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Energize February 2007 Susan J. Ellis	Voluntourism - Pros, Cons, and Possibilities When important projects with few resources can welcome willing volunteers from far away, the risks may be worth it to both sides.
AFP eWire April 17, 2006	Giving Money, Not Time, Preferred Method of Giving American adults are more likely to donate money than time to causes they support, according to a national survey. These findings represent a reversal from a 2005 study.
AFP eWire May 21, 2004	Is Too Much Volunteering Bad for Your Health? Study found that those respondents who volunteered their time to charities and other groups tended to have worse physical health than those who didn't volunteer.
AFP eWire February 28, 2005	New Report Sheds Light on Why People Volunteer While moral values are the primary reason many Americans volunteer, clear differences emerge between age groups, according to a survey.
AFP eWire February 19, 2007	Volunteering Slightly Down in 2006, But Overall Still Strong Results from a survey on volunteering by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a modest decline, but they may reflect special circumstances instead of a trend. Includes statistics on the demographics of volunteers.
AFP eWire November 19, 2007	New York Times, Globe and Mail Honor Giving, National Philanthropy Day(R) In conjunction with National Philanthropy Day, two key North American media outlets developed special supplements in 2007 devoted to philanthropy and the charitable sector.
AFP eWire March 15, 2004	AFP Fundraising Survey Shows Giving Rebounded in 2003 Nearly 73 percent of respondents to AFP's third annual State of Fundraising Survey indicated that their organizations raised the same amount of money or more in 2003 than they did in 2002.
AFP eWire February 25, 2008	Volunteering Grows, But Giving Money Still Considered Easier The percentage of Americans who volunteer is growing, but the majority say that giving money is easier.
AFP eWire June 9, 2006	Corporate Giving Up Strongly in 2005 The 2005 survey of corporate philanthropy included 91 companies representing more than 50% of total corporate philanthropy in the U.S. The median amount of total giving per company was $38.2 million, up from $33.4 million in 2004.
Energize July 3, 2012	Is Volunteering the Emperor's New Clothes? - Responses I think local offices of big corporations could contribute to community service by sending a regular volunteer to an "adopted" agency once or twice per month to help track volunteerism initiatives.
Search Engine Watch September 14, 2010 Kevin Gibbons	10 Top Online Travel Marketing Tips Compete and drive sales in the travel sector using this advice on paid search budget planning, user-generated content, search engine optimization, and much more.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	New Website Registers Volunteers for Future Disasters The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network have created a new website to help prepare for future disasters by linking charities with volunteers.
AFP eWire October 29, 2007	Older Volunteers Now Looking for Payments Retirees and older volunteers are now looking to be paid, even just a small sum, for their charitable work.
AFP eWire September 2, 2004	New Reports on How and Why Canadians Give, Volunteer The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy published new reports highlighting such data as what types of organizations Canadians volunteer for, the role of religion in philanthropy and factors that affect Canadian giving and volunteering levels.
AFP eWire June 4, 2007	Millionaires Gave More in 2006, but Is Philanthropic Interest Waning? Two recently released studies provide contrasting data about whether millionaires will give more in 2007 than in 2006 and if their interest in charitable giving is on the decline.
AFP eWire August 4, 2008	Volunteering Up, Dropout Rate Still High Retaining donors is not the only challenge nonprofits face. A recent study shows that retention rates for volunteers are nearly as daunting.
AFP eWire October 16, 2006	Advertising Council Unveils New Giving Campaign The campaign, which is titled "Generous Nation" and includes the call-to-action "Don't Almost Give. Give," will feature television and Internet advertising and a website to help link interested individuals with opportunities to help.
AFP eWire February 6, 2006	New Report Shows Fundraisers Hopeful About Giving in U.S. In the second half of 2005, fundraisers became slightly more hopeful than they had been six months previously about the climate for philanthropy in the United States, according to a December survey.
Energize June 2005 Susan J. Ellis	Mobile Volunteers - `Tis the Season In the past, one simply wished vacationing volunteers a good time and hoped they'd return in a few months. But if the person is going to have access to a computer and the Internet while away, consider a virtual assignment.
AFP eWire November 16, 2010	National Philanthropy Day(R) More Important Than Ever Officially celebrated on Nov. 15, people around the globe are coming together to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments that philanthropy -- and those involved in the philanthropic process -- have made to the world.
AFP eWire May 4, 2006	Volunteers Still Not Being Used for Maximum Impact A new survey shows that a vast majority of nonprofit organizations are not taking full advantage of the professional skills and knowledge possessed by their volunteers.
AskMen.com Michael Hirsch	How To: Volunteer For A Charity Many guys want to give back to society somehow. However, many of us can't afford to donate much money to worthy causes. That's why volunteering for a charity is a good alternative.
AFP eWire December 12, 2005	Tapping Into Baby Boomer Volunteerism A new report provides fresh research about the aging of the American labor force and suggests ways that both for-profits and nonprofits can tap into the talent and energy of the baby boomer generation for their volunteer programs.
AFP eWire May 3, 2004	Use the Net to Find Interns, Volunteers A number of websites now offer nonprofits opportunities to find and link with individuals who want to work for nonprofit missions and causes.
