When it comes to searching for a new job, almost everyone thinks about building a résumé and LinkedIn profile, networking in person and online and responding to advertised positions. Of course, these ...

In his blog post announcing LinkedIn ’s new “Volunteer Marketplace” yesterday, company founder Reid Hoffman tells a short, compelling story. A Berkeley, Calif. shelter was set to expand and it needed ...

If you are like the millions of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and me, you are probably feeling a real desire for in-person interactions. A year spent social distancing has led to ...

A report issued Tuesday by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service asserts that jobless Americans have a 27 percent better chance of finding paid employment if they do volunteer ...

To fill time between jobs or explore other fields, many people are finding that a volunteer job -- especially in the nonprofit sector -- can sometimes lead to permanent, salaried employment. "People ...

Volunteers on Choice Hotels Volunteer Day. (PRNewsFoto/Choice Hotels International, File) National Philanthropy Day was November 15, but philanthropy is very much a year-round event in the United ...

At some point, someone has probably advised you to do some volunteering in order to fill gaps in your resume when you’re having trouble finding work. Someone has said 'volunteering gets you a job.' ...

Judi Meighan and Meredith Carpenter never meant for their volunteer efforts to lead them to their dream jobs. But it did. Meighan, 60, who lives in Bridgewater NJ, was introduced to Moms Helping Moms ...

National Philanthropy Day was November 15, but philanthropy is very much a year-round event in the United States. Ask any non-profit organization and you'll be told it welcomes - and needs - ...

"Volunteering is attractive to employers since it demonstrates a broader consciousness of an employee - concern for one's community - and that the volunteering employee is grounded and more likely to ...