It was a nonprofit created over ten years ago to facilitate volunteering at local nonprofits in the Albuquerque area. It recently donated $14,000 to the UNM Foundation to benefit the nonprofit community and its hard working volunteer managers. Over the past 18 months, Volunteer Albuquerque, with support from the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, M.O.V.E, NM Commission on Volunteerism and the CVC have been working with UNM’s Continuing Education, to establish a Volunteer Management Certificate Program as its legacy to the community. The donation will fund scholarships for this certificate program, which consists of courses specifically designed for volunteer managers in the areas of motivating and managing volunteers, communicating and creating positive change in nonprofits.

Volunteer Albuquerque (VA), was the predecessor to the City of Albuquerque’s M.O.V.E Office, established in 2005 to continue VA’s works of matching volunteers with nonprofits that needed them. For four years, VA worked with M.O.V.E. to produce seminars and the brown bag series for volunteer managers until 2009, at which time it decided to cease active operations.

The People's Freedom Caravan to the USSF

This is video 1 of a series of 4 that makes up a video journal. The KUNM Youth Radio Project attended the 2010 US Social Forum in Detroit, MI, June2010, by way of the People’s Freedom Caravan (PFC), organized by The SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP), Southwest Workers Union (SWU) and Southern Echo. The PFC stopped in various communities along the way to the 2010 USSF, where the Caravan Freedom Riders stood in solidarity with the activists and grass roots organizers.

At the National Conference on Volunteerism and Service, Intel was awarded the 2010 Corporate Engagement Award from the Points of Light Institute in recognition of the dedication and positive impact of the Intel employees who volunteer in their communities around the world each year. The award specifically recognized the 1.3 million hours of volunteering Intel employees gave back to their communities in celebration of Intel’s 40th anniversary.

It's time to nominate one of the young people you work with for a 2010 YNPN Award! Young people who are part of our staff or boards give so much passion and energy to our organizations. They come with new ideas, networks and a commitment to get things done. How wonderful it would be to give an additional thank you for their work by nominating them for a YNPN Award!

The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) promotes an efficient, viable and inclusive nonprofit sector that supports the growth, learning and development of young professionals. They engage and support future nonprofit and community leaders through professional development, networking and social opportunities for young people involved in the nonprofit community.

Do you know of an outstanding young person who has demonstrated skillful leadership in making a difference for people, animals and the environment?

If so, send us your nomination for the 2010 Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Award!

The Jane Goodall Global Leadership Awards honor organizations and individuals who share Dr. Jane's values, vision and commitment to making a positive difference in the world for all living things.

The awards are given in the categories of Youth Leadership, Excellence in Public Policy, Global Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Activism in Media and Entertainment.

The Youth Leadership Award recognizes an individual (14 to 24 years of age) who exhibits leadership and excellence through his or her work to help preserve our natural world, protect animals or benefit our human community.

For the first time, PARADE has partnered with the national youth-service organization The LEAGUE to honor—with special recognition by the U.S. Department of Education—high school students who are changing their communities through service. We invited PARADE readers to nominate students in five categories: economics, the environment, education, community, and health. Later this month, the 15 winners will be honored at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the ING Foundation. “Their entrepreneurial spirit is inspiring,” says Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “These young people are our future leaders.”

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