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Volunteering in the News

10/16/08 Want a Date? Just Volunteer — U.S. News & World Report
10/7/08 Study Urges Volunteers to Find Balance — ABC News AU
9/19/08 Pro-bono effort tops $400 million — Philanthropy Journal
9/12/08Obama, McCain Agree on Volunteerism as Campaigns Observe Truce — Bloomberg
9/3/08 New National Mom Survey Spotlights Youth Volunteerism Trend — PR Newswire
8/13/2008 Volunteering at Schools Is a Positive Thing for Parents — ParentMyTeen.com
7/28/2008 Volunteering 61 Million Strong; Need and Momentum Grow — Volunteering In America: Corporation for National And Community Service
7/27/2008 Volunteering drops in 2007 — KGAN, IA
7/3/2008 Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market — Wall Street Journal
6/12/08 Big Business Gives Back — Forbes
6/2/2008 Teens Make a Difference — The Today Show (NBC)
6/2/2008 Major U.S. Companies Honored For Outstanding Employee Volunteer Program — Corporation for National and Community Service
5/6/2008 Topics & trends: Pro bono work — Kansas City Star
5/2/2008 The rewards of Big Sunday — Los Angeles Times
4/29/08 The Latest Office Perk: Getting Paid to Volunteer — Wall Street Journal: Careers
2/4/2008 10 Voluntourism Trips — Forbes Traveler
2/1/2008 The Value of Voluntourism — MSNBC
11/17/2007 2007 Social Capitalist Awards — Fast Company Magazine
11/12/2007 Making a Difference From an Early Age — New York Times
10/23/2007 For Love and a Little Money — New York Times
07/2007 Volunteering In America An Overview of Corporation Research — Corporation for National and Community Service
2/23/2007 PTAs Go Way Beyond Cookies — New York Times
8/28/2006 Charities thrive with online volunteers — MSNBC/AP
8/3/2006 Parents: Tips on Volunteering (at school) Atlanta Journal Constitution