AFP eWire October 10, 2005	New Canadian Initiative to Promote Corporate Volunteerism Volunteer Canada and The Home Depot Canada have announced an initiative to work with corporations and businesses and encourage their employees to volunteer in their communities.
AFP eWire June 30, 2008	Donors Who Mean Business High net worth business owners are dedicated donors who have incorporated philanthropy into their financial plans and will give steadily despite the economic environment.
AFP eWire December 8, 2009	Decreasing Value of Charitable Deduction Would Have Negative Impact, Many Charities Say More than half of charitable fundraisers surveyed indicated their organizations would be hurt by a White House proposal to decrease the value of the charitable deduction.
AFP eWire March 13, 2006	Atlanta Resident Terry Stent Named Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser The award honors service by an individual or family who demonstrates exceptional skills in coordinating and motivating groups of volunteers for fundraising projects for the benefit of charitable organizations.
InsideFlyer September 2010	A Hotel Recovery Without Leisure Travelers? Three key performance metrics reported by Smith Travel Research finally revealed positive signs for the upscale, upper-upscale and luxury segments of the U.S. hotel industry.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell	Hot Topics Two polls dealing with the questions of future health care benefits and charity contributions are explored.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	What is Volunteer Time Worth? The value of the volunteer hour has increased. According to an estimate, one hour of volunteer time rose to $17.55 for 2004, up from $17.19 per hour in 2003.
AFP eWire October 15, 2007	Overview of Canadian Philanthropic Achievements Imagine Canada has released a study detailing the specific achievements that Canadian philanthropy and the country's charitable sector has accomplished.
AFP eWire November 13, 2006	Majority of Wealthy Unaffected by Tax Incentives, Not Interested in Leaving a Legacy A new study reveals that a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving.
AFP eWire July 24, 2006	Women, People in Utah, Most Likely to Volunteer A new study is the first to provide a detailed breakdown of America's giving habits and patterns by state and region, including state-by-state rankings and profiles of volunteering in reach region and state.
AFP eWire November 6, 2012	Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 6, 2012) Work/Perspective: Fundraising: The F Word (Failure) (fundraising101)... Social Media/Marketing: 5 Ways Instagram Can Boost Your Marketing Plan... Volunteer Management: VIP Volunteer Opportunities...
Energize June 2006 Susan J. Ellis	Wouldn't It Be Nice to Really Know.... Trends in volunteering are reported largely based on observation and anecdotes rather than on hard data.
AFP eWire June 2, 2008	What Makes a Volunteer Outstanding The recipient of the 2008 Ketchum Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser is described as a unique blend of philanthropist, leader and volunteer.
AFP eWire June 26, 2006	Report Provides New Ideas on Arts, Education, Health Fundraising A new report on household giving in the United States identifies several key factors, beyond just wealth and income, as to why people give to arts, education and health charities.
Inc. July 1, 2003 Nadine Heintz	Cut Travel Expenses The big travel websites are scrambling to help small companies cut costs.
AFP eWire October 27, 2008	Survey Finds Large Majority Tightening Wallets, Reducing Gifts More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent survey indicate they have become more concerned about their finances, leading half to either reduce their giving or stop giving altogether.
Energize June 2011 Paula J. Beugen	Is the Corporation for National and Community Service on the Right Track for Volunteerism? After energetically working alongside many others to advance the concepts for what became the National and Community Service Act of 1990, I am stunned by the current state of what is now the Corporation for National and Community Service
AFP eWire January 21, 2005	U.S. Philanthropy Ranks Seventh in Study of International Nonprofit Sectors The United States ranks only seventh in the world in its level of private philanthropy as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	Canadian Volunteers Motivated by Cause, Connection Canadians are more motivated to volunteer their time and resources because of the personal satisfaction they feel rather than any reward or recognition they may receive, according to a survey.
Fast Company March 1, 2007 Christopher Percy Collier	Changing the World, One Luxury Vacation at a Time Philanthropic travel combines exotic destinations with a dollop of social conscience.
AFP eWire April 24, 2006	Survey Shows Hurricane Relief Had Little Impact on U.S. Giving Most Americans who gave money to help victims of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes also contributed to all of their normal charities as well, according to a survey.
AFP eWire October 27, 2008	Giving Incentives Top List of Charity Public Policy Priorities A survey of charity leaders across the U.S. found that increasing tax incentives for individual charitable giving was ranked as their highest public policy priority for 2009 and beyond.
Searcher June 2010 Cecilia Hogan	For Our Next (Charitable) Trick, We'll Need a Volunteer The author explores the ins and outs of the volunteer experience and offers suggestions on where to find the ideal volunteer position.
Energize January 2007 Susan J. Ellis	Should Volunteer Program Managers Be Volunteers, Too? There's never been a better time to volunteer for a volunteer management network - and that's true in a range of countries around the world, many of whom are nurturing embryo associations right now.
AFP eWire October 17, 2005	President Signs Katrina Giving Measures The president has signed into law new charitable giving provisions as part of a Hurricane Katrina tax package designed to encourage giving both to relief organizations and charities overall.
AFP eWire March 24, 2008	Are Tech-Savvy Millenials the New Voice of Philanthropy? It's a pretty good assumption that Millennials, also known as Generation Y-born in 1982 and after, show strong promise to be the next great civic-minded generation.