Service Basics

Volunteering in America Website Launched, Report Released (Uploaded 7/29/2008): New web site gives most detailed information ever on how and where Americans volunteer in over 160 cities; Utah is top volunteer state, Provo and Twin Cities lead metro areas.

The most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering ever assembled shows volunteering in America is strong and poised for growth, as momentum for service grows across the sectors and the need for volunteers is heightened by the economic downturn.; Tagged: service national volunteer america volunteering volunteers report ldquo cities americans; Tag | Email | Comment |
National Service Calendar (Uploaded 3/26/2008): Visit the Service Calendar, part of the weekly newsletter, The National Service Briefing, for annual events and seasons of service.; Tagged: service national events annual weekly calendar briefing newsletter event seasons subscribe; Tag | Email | Comment |
Recruiting College Students for Service Projects (Uploaded 2/21/2008): College campuses and college students can support your project by providing human resources and by planning campus-based events.; Tagged: service students project providing planning recruiting events college campus resources campuses; Tag | Email | Comment |
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers (Uploaded 1/26/2008): Download Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
How do you maintain a committed and interactive group and how do you recruit members that hope to pursue the best interests of your organization?; Tagged: members organization volunteers recruit recruiting quot interactive retain pursue retaining interests; Tag | Email | Comment |
Tips on Starting Community Service Projects (Uploaded 1/22/2008): Download Tips on Starting Community Service Projects.; Tagged: service tip community projects project tips needs friends neighborhood download starting facing; Tag | Email | Comment |
10 Environmental Service Projects (Uploaded 1/20/2008): Download 10 Environmental Service Projects. Since most of these projects involve a ommunity Service Project component, check out Starting a Community Service Project. Remember: these are only ideas...be creative and work to protect your environment in other ways!; Tagged: service projects project environment environmental ways download climatechange green idea starting creative component; Tag | Email | Comment |
Tips from the field: Ideas for Kids in Direct Service (Uploaded 3/23/2007): Direct Service Ideas for Kids; Tagged: service volunteer tip organizations field servenetambassador; Tag | Email | Comment |
Tips from the field: Strength In Numbers (Uploaded 3/23/2007): If you find a cause that is important to you that requires more time and man power than you have, tap into the services and help of those in organizations you belong to.; Tagged: service volunteer tip organizations field servenetambassador; Tag | Email | Comment |
Engaging Youth with Disabilties (Uploaded 2/26/2007): Download Engaging Youth with Disabilities. In an effort to allow everyone the opportunity for greatness, we encourage and challenge you to consider ways to involve volunteers with disabilities in your community service programming.; Tagged: service youth community volunteers opportunity disability disabilities ways everyone programming involve greatness; Tag | Email | Comment |
100 Ways to Make a Difference (Uploaded 2/26/2007): Download 100 Ways to Make a Difference. Young people are serving their communities at record numbers. Each year, approximately 13 million teens give 2.4 billion hours of service back to their communities. Here are some ideas for how you can make a difference.; Tagged: teens service youth ideas community communities billion serving change numbers difference approximately; Tag | Email | Comment |