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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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NFL Inspire Change: 21 Social Justice Grant Partners Extended

HBCU Legends 
Sports Illustrated | June 1, 2022 

As part of the NFL's Inspire Change social justice initiative, the league announced renewals of 21 national grant partners, totaling $6.5 million in donations. Read more at Sports Illustrated.

New Breed of American Leader

The Harvard Gazette | May 31, 2022

"Once again, we are facing an existential threat to the republic. Once again, we hear a clarion call for unity and action. Once again, we face the question: Will our citizenry answer the call?" Excerpted from “Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders Are Made” by David Gergen, professor of public service and founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Read more at The Harvard Gazette.

VOICES: You Can Help Disrupt Generational Poverty

Adam Blake and Laura Mercer 
Dayton Daily News | May 29 

On Memorial Day 2019, 19 tornadoes damaged nearly 6,000 homes in Dayton, Ohio. A coalition of the region’s non-profit organizations, was created to manage the recovery of tornado-impacted individuals and households and created opportunities for families to become first-time homeowners. Read more at  Dayton Daily News.

Rescue of 7 Dolphins Stranded in Cape Cod by Low Tide 'Went as Smoothly as We Could Hope'

Kelli Bender
People Magazine | May 20, 2022

AmeriCorps members joined International Fund for Animal Welfare and National Park Service in Cape Cod, Mass. to help place seven stranded dolphins back to the sea. Read more from People Magazine.

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