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		<title>Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference-March 25th</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Marks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PLEASE JOIN US Volunteer Management Group presents the 3rd Annual Volunteer  Management for Nonprofits Conference at University Settlement at the Houston Street Center on Friday, March 25, 2011, from 8:00 am to 5:00pm. Join your colleagues, peers and leaders in &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteer-management/volunteer-management-for-nonprofits-conference-march-26th/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NYAVA Members&#8217; Breakfast &#8211; December 10, 2010</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/uncategorized/nyava-members-breakfast-december-10-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Marks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOT TOPIC: Volunteer Communications NYAVA members are invited to attend an engaging discussion on the hot topic of volunteer communications. Some of the questions we will discuss include: -How often are you communicating with your volunteers? -What communication methods are most effective &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/uncategorized/nyava-members-breakfast-december-10-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Could Raiser&#8217;s Edge Give You the Edge in this Job Market?</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/uncategorized/could-raisers-edge-give-you-the-edge-in-this-job-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Marks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had a student ask me &#8220; I heard about Raiser&#8217;s Edge as a tool used by nonprofit organizations. What do you think about it and is it worth learning it to boost my skills and get an edge in this &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/uncategorized/could-raisers-edge-give-you-the-edge-in-this-job-market/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Asking Too Much? Charging Volunteers for Training</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteering/are-we-asking-too-much-charging-volunteers-for-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffani Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s economy, our budgets are shrinking and our need for volunteers is growing. With less and less funding available, how do we meet the needs of a 21st century program? A growing trend is to charge volunteers a fee to attend required trainings.  <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteering/are-we-asking-too-much-charging-volunteers-for-training/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing Burnout: How to Keep Going…</title>
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		<comments>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteering/preventing-burnout-how-to-keep-going%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tiffani Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does burnout look like? Grief, stress, guilt, confusion between worth and work, keeping score, eroded physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and relational health...Our best defense against burnout is a constant awareness of emotions and physical signs. And, we need to continuously examine our expectations of ourselves and of others. <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteering/preventing-burnout-how-to-keep-going%e2%80%a6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New York Life Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Nurturing the Children&#8221; intiative supports Comfort Zone Camp</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/uncategorized/150/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Childhood bereavement is one of the New York Life Foundation’s core focus areas of its ‘Nurturing the Children’ initiative. The death of a loved one is one of the most stressful events a child can face.  One in seven children experiences &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/uncategorized/150/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenwich House Music School Benefit</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/special-event/greenwich-house-music-school-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30PM, an all-star cast will take to the stage for a one-night-only benefit performance of “COME RAIN OR COME SHINE: Celebrating the Songs of Johnny Mercer.”  The event will take place at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/special-event/greenwich-house-music-school-benefit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Foster Kids through Fashion</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/special-event/helping-foster-kids-through-fashion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calypso St. Barth and Denise Spatafora invite you the launch of &#8220;Better Birth, The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Birth to Hospitals&#8221; on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, from 6-8pm at Calypso St. Barth Tribeca, 137 West Broadway. Call 212-608-2222 or &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/special-event/helping-foster-kids-through-fashion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Answering the Call: A Community Forum on Healthy Aging and Civic Engagement</title>
		<link>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/community-forum/jewish-association-for-services-for-the-aged-jasa-invites-you-to-answering-the-call-a-community-forum-on-healthy-aging-and-civic-engagement/</link>
		<comments>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/community-forum/jewish-association-for-services-for-the-aged-jasa-invites-you-to-answering-the-call-a-community-forum-on-healthy-aging-and-civic-engagement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) invites you to Answering the Call: A Community Forum on Healthy Aging and Civic Engagement to be held on June 12th, from 9am-1pm at UJA-Federation of New York. Click here for &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/community-forum/jewish-association-for-services-for-the-aged-jasa-invites-you-to-answering-the-call-a-community-forum-on-healthy-aging-and-civic-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMG Inaugural Volunteer Management Conference a Success</title>
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		<comments>http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteer/vmg-conference-a-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural VMG Conference for Nonprofit Volunteer Management held on Friday, March 27, 2009, at Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY, was a huge success. Attendees experienced a one-day event of presentations and networking to empower and motivate them to go &#8230; <a href="http://volunteermanagementgroup.com/blog/volunteer/vmg-conference-a-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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