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Many of the Sustainable Development Goals call for long-term attitude and behaviour changes. Volunteers facilitate changes in mindsets by raising awareness or championing those changes and inspiring others.

Volunteerism and the Global Goals | UNV A set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, also known as the Global Goals) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change by 2030 were adopted by world leaders at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015. These global goals are universal, in...

Impressive example on TED of how you can use your skills to help others to change their lives!

Why I’m teaching prisoners to code Chris Redlitz of The Last Mile describes the thinking behind a program to rehabilitate prisoners — by teaching them to code.

Volunteers are committed advocates of making the world a better place. From local community volunteers to those on the frontline of natural disasters, volunteers are quintessential to humanity – the billion volunteers globally bring communities together.
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International Volunteer Day 2016 | UNV We are encouraging people around the world to give volunteers much-deserved through social media engagement and support of your country IVD celebrations.

When Volunteers Weigh In, Watch What Happens When Amy was promoted to Director of Volunteer Services at Tel Hai, she decided to shake things up. She held focus groups of volunteers to get their feedback.

5 Deadly Sins of Recruiting Volunteers Many nonprofits struggle with finding new volunteers. If you can relate, you may be committing one of the five deadly sins of recruiting volunteers.

How technology can change the act of giving by Epic Foundation at Websummit Lisbon today.

We´ll be at the Web Summit in Lisbon starting TODAY! If you´re around let's meet up.

WEB SUMMIT | LISBON 2016 | WHERE THE TECH WORLD MEETS It's been called 'the best technology conference on the planet'. But we just think it's different. And that difference works for Web Summit attendees, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the most exciting startups in the world. Our speakers may be world class, but our networking is simply legendar...

Why Corporate Volunteer Programs worth the personnel and financial investment? Here are 4 ways a volunteer program produces a high ROI for a company.

4 Reasons Why A Corporate Volunteer Program Is A Smart Investment Millenials want to do good in the world, so how can companies leverage that for a better workplace?

According to a recent study commissioned by Oxfam GB, 8 in 10 people said volunteering improved their social circle, gaining 6 new friend on average. Half of those said giving free time to help others boosted their career prospects, with 10% getting a pay rise or promotion. What are you waiting for?

Volunteering 'can improve your social life and make you less lonely' VOLUNTEERING leads to an enhanced social life, less loneliness, a better job and for one in 10 people a partner, according to new research.

Volunteering offers a unique set of opportunities to those who welcome it. And that means you can’t approach it like anything else. So what questions should you ask yourself before volunteering?

What Questions Should You Ask Before Volunteering? Volunteering offers a unique set of opportunities -- you can’t approach it like anything else. So, what questions should you ask yourself before volunteering?