 MLK Day of Service |
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| Last chance to win $1,000 grant for your organization! |
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| A few weeks ago we announced that Allstate Insurance® is giving $1,000 grants to VolunteerMatch member organizations that engage volunteers around the MLK Day of Service. |
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| This year’s event is on Monday, January 16th. With so much going on during the holidays, we want to make sure you don’t miss your chance to win a grant and inspire more volunteering at your organization. |
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| To encourage nonprofits to engage more volunteers on this MLK Day, we’re helping Allstate give five participating organizations $1,000 each to support your work. |
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| In order to qualify, your opportunities must be underway between January 14 and January 18, 2012. They can also be underway before and/or after those days, but they need to cover at least one of those days. Details and official rules can be found here. |
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| If you haven't already updated your account, click here to get started. |
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| For more on how Allstate celebrates Dr. King's legacy throughout the year, visit www.allstate.com/givebackday. |
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| Happy New Year |
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| 5 resolutions for volunteer managers in 2012 |
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| It’s a new year, and now is the time to start fresh for 2012 -- what do you want to accomplish by this time next year? How will you help your nonprofit and volunteers to have a bigger impact? |
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| We present 5 resolutions, from a new way to engage online, to measuring impact, to making the most of skilled volunteers, that we think are most important for volunteer managers in 2012. |
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| Check out the resolutions. |
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| In the News: Finance and Budgets |
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| What sequestration means for nonprofits |
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| Written by Denise Howell, VolunteerMatch CFO |
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| Just before Thanksgiving, the bi-partisan Congressional “Super Committee,” failed to come to an agreement on deficit reduction. Their charge, set forth with the passage of the Budget Control Act, was to agree upon a solution to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion over the next ten years. |
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| So what now? The rules associated with the formation of the Super Committee were clear: If the Super Committee fails, sequestration takes effect in January, 2013. But what does sequestration mean to us and why should we care? |
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| Read Denise's take on the budget crisis and advice for nonprofits. |
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| Nonprofit Spotlight |
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| Jordyn Schara, P2D2 |
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| Seventeen-year-old Jordyn Schara loves to read, write and travel. She enjoys participating in Reedsburg Area High School's musicals and plays. She's been to France and plans on going again when she graduates from high school. |
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| She also founded a national drug collection program called WI P2D2, has been invited to the White House where she met Vice President Biden, was presented with an award by Former First Lady Laura Bush, and received awards for her community service from Presidents Obama and George W. Bush. |
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| Read the rest of Jordyn's story... |
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