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Aatmanirbhara,   In March of 2020 there were some exciting things happening in the field of volunteer engagement. I know that month is notorious for other reasons, but before we went into lockdown, and learned all about the protein spikes on corona viruses, VolunteerMatch was participating in a new initiative around strategic volunteer engagement, and it's finally ready to be shared!   The Leighty Foundation - led by Jane Justis - believes that strategic volunteer engagement is a core strategy for organizational sustainability. In early March 2020, they convened a round table to discuss why other foundations weren't supporting this work through grantmaking.   Jane envisioned a survey for nonprofit executive directors and for foundation decision-makers to help understand why these tactics weren't adopted by more organizations, and why that work wasn't funded. They also believed that if they could understand why this wasn't happening, they could help organizations and funders understand why it should. The Leighty Foundation invited VolunteerMatch - as well as other organizations and funders - to participate in this initiative.   And now, almost three years later, we have results from those surveys and some exciting insights to share. We hope you'll join us on February 7th to learn more!   p.s. You may have already received an email from us about the upcoming Learning Center hiatus. I have some exciting things planned for the Learning Center later this year, but to get those things ready, I need to step back a little bit on the day-to-day webinars. We will have our regularly scheduled webinars through March 2023, and all of the slides and resources will continue to be available for download during the hiatus. It's too early to share details, but I promise we'll let you know soon, and I think you'll be excited too!   Jennifer Bennett, CVA Director, Education & Training | VolunteerMatch The Learning Center  Turn up the volume on volunteer engagement:   2/07 Managing Difficult Volunteer Transitions 2/09 Creating a Culture of Volunteer Engagement 2/14 Recognition Strategies for Today's Volunteers 2/15 Build Staff Buy-In for Volunteer Engagement 2/16 Developing a Strategic Plan for Volunteer Engagement   2023 Volunteer Management Progress Report Chock full of industry insights the 2023 Volunteer Management Progress Report is now available for free download. It includes current salary ranges for leaders of volunteers, along with trends of volunteer recruitment, engagement, and impact. Read More 6 Ways To Keep Your Volunteers Engaged For any organization that relies on volunteers to accomplish their mission, recruitment is only the first step. The big question is how to keep the volunteers you've recruited active, engaged and committed to the cause? Read More LOV Resources Charity Digital explores the cost-of-living crisis and How volunteering will develop in 2023. Hint: flexible volunteer opportunities are more important than ever!   We know creating content can be a full time job—that's why we made eye-catching graphic quotes you can share on social media or anywhere else!   Use the custom field to track the stages of volunteer onboarding. Here's how! Additionally, our support team is always available to answer any questions regarding your account (support@volunteermatch.org).    Do you have awesome resources, insightful data, or professional workshops that our community might find useful? Share it on social media and tag @volunteermatch with #NPOnews! VolunteerMatch, 5424 Sunol Blvd, Suite 10 PMB 1164, Pleasanton, CA 94566-7705 Manage preferences