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The Five Things You Need to Know Now

Knowing these five insights is essential to making decisions on how best to contribute to improving volunteer generation in your community or across the country.

Can We Recover the Annual $50B Loss of Volunteer Economic Value?

Recent data from AmeriCorps shows that from 2019 to 2021 we suffered an annual loss of over $50B in economic value from volunteer hours to U.S. nonprofits.

The Three Essential Ingredients for Successful Community Sites

Without these three essential ingredients a site for connecting prospective volunteers with nonprofits who need them will not achieve its full potential.

Even Lightly Supported Community Sites Help More Than National Platforms

Searching in a specific community on any of the national platforms yields a fraction of the opportunities and organizations on even a lightly supported community site.

We’re Recruiting 5,000 Volunteers to Rebuild the U.S. Volunteer Ecosystem

We’re recruiting 5,000 volunteers to rebuild the ecosystem and help recover the net 17 million volunteers lost between 2019 and 2021.

Do the Math: The Digital Revolution Has Not Arrived

The digital revolution has not arrived but is needed more than ever!

Where Have You Gone Precious Volunteers, Our Nation Turns its Lonely Eyes to You?

We suffered a net lost of over 17 million volunteers between 2019 and 2021.

Motivation Matters: Requirement or Personal Choice

Motivation Matters: Required, Expected, or Personal Choice. Different level of persistence and short and long term outcomes

“Word of Mouth” Still Dominates Volunteer Generation

“Word of Mouth” Still Dominates Volunteer Generation

The (Missing) Connection Between Schools and Nonprofits

The (Missing) Connection Between Schools and Nonprofits

Prospect to Engaged Volunteer: Five Moments of Truth

Prospect to Engaged Volunteer: Need to Win Five Moments of Truth

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Communities Helping the Most

Opportunities

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States Helping the Most

* Sites that primarily aggregate opportunities and organizations from community sites in their state