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Digital Care Circles: The Future in Volunteering?
Part One of a Four-Part SeriesA chance encounter with volunteering legend Susan J. Ellis–in a New York City hotel lobby during the 1997 Points of Light conference–sets the stage for the start of this three-part series on “Digital Care Circles: The  Future in Volunteering?”In…
Joan Cardellino, Dana Litwin, CVA, Todd McMullin
Feature Articles
January 2023
Like Butter Scraped Over Too Much Bread
There has not been a time since the World Wars where it seems the global population is facing such upheaval, so many demands and layers of losses. It seems like people are reaching the end of their tethers. Or, as J.R.R. Tolkien famously wrote, they feel "thin, sort of stretched…
Rob Jackson, Erin R. Spink
Points of View
January 2023
Will AI Change Volunteering Forever? A Conversation with ChatGPT
Q4 of 2022 was a seminal moment for artificial intelligence. Indeed, this was the quarter when the conversation about AI shifted from hypothetical questions and defined capabilities to a mass-market, free and commercial product offering. This is when we met ChatGPT.  ChatGPT is…
Sam Fankuchen
Ahead of the Curve
January 2023
Exploring the Ethics of AI and Robots in Volunteerism
Volunteering is usually about people, but what impact and ethical considerations are there for volunteerism as artificial intelligence (AI) and robots become more embedded in everyday life? For answers, dive into this Ethics column, "Exploring the Ethics of AI and Robots in …
Edward Perry MBA, EdD (c), Robin Yap LLB, M.SC, M.ED, DM, FELLOW, CTDP
Ethics
January 2023
Blood and Volunteering
While recently donating blood, Adam Janes, CVA, started making comparisons between the funding and infrastructure afforded to the Canadian Blood Service verses the volunteerism sector. And that’s when the questions started. In this feature story, Janes seeks answers to determine…
Adam Janes, CVA
Feature Articles
January 2023
Enhancing Inclusion in Volunteer Workforces
Schools, corporations and volunteer centers all send individuals and groups to perform volunteer service. In doing so, they have control over who is included and excluded in these activities. Encouraging volunteer-sending organizations to pay more attention to underrepresented…
Laurie Mook, Ph.D.
Research to Practice
January 2023
Student Volunteering in the UK Before and After COVID-19
The volunteering sector has been through a challenging period in the past few years, and student volunteering in the UK has been no different. Volunteering services at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) dealt with a specific set of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Mariana Vieira da Rocha
Voices
January 2023

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