The U.S. and Volunteering
The U.S. Department of Labor published some statistics on volunteering from last year (2009). I was skimming the report (yes I get nerdy about civic involvement) and am going to share some of the main stats concerning our country’s… Read More
Seeking Testimonials
My regular readers over at Education Matters are aware that I am collecting testimonials for a book about the student lending crisis – it’s a tale about how the best and brightest in the U.S. have been s$%*#ed by… Read More
Generation Volunteer
Gen Y is talked about a lot on the Internet. I won’t pretend to be an expert on Gen Y beyond being a member, and this post is not going to discuss my generation’s job-hopping, sense of entitlement, or technological savvy.… Read More
An Excerpt from CIRCLE researchers James B. Hyman & Peter Levine
Civic engagement may also cost money…
When we recruit volunteers we are not only asking them to commit uncompensated time but we are usually asking them to bear the cost of volunteering – an implicit contribution of cash through the costs… Read More
