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Time100 Climate 2024 Michael D. Smith

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AP: Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

Thalia Beaty | Nov. 19, 2024

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.

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Serving to Build a Purpose: How Volunteering Empowers Older Adults to Connect and Grow

Empathy Affect Podcast | February 1, 2024

As adults age, many retire, become empty nesters, and are trying to figure out their next chapter in life. AmeriCorps Seniors has helped 140,000 people discover that next chapter through volunteer opportunities across the country. 

Listen HERE.

AmeriCorps Shares About MLK Day of Service with NBC News

NBC News | January 31, 2024

Nathanial H. Benjamin, AmeriCorps Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, joined Rory O'Neill for Morning Drive to share about volunteer opportunities on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service 2024. 

WATCH: HERE

Chesapeake Bay Receives $7.4 Million Boost in Habitat Conservation and Restoration Funding

Aliza Worthington
Baltimore Fishbowl | November 13, 2023

Habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are about to receive a significant boost in support and protection, thanks to $7.4 million in new grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Read more on the Baltimore Fishbowl.

National Service Is Good For Business

Thomas Bostick
Forbes | November 12, 2023

Having people skilled in the public arena and then serving in the private sector will help businesses better understand how to work successfully on complex matters that can only be solved when our public and private sectors work together. Read more on Forbes.

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