Rise Up and Give Back
Why It Matters
The face of volunteering has changed over the years to become more diverse. During National Volunteer Week, we look at trends shaping the future of volunteering, which gives us insight into civic engagement, giving back, and changing narratives in the world of impact.
Happy National Volunteer Week.
If youโre engaged with a charity or non-profit, youโll likely receive kudos from that organization during #NVW2019, which runs April 7-13, 2019. Maybe itโs a newsletter, or a card, or a callโall nice touchpoints, but they are secondary to the intrinsic motivation that spurs most and keeps people going. The ways in which people commit to their communities is diversifying. It might be through board work, long-term projects or, increasingly, through episodic tasks such as hosting an event, taking photographs for an organizationโs social media accounts, or dispensing advice.
While volunteering is a traditional engagement toolโoften on a ladder toward other organizational goals such as giving a donationโthe act of volunteering in of itself is being seen for its own meritsโand for its necessity. In 2015, 57 percent of all Canadian
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