Granholm and Mulhern Promote Community Volunteerism

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elyse Ver Berkmoes Walter Communications Specialist (517) 241-0063 – office (269) 845-2227 – cell verberkmoese@michigan.gov www.michigan.gov/mcsc First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern helped spread the work of volunteers into Michigan‘s communities by swearing into service more than 400 AmeriCorps members from across the state at the 2008 Michigan‘s AmeriCorps Member Celebration. The [...]

Energize Volunteer Management Supports Community Organizers

From Energize [http://www.energizeinc.com/]: “December tends to focus on charity to poor families. The challenge for volunteer resource managers is how to redirect the traditional one-way giving model into community building – moving from concentrated holiday events to year-round support and looking inside a neighborhood or organization before looking outside for volunteers. Do you agree with [...]