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Celebrate Volunteers during National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week was last week, April 10-16, and many organizations celebrated their volunteers during the week with a party or event. The Women’s Resource Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan,...
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Make Recognition a Part of your Spring Field Day
Spring is here! (At least that’s what they tell us. Parts of Michigan got 9 inches of snow last week!) And many schools, teachers, and room moms will soon be planning the annual spring field day in...
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6 Tips to Recognize Back to School Student Workers or Volunteers
As our days are becoming shorter and the air crisper, nature is telling us back to school is around the corner. My first day back to school is the 29th, which is less than a week away. Yikes! Back to...
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Three Principles that Will Inspire Volunteers to Give Their All for You!
Over the years, I have volunteered for a number of different organizations. And I’ve done it for a number of reasons: desire to help people in need, passion for a particular cause, and an interest in...
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Four Ideas for Celebrating Volunteers during National Volunteer Week April...
When is National Volunteer Week 2012 and how will you celebrate volunteers this year? April is National Volunteer Month, and the week of April 15-21 is celebrated as National Volunteer Week....
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Five Free Resources for Volunteer Appreciation Ideas
Since Volunteer Appreciation Week is in one month, I know there are lots of volunteer coordinators and leaders who are working on their volunteer appreciation plans. To help you out, I've lsited five...
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Our Top Volunteer Appreciation Themes (Plus an Exclusive Sneak Peek at Our...
I recently told you about an inspiring volunteer experience our creative team had at Kids’ Food Basket here in Grand Rapids. Buzz went around the office after we returned, and more teams were asking...
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New Volunteer Appreciation Ideas Video for National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month, and I encourage organizations to honor their volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 15-21. I’ve been able to learn a lot about volunteer through my work...
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How Can I Radiate Pure Awesome?
Working for Baudville comes with its perks – free product, for example. Well, one of those free products, our I Radiate Pure Awesome Tote Bag has happened to become my six-month-old son’s diaper bag...
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Our Top Three Volunteer Appreciation Ideas!
National Volunteer Week (April 21-27) is fast approaching! How will you celebrate the dedicated volunteers who give their time and energy to help your organization achieve its goals? If you’re not...
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October 26, 2013 is National Make a Difference Day – Here’s 5 Ideas to Get...
For more than 20 years, USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light have joined together to sponsor Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. Millions of people join together...
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4 Ways to Celebrate International Volunteer Day!
December 5th is International Volunteer Day. This day was marked by the United Nations in 1985 as a time for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to be recognized for their commitment, as...
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Lend a Helping Hand
Before I came to work at Baudville, I will have to admit that my volunteer experience was dismal. I had always fallen back on the excuse that I was too busy or just filled my weekend with other plans,...
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5 Low-Cost, No-Cost Ways to Celebrate National Volunteer Week!
As a creative writing major in college I was required to complete a semester-long internship in the writing field. There weren't many "creative" writing gigs in our town so I opted for grant writing,...
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Our Product Guru's Top 5 Springtime Faves!
I don't know about you, but I love spring! The sun finally comes out, the birds begin to chirp, and we welcome our resident family of geese back to their summer home here at the 'ville. But the cherry...
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April 13-19 is National Library Week!
On the first day of the month, I saw a post in my newsfeed that said our main Grand Rapids Public Library would be closing permanently. My heart sank as I thought of that beautiful, iconic structure...
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Five Ways to Celebrate Earth Day!
On April 21, in an undisclosed year in the 20th Century, I turned 21. My roommates threw a big shindig for me, which they cleverly called the Bearthday Party, combining the festivities of a milestone...
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