Princeton, NJ (May 14, 2013) A panel from VolunteerConnect, Central New Jersey’s volunteer center, judged proposals for advertising campaigns this week from four competing student teams at Mercer County Community College. The students’ proposals aimed at helping VolunteerConnect promote skills-based volunteering; a form of volunteering that applies volunteers’ professional skills to help nonprofit organizations advance… Continue Reading
Category Archives: VolunteerConnect News
Celebrate National Volunteer Appreciation Week
In recognition of National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 21-27th), I would like to encourage readers to celebrate the extraordinary people who donate their time to improve our communities or simply help friends or neighbors. I urge everyone to take a moment to recognize volunteers by writing thank-you notes, sending flowers, taking them to lunch or… Continue Reading
VolunteerConnect featured in this week’s Town Topics
Click to read Town Topics article featuring VolunteerConnect!… Continue Reading
VolunteerConnect Celebrates 15 Years of Promoting Volunteerism!
VOLUNTEERCONNECT CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM Princeton, NJ (February 26, 2013) VolunteerConnect announced this week that they are celebrating 15 years of connecting volunteers with greater Mercer County nonprofits in need of support. VolunteerConnect’s mission is to expand the reach, impact and capacity of community organizations through effective volunteerism, thereby enriching the lives of… Continue Reading
YOU help VolunteerConnect Support the Community
Dear Friends: You don’t have to look far this holiday season for reasons to be grateful for your family’s well-being. Many of our neighbors – both in central New Jersey and beyond – haven’t been so fortunate. Recent events provide yet another reminder about why we need you to help VolunteerConnect serve the infrastructure of… Continue Reading
Acting Governor Kim Guadagno Salutes Selfless Service of 1.5 Million New Jersey Volunteers at Governor’s Volunteerism Conference
Six Hundred Volunteers From Across the State Attend “The Power of Volunteering: Compassion in Action” Conference Trenton, NJ – Acknowledging the outstanding work of New Jersey’s volunteers and the personal sacrifices they and their families make in dedicated service to their fellow neighbors, Acting Governor Kim Guadagno today personally thanked more than 600 New Jersey volunteers… Continue Reading
VolunteerConnect Welcomes New Board Members
VolunteerConnect announced this week that it has named five new trustees to its board: Kim Bruno, Heidi Joseph, Heather Kisilywicz, Elsie Sheidler and Ann Zawartkay. In addition, the board named its new executive committee. Robin Fogel will continue as Board Chair, with Ted Deutsch as Vice-Chair, Phyllis Frakt as Secretary and Ann Zawartkay as Treasurer.… Continue Reading
A Billion + Change Mobilizes $1.6 Billion in Skills-Based Volunteer Services from the Private Sector
A Billion + Change, a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars of pro bono and skills-based volunteer services, will announce today that 78 companies have pledged a total of $1.6 billion in skills-based volunteer service to nonprofit organizations across the nation.… Continue Reading
Nonprofits: Keep the cash, give us talent
Nonprofits are raising less money than they did before the recession, while facing a greater demand for their services. Meanwhile, businesses are confronted with the challenges of attracting and retaining best-in-class talent and differentiating their products and services in order to stay competitive.… Continue Reading
Making Volunteering More Popular By Making It More Relevant
Most opportunities for service involve painting schools or serving food. But many Americans have skills–accounting, design, communications–that would be incredibly valuable for nonprofits and would make their volunteering more rewarding.… Continue Reading