The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Company Gives Money to Charities Where Employees Volunteer

Insurance Company, in Columbus, Ohio, has volunteered at least once a week at a soup kitchen run by Help House Community Outreach Center, a nonprofit organization that helps 30,000 homeless and poor ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Why and How Charities Should Revive a Declining but Vital Resource … Volunteers

Susan Cory, who coordinates volunteers at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, recently sent an email to people who had served as garden hosts that talked about her fun interactions with guests ...

'Teens love bargain-hunting at our charity shops'

Charity shops say they have noticed a rise in younger customers after taking on teenage volunteers. Alabare homeless charity, ...
The Drum

How a new app is making charity volunteering worthwhile with AI

Many companies offer their staff volunteering days each year, but all too often highly skilled people spend this time badly doing jobs they’re ill-suited to. Thankfully, a new AI-based app looks to ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Ronald McDonald House Charities celebrating longest-serving volunteer, who has been there 45 years

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Ronald McDonald House is celebrating its longest-serving volunteer: Joe Hobein has been with the charity for 45 years. He does not get paid. Hobein joined ABC7 Chicago Wednesday ...
Diginomica

Children’s charity NSPCC made volunteer training in the pandemic fully virtual—and it isn’t going back

UK children’s charity NPSCC says use of the Cornerstone talent experience platform has allowed it to make both the onboarding and ongoing training of both staff and volunteers fully digital and much ...