A Nonprofit Gallery Gives Veteran Artists a Place to Shine
The Carter Burden Center for Aging, in New York, runs an exhibition space that encourages people in their 70s, 80s, and beyond to create new works of art.
By Michelle Gienow
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Advice for Reaching Out to Male Volunteers
Recruiting and keeping male volunteers is challenging, but creative charity officials have developed many ways to reach out to them. Among them: Assign specific, finite tasks. “We have found that, as a general group, men tend to like volunteering that has a more concrete task,” says Gary Bagley,…
By Michelle Gienow
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Wanted: More Men Committing More Time to Charities
From the time he began tutoring his fellow fourth-graders at Philadelphia’s St. Francis of Assisi School, Anthony Radocaj has spent much of his nearly six decades volunteering. The retired insurance executive has taught kids to read, helped with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, and now heads a…
By Michelle Gienow
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Goodwill and Universities Team Up to Aid Farmers With Disabilities
David Glamm had been raising corn and cows on his southwest Minnesota farm for most of his 47 years when a silo-unloader accident in 2004 claimed his left foot and ankle. A below-the-knee prosthesis allowed him to walk again, but the constant, strenuous labor required to tend his crops and dairy…
By Michelle Gienow
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In a time of tightened budgets and slimmer staffs, many organizations will rely more heavily than ever on the energy and extra hands of summer interns. But interns also present challenges, often stemming from their inexperience. Thoughtful preparation, say both nonprofit managers and educators, is…
By Michelle Gienow
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Professional Singer Found Her Voice as Leader of a Washington Volunteer Group
Siobhan Canty is comfortable taking risks in life: As a professional musician, she learned how to succeed in a competitive and unpredictable field. “I trained as a classical singer and did it professionally for 10 years,” Ms. Canty says. However, she adds with a laugh, “during that time I had the…
By Michelle Gienow
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