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11 March 2008
Looking for new (volunteer) faces by Debbie Andalo
The typical student volunteer is white, middle-class and female - but work is under way to change all that.  Read article
From: The Guardian, UK
More about: United Kingdom
03 March 2008
Narrowing the gap by Sally Brown
The first UK funded gap-year students will set off in a few months to undertake voluntary work. Sally Broom, of Your Safe Planet, on the drive to create better 'global citizens'.  Read article
26 February 2008
California creates cabinet post to manage volunteers by Jennifer Steinhauer
California, USA: Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger is creating a cabinet-level office for volunteer management, the first such state cabinet position in USA.  Read article
From: New York Times, USA
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06 February 2008
Taking volunteers seriously 
This report published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies aims to provide a picture of development in volunteering, underscoring the value of volunteers, since 1999 until 2007.   Read article
07 December 2007
From ‘Fordist’ volunteering to volunteer network by Bruno Ayres and Fabiano Morais
Bruno Ayres and Fabiano Morais, of Portal do Voluntário and Comunitas, respectively, looked into volunteer management vis-a-vis automobile giant Henry Ford's theory. Fordism is "the economic philosophy that widespread prosperity and high corporate profits can be achieved by high wages that allow the workers to purchase the output they produce, such as automobiles."  Read article
From: Civicus

 

Related links
Engaging at-risk youth 
Youth Service America has created a new publication entitled Effective Practices for Engaging At-Risk Youth in Service. The guide is designed to provide an overview of the underlying theory and effective practices for engaging at-risk youth in service by examining the roles young people played – and can play – in serving their communities. (Links direct to PDF file)  Visit site
Jayne Craven's list of volunteer management software 
Online volunteering expert Jayne Cravens provides a list of all volunteer management software geared for non-profit organizations.  Visit site
Is your animal shelter ready for volunteers? 
 Volunteers can be great assets to animal shelter but this book cautions that they also require resources -- valuable staff time, a strong foundation and systems to ensure that their work does not go out of control.  Visit site

Related blog entries
20 December 2006, 11:13
Strengthening volunteerism and management in Kazahstan 
Kazakhstan recognizes that volunteerism is a resource they could tap into to improve lives of its people. On IVD, volunteer-involving organizations are coming together to help government agencies create strategies and laws on volunteering.  Read entry
From: IVD 2006 Blog
08 May 2006, 11:11
Volunteering in South Africa 
I have started a volunteer program for USA rangers (US Forest Service, etc.) to South Africa (SA) 3 years ago, and it runs very well. I will be looking for international volunteers with a wide range of skills and experience who would be interested to volunteer in SA.   Read entry

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