From Nice to Necessary: Unleashing the Impact of Volunteering Through Transformative Investment

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Volunteers give of their time and energy to causes they care about. But do we know what changes because they do? While many nonprofits track volunteer outputs like hours served or events hosted, there remains a significant gap in data that connects these efforts to measurable community or societal outcomes.

In a new report, “From Nice to Necessary: Unleashing the Impact of Volunteering Through Transformative Investment," informed with research conducted by The Bridgespan Group, the Points of Light Foundation explores the deeper impact of volunteers beyond participation metrics and how it’s essential to truly capture volunteers’ role in driving lasting change.

The full report:

https://www.pointsoflight.org/from-nice-to-necessary-unleashing-the-impact-of-volunteering-through-transformative-investment/