In The News
WKYC, "The changing face of 9/11" (12/9/09)
BVU coordinated a service project where representatives from local businesses adapted toys for children with disabilities.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "The time isn't right: Despite struggles of nonprofit groups in tough time, new nonprofits are on rise" (9/26/09)
Do what you love and the money will follow, they say. But out-of-work folks trying to elbow their way into the nonprofit field are learning this is a tough time to be a newcomer.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Service groups need more Clevelanders to roll up their sleeves - editorial" (8/17/09)
It is the bleakest of times, it is the worst of times, espe cially if you happen to run a nonprofit social service agency.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Local nonprofits facing deficits, dire forecast" (8/10/09)
BVU and the Nonprofit Finance Fund announced results of a survey of Northeast Ohio nonprofits.
WKYC, "Focus: Volunteerism up in down economy" (7/28/09)
As the economy worsens, the number of Americans trying to make a difference is going sky-high.
Crain's Cleveland Business, "Outpouring of outreach" (6/15/09)
Volunteers, from young professionals to laid-off individuals and retirees, donating more time and skills to aid nonprofits
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Global Youth Service Day, City Year participants turn out for Slavic Village cleanup" (4/26/09)
The guys raced abandoned tires down the street and dueled over piles of picked-up sticks. The girls listened to music on their cell phones and laughed and teased.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Global Youth Service Day gets young people involved in volunteering" (4/22/09)
Eighth-grader Max Ozimek and 30 of his Incarnate Word Academy classmates will spend Friday and Saturday cataloging 7,000 books he has collected to start a library in a Ugandan village.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, " Northeast Ohio nonprofit leaders brainstorm ideas to boost worker morale while spending little money" (4/4/09)
How to boost worker morale in these economically tight times?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Job hunters find satisfaction, networking opportunities in volunteer work" (3/24/09)
Roberta Heller hopes to land a paying job soon. But for the moment, she's juggling several nonpaying ones.
The Cleveland Plan Dealer, "Volunteering grows among jobless professionals with time on their hands" (3/22/09)
Roberta Heller hopes to land a paying job soon. But for the moment, she's juggling several nonpaying ones.
