The language of volunteering - a time for vigilance by Bill Gunyon
Civil society groups lobby UN summits to include “the language of volunteering” in their formal action plans. Admirable effort, says Bill Gunyon of OneWorld.net, but he calls for the volunteer sector to be vigilant. Is there a danger that the meaning of volunteering is losing connection with its grassroots origin? 
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16 July 2004 Read articleExploding the Big Banquet
Theory of Volunteer Recognition: An Incendiary Analysis by Ivan Scheier
Denver, Colorado: Prologue
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Actually, you've been to some volunteer recognition banquets that weren't bad at all.
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Should we ask volunteers to give money on top of time? by Susan Ellis
Philadelphia: Every nonprofit organization that involves the time and talents of volunteers also seeks financial contributions from private and institutional donors. Read article
22 June 2004 Read articleThe power of volunteers by Thomas W. McKee
California: When I first met this group, they walked into the room in athletic shoes with whistles around their necks. Read article
22 June 2004 Read articleAn army of volunteers by Abigail Trafford
Washington: Wishful thinking: Retired people are prime candidates for volunteering because they have the time and are at a stage of life when they want to "give back. The reality may not be so rosy, suggests a report released last week by the Harvard School of Public Health and the MetLife Foundation. Read article
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