??? Volunteer Management PowerUp Newsletter | 02.02.2024
Volunteering is Back! 2023 Volunteer Data Shows Volunteering Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels (or higher)
Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of having Lou Serna from VolunteerMatch join us as we delved into the exciting trends in volunteering for 2023! Check out some of the standout moments below and don't forget to watch our webinar for more insights.
Google Trends
Google trends shows that interest in volunteering is growing! The graph below shows interest over time for the Google search "Volunteering opportunities near me". Try it out for yourself here!
Civic Champs Data
Check out the insights into our customer data for 2023! Below you'll find numbers on active volunteers, total hours, impact, and activities.
Volunteer Match Data
VolunteerMatch witnessed a remarkable surge of 23% in connections from 2022 to 2023, as the number of connections grew exponentially from 585,233 in 2022 to an impressive 735,566 in 2023!
Nonprofit News ??
Nonprofit Succession Planning: Growing an Organizational Workforce?The growth of charitable organizations, driven by retiring baby boomers, has led to a looming staffing crisis as 75 million boomers are expected to retire by 2030. Despite this, up to 68% of nonprofits lack leadership succession plans, hindering their ability to navigate the departure of top executives. Implementing strategic leader development, emergency succession planning, and departure-defined succession planning, involving the board, outgoing leaders, and key staff, is crucial for ensuring the continued success and sustainability of nonprofit organizations. Forvis
Integrated Fundraising: The Key To Nonprofit Success In 2024 In 2024, integrated fundraising is predicted to be crucial for nonprofits, emphasizing the significance of vertical integration over horizontal integration. Unlike the conventional approach of presenting a consistent message across all channels, vertical integration leverages the unique capabilities of each channel for donor initiation, motivation, facilitation, activation, and cultivation. This involves disrupting prospective donors through channels like Facebook ads, educating them through direct-mail letters or emails, facilitating actions across channels, activating relationships with programmatic display ads, and cultivating ongoing connections through various means, emphasizing the need to measure results through integrated campaigns rather than individual siloed channels. Forbes
All cause, no culture: How nonprofits fail to focus on internal culture—and how to fix it Nonprofit organizations, integral for addressing societal issues, are facing a detrimental trend of prioritizing their causes at the expense of internal culture. This neglect is reflected in high turnover rates, long hours, and low pay, perpetuated by the myth that employees should make personal sacrifices for the mission. To build a sustainable nonprofit culture, leaders must address fair compensation, implement flexible work policies, empower autonomy, and encourage open communication, recognizing that a healthy internal culture is essential for achieving long-term goals and making a lasting impact on the world. FastCompany
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Upcoming Webinar????
?? How Impact Metrics Drive Increased Volunteer Engagement and Additional Revenue
??? Next Thursday February 8th at 10am PT / 1pm ET
?? Sheri Chaney Jones : CEO and Founder of Sure Impact
On February 8th, SureImpact CEO and Founder Sheri Chaney Jones will be joining Civic Champs to discuss how to measure and share the impact of your volunteers in order to increase volunteer engagement and revenue.
Learning takeaways:
? 3 types of data you need to collect to measure your social impact
? 3 key questions to help you start measuring your impact
? How impact measurement helps engage volunteers
? How to incorporate your volunteer data into your social return on investment story
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