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AP: Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

Thalia Beaty | Nov. 19, 2024

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.

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Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings To Be Lit Orange In Honor Of National Volunteer Month

City of New York | April 26, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and municipal buildings in all five boroughs will be lit orange tonight for the 15th anniversary of New York City’s designation as the first “City of Service” and in recognition of National Volunteer Month. Read more on City of New York.

Philadelphia's Serve VISTA Members Spearhead Eviction Diversion Efforts In Vulnerable Communities

Joshua Doyle | April 26, 2024

In Philadelphia, the battle against eviction has a new champion in the form of Serve Philadelphia VISTA, which is taking considerable strides to keep residents in their homes. Read more on Hoodline.

How AmeriCorps Is Strengthening Operations Through Better Data Governance

Govloop | April 25, 2024

The past 30 years, AmeriCorps has engaged millions of members and volunteers to provide vital assistance to communities and families in need. But until recently, the agency had trouble making the best use of one of its most valuable assets: its own data. Read more on Govloop.

Firefighter, Forester, Trail Builder: The First US Climate Corps Jobs Are Here

Alicia Clanton | April 22, 2024

Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job seekers can now apply for through the Biden administration’s American Climate Corps. Read more on Bloomberg.

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