Purposely Blog

The Ups (and Downs) of National Volunteer Week

It’s always an exciting time of the year when National Volunteer Week rolls around. But if we’re being honest, Purposely members know that every week is a volunteer week. The truth is, nonprofits can use some support year round.

The Hidden Effort for Nonprofits Behind Group Volunteering

Coordination is no easy job It may come as no surprise that nonprofit professionals are piled up with large workloads to meet everyday demands. Among their many responsibilities and daily

5 Ways Nonprofits can Create a Positive Experience for Volunteers

Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations, contributing their time, skills, and passion to make a difference in the world. To ensure their continued support, there a few considerations nonprofits can focus on to create a positive volunteer experience.

The Impact of Virtual Volunteering

The rise of virtual volunteering has opened up a new realm of opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful impact on the causes they care about, both in their community

Employee Volunteering

Volunteering Through Adversity

Volunteering is one of those activities that just has “feel good” built right into it. But not every volunteer role is smooth sailing, and depending on the role, you may need to take on a challenging or difficult task that pushes you outside of your comfort zone.

Feature Updates

Tech Update: Purposely’s Picks

One of the most consistent challenges we hear from companies is that it’s just downright difficult to find great volunteer opportunities for teams. Today we're changing that.

7 Events in BC to check out during Black History Month

Black History Month is an important time to acknowledge, celebrate, and educate ourselves about the experiences and contributions of Black individuals and communities in British Columbia and beyond. The creative

Purpose Days

Quest Purpose Day💜: Case Study

Since our very first Purpose Day back in April we’ve been fortunate to work with a number of local Vancouver nonprofits to help them tackle high impact projects. With

Purpose Days

Elizabeth Fry Purpose Day💜: Case Study

The holidays are upon us and it is an exciting time of year for many! Yet for some this is a difficult time of year. We are thankful for the

Purpose Days

Go Flooring Purpose Day💜: Case Study

Onboarding a new company is always exciting! Especially companies that have never volunteered together. We get to introduce them to how much fun you can have while making a difference.

Purpose Days

STEMCELL Purpose Day💜: Case Study

Sometimes you get to spend time with a group of folks that brighten up your day. We partnered up with STEMCELL Technologies to help organize a volunteer event for some

Purpose Days

Purpose Day💜: Mountain Bike Trail Building

If you’re a hiker or mountain biker you may have found yourself on mountain biking trails— those ones with built in obstacles and bridges. Have you ever wondered who

5 Ways to Observe Truth and Reconciliation Day in 2022

This Friday (September 30, 2022) we are observing Truth and Reconciliation Day and we want to share with you some local events and opportunities happening in and near Vancouver. Also

Purpose Days

Citizen Scientist Workshop - Stanley Park

If I asked you what a citizen scientist was, could you tell me? (without googling 🕵️‍♀️) I’m sure you can deduce from what you know about the two words in

Teams in Purposely: Group Volunteering Made Simple

These past few weeks in Vancouver have brought summer with full force. Hot days, beautiful warm evenings, and lots of people outside at events. A couple weeks ago was another

Feature Updates

Volunteering is Better Together

We’re introducing new features that help bring teams together in fun and impactful ways.

Purpose Days

Purpose Day💜: Shoreline Cleanup at English Bay

This week in Vancouver is the comeback of the Celebration of Light fireworks show at English Bay. This event brings out tens of thousands of people to watch an unforgettable

Purpose Days

Purpose Day💜: Stanley Park Invasive Species Removal

Purposely hosted our second Purpose Day💜 on June 17th; bringing some fantastic companies together with the Stanley Park Ecology Society.

Employee Volunteering

Celebrating Earth Day

We recently kicked off our first “Purpose Day”— volunteer events that are fully coordinated by us, for companies.

Nonprofits

Project Scoping: Deliverables for Skilled Volunteers

Project Deliverables are the steps you need to undertake in order to complete your new project. This includes everything, such as onboarding volunteers, paperwork needed to get the project going, setting the parameters of the project, and the actionable tasks towards project completion.

Nonprofits

Finding Skilled Volunteers Has Never Been Easier

On March 7, 2022, we have officially unveiled a feature designed to make it quick & easy to post volunteer opportunities for skilled volunteers — Templates for Nonprofit Projects and Consultations

Employee Volunteering

Case Study: How Jane.app saved the Trout Lake Community Centre Association $3000

How Jane.app saved the Trout Lake Community Centre Association $3000

Purposely, Now with Slack!

We're excited to announce that Purposely is now integrated with Slack 🎉 We’ve built the Purposely experience right into your Slack workspace.

Nonprofits

How Nonprofits Can Benefit From Consultation Calls

What’s difficult about nonprofit growth is knowing where you can improve and how you can take your organization from point A to point B. This is where consultation calls come in.

Nonprofits

3 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Needs Volunteer Projects Instead of More Ongoing Roles

Ongoing volunteers can positively impact your organization, but volunteer projects are organized to solve a specific problem, fulfill a need, or capitalize on an opportunity. Find out why you might need volunteer projects instead of more ongoing roles with these 3 tips.

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