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VolunteerHub Brief
connecting people with purpose
February 2011
Google Offers $15,000 NGO Impact Award
One nonprofit partner has the potential to receive a $15,000 first-place award from Google.
Google is running an “Online Marketing Challenge,” open to interested undergraduate and graduate level students and a supervising professor.
Google will give each group competing $200 in AdWords credit to help build an online marketing campaign for a community partner – either a nonprofit organization or business.
Make sure to pass this information along to local colleges!
Registration deadline is April 21, 2011.
SwipeGood Easily “Rounds Up”
Donations for Charities
SwipeGood, a new San Francisco-based company, provides an innovative way for credit and debit card users to donate to their favorite charities: by rounding purchases up to the next dollar.
Average amount given per donor is $20 per month.
There is no charge to charities registering on SwipeGood.
NYT Takes a Look at Volunteerism and College Admissions
This New York Times article summarizes what admissions teams are looking for when it comes to potential students’ volunteerism records.
Read more
High Tech on a Budget:
Free Color Printers for Nonprofits
FreeColorPrinters is providing either a free ColorQube 8570/DN color printer or Phaser 8560MFP/D color multifunction printer to nonprofits.
The program is recommended for organizations that print at least 2000 color prints each month (four reams of paper) and have printing costs of at least $125 per month.
Tech Trend:
Pew Study Links Internet Use & Volunteerism
According to PCMag.com, “about 80 percent of Internet users participate in some sort of volunteer group, compared to 56 of non-Web users.”
Random Acts of Kindness Week Begins 2/14
What is your organization doing for Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 14 - 20)?
Share your stories at www.randomactsofkindness.org.
Inside VolunteerHub:
Customizing the User Form
VolunteerHub allows administrators to determine what information will be asked of volunteers who register on your Hub. These options include emergency contact, SMS opt-in, and more.
To edit the User Form:
- Click the Setup tab on the navigation bar.
- Click the User Form subtab.
- Click the Edit button to the left of the appropriate
question. - Adjust question as needed.
- Click the Save Question button.
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