Engage Library

Due to the history of philanthropy, nonprofit and civic organizations have mostly built their engagement infrastructure around a single question: Is this person willing to serve? And that willingness to serve, author Breauna Dorelus argues, automatically generates moral…

Why is it especially important to keep community-centered in times of uncertainty? How do our identities as Leaders of Volunteers shape our view of volunteerism? Is it still possible to be innovative when the ground feels like it's unsteady underneath us? Cristina Johnson, a…

In Voices, author Breauna Dorelus explores the deeply rewarding and unique Points of Light Conference that she and other BIPOC attendees experienced this summer in Houston. “As soon as I knew I was going to the Points of Light Conference, I also knew that this year some ideas…

"We do it because we are supposed to.""We get the most volunteers this day, but they never come back.""I get anxious about navigating this day." "It's clear the legacy doesn't matter anymore." These are real sentiments about MLK Day of Service and the feelings provoked…

In every aspect of volunteer management, Black Leaders of Volunteers have different professional experiences than their White colleagues. They are often a part of the communities we advocate to serve and can feel a fundamental tension between wanting to make a substantial impact…