Trveor writes:

Found Michele Martin's blog - The Bamboo Project - who writes: 'For the past 10 years, I've consulted to government agencies and nonprofits on issues related to workforce development, career planning and education and training.'

I like this little idea on Michele's site:

A Possible New Source of Funding and Volunteers for Nonprofits?

The NYT has an article on Doing Good on Company Time:

Companies have been using off-site meetings and retreats to foster a sense of camaraderie among employees for decades, but obstacle courses or golf tournaments are becoming as dated as guaranteed frequent-flier upgrades to first class. Today, more corporations are turning to hands-on volunteer projects to get their people motivated and working as a team.

It occurs to me that a forward-thinking, entrepreneurial nonprofit might be able to take advantage of this movement by actively seeking out companies to engage in these kinds of volunteer activities and coordinating them for a fee. Not only would you get volunteers, but you'd also get some unencumbered funding.

On a related note--here's a lifehack article on how to fit volunteerism into your day. A rewrite based on your organization could be a good marketing tool.

Nice little idea for approaching local corporates and bundling a project.

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