Every department head at a nonprofit, & most other staff too, should have this in their job description: "identify tasks & roles for #volunteers in your work & support volunteers engaged by our organization, as appropriate." & be evaluated yearly on this.
https://www.coyotebroad.com/volunteer/volindex02.shtml
Have you used my free grading system to measure the ROI of a volunteer activity at your nonprofit? Let me know! I created it from my own work working with #volunteers (& having to push back against someone wanting to get rid of volunteer involvement).
https://coyotecommunications.com/coyoteblog/2026/03/measure-roi/
Measure the ROI of your nonprofit’s volunteer engagement by grading each volunteer activity

Some organizations want to evaluate ROI (return on investment) regarding volunteer engagement by comparing the cost to the organization for a particular volunteer activity (staff time to support th…

Jayne Cravens / CoyoteBroad Blog

New York Groove: Take inspiration from ‘70s New Yorkers and get really into trees this spring. “In 1976, a group of volunteers and block associations got together, taught themselves how to prune branches and fertilize tree beds, and told the city they would take over maintaining their local street trees…. That effort grew into the organization Trees New York, and its signature Citizen […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/06/new-york-groove-take-inspiration-from-70s-new-yorkers-and-get-really-into-trees-this-spring/
New York Groove: Take inspiration from ‘70s New Yorkers and get really into trees this spring

New York Groove: Take inspiration from ‘70s New Yorkers and get really into trees this spring. “In 1976, a group of volunteers and block associations got together, taught themselves how to pr…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

A volunteer holds two toads during her shift in Margecany, Slovakia, where teams help hundreds of amphibians to cross the busy road as they make their way to the Ružín water reservoir to breed.

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

#photography
#AnimalRescue
#conservation
#frogs
#Slovakia
#volunteers

Khost: Health Kits Distributed to 54 Volunteers

Sunday, April 5, 2026

The Afghan Red Crescent Society distributed health kits to 54 male and female volunteers in the center of Khost Province, as well as the Zazi Maidan and Gurbuz districts. Each volunteer received one kit.

These items will be distributed to the public by the volunteers during Afghan Red Crescent Society awareness gatherings.

The volunteers will raise public awareness about health, hygiene, and preventative measures through awareness campaigns.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society implements activities like this to strengthen public awareness and improve health services.

🔗 https://arcs.af/ps/node/8470

#خوست؛ ۵۴ رضاکارانو ته د #روغتیايي_کېټونو وېش ترسره شو

یکشنبه، ۱۸ شوال ۱۴۴۷

د #افغاني_سرې_میاشتې له لوري د خوست ولایت په مرکز، ځاځي میدان او ګربزو ولسوالیو کې ۵۴ تنو نارینه او ښځینه #رضاکارانو ته د روغتیا ساتنې کېټونه ورکړل شول، چې له مخې يې هر رضاکار ته یو کېټ وسپارل شو.

ټاکل شوې چې دغه #توکي به د افغاني سرې میاشتې د عامه پوهاوي د غونډو پر مهال، د رضاکارانو له لوري په سیمه کې پر عامو وګړو ووېشل شي.

دغه رضاکاران به د #عامه_پوهاوي له لارې د روغتیا، حفظ الصحې او وقایوي تدابیرو په اړه د خلکو د پوهاوي کچه لوړه کړي.

افغاني سره میاشت د عامه پوهاوي د پیاوړتیا او د #روغتیايي_خدماتو د ښه والي په موخه دا ډول فعالیتونه پلي کوي.

🔗 https://url-shortener.me/JMCX

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#Khost: Health Kits Distributed to 54 #Volunteers

Sunday, April 5, 2026

The #ARCS distributed #health_kits to 54 male and female volunteers in the center of Khost Province, as well as Zazi Maidan and Gurbuz districts.

The #items will be distributed to the public by the volunteers during ARCS awareness sessions.

Through these activities, volunteers will raise #awareness about health, hygiene, and preventive measures.

The ARCS carries out such activities to #strengthen public awareness and improve health services.

🔗 https://arcs.af/ps/node/8470

Source: Afghan Red Crescent | افغاني سره میاشت (@ARCSAfghanistan)
[ https://x.com/ARCSAfghanistan/status/2040736951653851158 ]

#Afghanistan

Record number of bald eagles tallied in annual Kings County count
A group of volunteers participating in the annual bald eagle count in Kings County saw over 600 of the birds, a record for the nearly 50-year-old survey.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/annapolis-valley-eagle-count-record-9.7152959?cmp=rss
Heartless thieves steal CFA equipment over Easter long weekend

TERIP TERIP, VIC. — Sadly, Terip Terip CFA is not waking up to the Easter morning they had hoped for.

VicNews

Looking for personal recommendations for #nonprofits or #NGOs in #FrankfurtAM with English as an operational language or that accepts #volunteers that speak only English. I am learning German, but I'm not at "business-level" yet.

I'd specifically like to #volunteer for one that focuses on #tech, #HumanRights, #housing, and other social issues, a place to properly integrate with the community while doing good.

#volunteering #Frankfurt #Germany #Deutschland

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Hungary lobbied against EU's Russia sanctions at Moscow's request -- How Ukraine is 'systematically' destroying Russia's air defenses -- Massive explosion at Russian petrochemical plant in Tatarstan -- Finland developing Ukraine-style drone alert app ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/wednesday-april-1-2026/

According to the American Hiking Society, 60% of the trail maintenance across Forest Service sites in the USA last year was done by #volunteers.
The society hosts volunteer work parties on public lands across the country. Here are the dates & places:
https://americanhiking.org/volunteer-vacation-trips/
Trips Archive

American Hiking Society