🎉 It's Global Volunteer Month!

Leaders of Volunteers,   April marks Global Volunteer Month and we are so excited to share some fresh data and a fresh face on our team!   You may have joined us for our webinar last week, "How We Connect: Hopeful and Helpful Data from Today's Volunteers." The full report is now available as well as the presentation slides and recording:   Join us Wednesday (tomorrow) as we continue discussing the survey results in Best Practices for Recruiting and Engaging Volunteers from Zoomers to Boomers. We will be diving into generational themes with AARP Foundation and Youth Volunteer Corps.   And, while I'm thrilled to share all of this survey data with you, there's something else happening at VolunteerMatch that I'm even more excited about! We have a new team member who is going to focus on engaging and supporting our Nonprofit users! Please join me in welcoming Lou Serna!    Jennifer Bennett, CVA Director, Education & Training  Welcoming Lou to Our Team I appreciate the opportunity to use this space to introduce myself —especially during Global Volunteer Month! My name is Lou Serna and I am the Director of Nonprofit Partnership Strategy & Engagement at VolunteerMatch.   I am a life-long volunteer and my whole 20+ year professional career has been with nonprofits in roles of volunteer and community engagement.   I, like many others, fell into a role working with volunteers. My first experience was during my AmeriCorps year and I haven't looked back. Over the years, I developed my ethos —people are the means to social change— we need to find effective ways to engage them.     I am here to listen and learn from nonprofits and volunteers to continue building upon the great platform VolunteerMatch has created. It takes all of us together to create innovative solutions and strategies to our most pressing social issues. I am excited to bring my experience to help connect people to causes in their community. I look forward to crossing paths virtually or in person in the future. LOV Resources Have you been looking for ways to level-up your website for volunteer recruitment? Check out 3 Ways to Engage Volunteers On Your Nonprofit Website.   Explore the Volunteer Engagement Home, an awesome feature set for VolunteerMatch member to ensure you're engaging with all your connections. 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? Let us know at engage@volunteermatch.org. VolunteerMatch, 5424 Sunol Blvd, Suite 10 PMB 1164, Pleasanton, CA 94566-7705 Manage preferences