Nevada Volunteers is all about volunteerism and, no, despite our name, we don’t have a huge group of volunteers that we directly manage. While we would love to claim all the wonderful volunteers in our state as our own, we focus our efforts on working with those businesses and nonprofits and municipalities that call for…
Contact: Lindsay Bridges, Communications/Events Contractor at 775-825-1900 or lindsay@nevadavolunteers.org For Immediate Release Reno/Las Vegas | April 21, 2014 — The 2014 edition of Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps State and Volunteer Generation Fund Programs in the United States features the Nevada AmeriCorps*State program at Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation amongst…
Across the nation organizations are tackling complicated issues with volunteerism and engaged citizenry. This blog is an opportunity for us at Nevada Volunteers to share with you exemplary leadership using volunteerism as a solution to Nevada’s unmet needs. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Brian Knudsen, the City of Las Vegas Community Resources…
This year was the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Day of Recognition for National Service, a day dedicated to recognizing those in National Service that are making a difference in communities across the nation. This year’s was successful, not only in Nevada but across the country. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, 832 mayors…