will adopt them to enhance their programs.
Tag: Volunteering
Innovative programs to attract and manage volunteers
Nonprofit Management
Donna Hill: A Profile in Third Sector Grit
Blazing the trail for blind Americans to gain acceptance and opportunity.
Nonprofits
Future Corporate HR Line: “Non-Profit Executives Strongly Urged to Apply”
Nonprofit CEO’s can bring a bright and potentially effective array of skills to a corporation.
Podcast
Nonprofits & NGOs
Claire A. Williams, Lara Vogel - Using Social Enterprise to Outpace Poverty
Hope Runs is a nonprofit social enterprise working in Kenya and Tanzania that uses athletics, education, and social entrepreneurship to empower AIDS orphans. In this audio interview, founders Claire Williams and Lara Vogel talk about how they have turned their idea of using marathon running to "outpace poverty" into a vital organization that partners with AIDS orphanages to have a real influence in children's lives. They discuss their model, how they use volunteers, and advice for social entrepreneurs.
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Robert Grimm Jr. and Susannah Washburn - Leading the New Volunteer Workforce
Sharing emerging trends and demographics of the new volunteer workforce, Robert Grimm and Susannah Washburn of the Corporation of National and Community Service show that volunteerism has been a growth area across the nation. Recognizing the value of volunteers can be a viable approach to maximize the efficiency of an organization. The speakers call on nonprofit management professionals to take on this new momentum for service and invest in volunteers by recruiting, developing, and recognizing volunteer talent.
Technology & Design
Bite-Sized Goodness
The Extraordinaries have created a web-based platform that allows people to easily volunteer short amounts of time.
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Social Responsibility and Purpose Beyond Age 50 - Civic Ventures 2009 Innovation Summit
What does social responsibility look like after age 50? In this panel discussion, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, academic experts talk about how they've found meaning in their own lives, and what their research reveals about how others may take advantage of a long lifespan to make purposeful contributions to society. How is the new move toward "encore" careers helping people find motivation in the second half of life, and how are economic realities impinging on the dream of unlimited opportunity?
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Ellen Goodman - Civic Ventures 2009 Innovation Summit
When it comes to aging baby boomers, "the personal is political" is still a strong rallying cry for people engaged in social enterprise. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Center for Social Innovation, the ever-lively Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman looks at redefining aging and how we may continue to make meaningful contributions to our families, communities, and country into the elder years.
Nonprofits
Research: Start Them Younger
Children between the ages of 8 and 12 are an energetic, useful, yet largely overlooked pool of volunteer labor.