Power Skills

How Volunteerism Shapes Success

A new study, "Power Skills: How Volunteerism Shapes Professional Success," finds that volunteers can develop key leadership skills that contribute to success in the workplace.

The study, conducted by Pennsylvania-based firm Markitects through a grant from The Comcast Foundation, explores the factors that ignite the passion for volunteerism and helps define the correlations between nonprofit activities and business success.

Need a compelling recruitment strategy for new volunteers? Let them know that community service can translate to increased productivity at work, better decision-making skills, and stronger personal and professional relationships.

To learn more, download Power Skills today.

Points of Light
Adopt-A-Highway
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
ARC Hennepin County
Arthritis Foundation
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Books For Africa
Brain Injury Association of MN
Brush with Kindness
Camp Heartland
Centro Cultural Chicano
Children's Cancer Research Fund
Children's Home Society
Como Park Zoo
Cornerstone
Courage Center
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
DIFFA
Ebenezer Ridges Care Center
Family Violence Network
Feed My Starving Children
Fraser Community Services
Friends of the Mississippi River
Great River Greening
Habitat for Humanity
Harriet Alexander Nature Center
Hope Community
Ironman Bike Ride
Juvenile Arthritis Foundation
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Special Olympics
MS Society
Perspectives, Inc.
Race For The Cure
Ronald McDonald House
St. Paul Park Cleanup
St. Paul Winter Carnival
Salvation Army
Simpson House Homeless Shelter
Twin Cites Marathon
Twin Cities Public Television
University Children's Foundation
Volunteers of America