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Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates in Oregon

Posted by Julie Green on Monday, May 30, 2011, In : About Volunteering - Research and Stats 


 Factors that Influence Volunteer Rates in Oregon

From: VolunteeringInAmerica.gov – information on volunteering and civic engagement -

http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/factors.cfm?state=OR

I want to share some information I found regarding Volunteering in Oregon. My hopes are that other organizations can tap into some trends that increase volunteerism and avoid obstacles that reduce participation. I would also like to increase my understanding so I can motivate folks to do more serv...


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Launching this Project

Posted by Julie Green on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, In : Project News 
I'm anxious to get this party started. I'm getting the basics in place. Website-check, Facebook fan page-check, E-mail-check, Tweeter account-check... now I need to do some design work. I need a logo, some business cards, and few other additions before I go out and hit the streets with flowers in hand. I'd like to develop a resource page for folks to access links and contacts for volunteering agencies. So much to do, so exciting to be doing it.
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Julie Green I'm a student at Portland Community College and this is my honors project. I've done a lot of service work over the years and if there one thing that I learned, it is that doing volunteer work pays you with rewards that money just can't buy. I want others to know these rewards because it'll help make us better people and improve our world one action at a time.

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