My community volunteering started when my son was in the third grade. I was between jobs and a friend asked me to help with events at our sons’ grade school. The experiences at the school and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Volunteerism has been linked to better mental and physical health, but those effects may come from the personality traits that lead one to volunteer in the first place, not ...

Doing good through volunteering can actually make you feel good. The spark for a lifetime of giving back can be small. Anne ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you want to be happier and more successful, volunteering ...

You're right. People hear the word "volunteer" and they think these men and women are out there risking life and limb — not ...

MINNETONKA, Minn. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new survey released today by UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) business, and VolunteerMatch, a national nonprofit dedicated to ...

Volunteer Time Off is an employer-sponsored benefit providing paid or excused unpaid time off for employees to perform volunteer work. The offering of VTO plans has grown immensely over the past 10 ...

In our fast-paced world’s relentless pursuit of financial stability, every opportunity to save money becomes a valuable asset. Amid the myriad strategies, one often overlooked avenue emerges as both ...

President and CEO of Points of Light, a cultural catalyst, working to build a society where it is impossible to sit on the sidelines. It seems today, the only thing we can agree on is disagreement.

SCHINNEN, Netherlands - Lyra Kramer left a thriving legal practice when she moved to the Netherlands with her Army husband, but she quickly found an outlet for her professional skills at U.S. Army ...

The strong job market is pushing employers to become more savvy about socially responsible causes. This is giving rise to volunteer time off benefits as one popular strategy for employers seeking ...

The Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act is set to expire at the end of 2020, but the National Volunteer Fire Council is urging federal lawmakers to permanently extend it. The National ...