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Rights For All Volunteers are Shaping Policy in the 2020 ...


Chapter 1 - Volunteerism: Building equal and inclusive societies

Since 2011, UNV has published an SWVR every three years to develop a strong knowledge base on the role of volunteerism in peace and sustainable development. The ...

The State of Corporate Volunteering 2024 - Benevity

Employee volunteering has soared in the past three years. The influx of new volunteers represents a significant opportunity to drive lasting ...

Guide to Laws Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers

Blockading, Following, Menacing, or Shouting at Voters and Volunteers · Federal law prohibits voter intimidation. · Intimidation laws also protect ...

Inside Political Campaigns: What to Expect as a Volunteer

Discover the power of volunteering on a campaign. Learn how to get involved, maximize your reach, and make a difference in your community.

Exploring the Limits of Volunteerism in Public Service Delivery

The same organization when embedded in a different community might need to change its expectations for the number of volunteers it wants to use and how it will ...

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Operations Handbook

1. Chapter 7, (pg 46). Updated to reflect that AmeriCorps Seniors. RSVP volunteers may serve on boards or advisory councils under Capacity ...

National Volunteering Strategy 2021 - 2025

On 13th March, South Dublin County Volunteer Centre received a query from the HSE in relation to help with recruiting volunteers to deliver a meet and greet.

Amnesty International Report 2020/21

We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and individual ...

The Value of Volunteering: | Education and Employers

We know our volunteers' time has tremendous benefits for young people – shaping career choices, enhancing confidence and increasing motivation at school (see ...

Civic Engagement - What is civic engagement? - The Policy Circle

Political participation through voting, voter registration, or being an election judge;; Educating Americans on government and history;; Volunteering with ...

Human Rights Activism and the Role of NGOs - The Council of Europe

NGOs range from small pressure groups on, for example, specific environmental concerns or specific human rights violations, through educational charities, ...

Fifty Years After the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer ...

With such willing and able volunteers, it should come as no surprise that most Americans consistently oppose military conscription. After two ...

ACLU History | American Civil Liberties Union

In November 1919 and January 1920, in what notoriously became known as the “Palmer Raids,” Attorney General Mitchell Palmer began rounding up and deporting so- ...

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...

This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom.

State Voting Rights Acts: Protecting Voting Rights and Democracy

With rampant voter suppression laws and restrictions, State Voting Rights Acts are critical to protecting voters at the ballot box and ensuring a future of ...

Civic Engagement | Youth.gov

Civic engagement involves working to make a difference in the civic life of one's community and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and ...

Caring for U.S. Veterans: A Plan for 2020

From suspicious deaths at veterans health care facilities to extreme wait times for care to high rates of suicide—often at VA campuses and ...

Advancing Health Equity through Protecting and Promoting Access ...

This policy statement builds on the policies listed above focused on improving health and racial equity by strengthening civic and voter participation.

Key facts about US poll workers ahead of the 2024 election

What do poll workers do, and how many typically help in general elections? Read about state requirements for these temporary election ...

Uneven Election Policies Across the Country Shape Youth Voting

Since the 2020 elections, three states (Hawaii, Maine, West Virginia) have implemented new automatic voter registration (AVR) systems, which may ...