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The Future of Volunteerism in Central New Jersey
On Monday, October 26th, over 65 nonprofit and community leaders filled the room at Rider University to discuss the Future of Volunteerism in Central New Jersey. The public town hall conversation was convened by VolunteerConnect to mark the launch of its new name and redesigned web site. The featured panelists, Nancy W. Kieling, President and Executive Director, Princeton Area Community Foundation, Craig E. Lafferty, President/CEO, United Way of Greater Mercer County, and Wayne Meisel, President, The Bonner Foundation, brought insight into the importance of volunteerism and service in our communities, and how the public, nonprofits and companies can band together to raise the level of volunteerism in the Greater Mercer County area. The objectives of the Town Hall were to foster greater dialogue on the meaning and value of effective volunteerism and to gain support and commitment from the community to help raise volunteerism rates in greater Mercer County. After the panelists' remarks, the participants engaged in conversation with them and with other attendees to discuss the key challenges to and benefits from raising our level of civic engagement and volunteerism.
VolunteerConnect invites you to submit your thoughts on this important issue. What could you do personally to help increase volunteerism and service here? Send your thoughts to us at office@VolunteerConnectNJ.org.
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VolunteerConnect * P.O. Box 615, Princeton, NJ 08542-0615 * phone: 609-921-8893 * fax: 866-211-9475 * email: info@VolunteerConnectNJ.org.
Our Mission is to enrich the lives of Central New Jersey residents by promoting effective volunteerism and service. We do this by:
- Providing a free, user-friendly and current web site that functions as a volunteer clearinghouse, helping potential volunteers find suitable opportunities through organizations (e.g. non-profits, community groups) that will effectively use them.
- Providing appropriate training and professional development to the organizations' leaders and staff, offering workshops and other resources to help them effectively recruit, utilize, retain, and recognize volunteers
- Partnering with nonprofits, foundations, corporations, government agencies/officials, and other public and private entities to support initiatives and efforts that match our mission and contribute to the public good.
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