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May 2012

Three Things Volunteer Managers Can Learn from the Social Media Revolution

Guest commentator Rob Jackson draws three critical points from recent social media data that have direct relevance to leaders of volunteers – and gives tips for responding. Are you keeping up with how fast things are changing?

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"News in the Volunteer Field" Blog

Newest Posting: 11 May 2012

Long-time, Dependable Journal of Extension Free to All

We are generally primed to get excited by things that are new. But it's important to remember that traditional materials can remain useful, even vibrant. One great example is the Journal of Extension (JOE), the official refereed journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System (which includes 4-H, Master Gardeners, nutrition advisors and other volunteer-centered programs). As of June 1994, JOE has been published exclusively on the World Wide Web at www.joe.org. And the full contents are accessible to any site visitor at no charge.

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e-V olunteerism Journal - Vol. XII, Issue 3, April- July 2012

Points of View

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been. . .

By Steve McCurley and Susan J. Ellis 
e-Volunteerism is now 12 years old, and their joint amazement about that fact caused Steve McCurley and Susan J. Ellis to look back and review what they’ve done. Discover: Why is Steve’s name changing on the online masthead?  Why does Susan call Steve “an uneducated, promiscuous male?” And why does Steve quote the best football player ever on the University of Georgia team?....  Read more
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Inside Our Website: Picks of the Week

Teaching about Volunteering

There are remarkably few elementary or high school curriculum materials to educate teachers about volunteering. Here are some resources to do so.

History/Philosophy/Ethics

A section of our resouce library featuring articles and essays discussing the history, philosophy and ethics of volunteering.

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Our "Top 10 Reasons Why Your Organization Does Not Need Training in Volunteer Management" gave lots of people a good laugh on YouTube.... Enjoy it

 

New Small Organization Membership

In an effort to make our extensive online training program accessible to small organization, we've created a new membership option... Read more

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