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Michigan Heroes Program Seeks Nominations

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Victoria Leonhardt • 0 Comments

The Michigan Community Service Commission is launching the Michigan Heroes Campaign virtual recognition website to celebrate individuals and organizations that have made a difference helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond in Michigan.

Nominations are now being accepted in preparation for a campaign launch at the end of September. Anyone can nominate a hero by visiting www.miheroesproject.org. Heroes will have given their time, talent, or treasures to make Michigan stronger and more resilient.

The current focus of the campaign is the response and recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic, but anyone can be nominated for helping others.

Nominees will be put through a brief screening to make sure they meet certain criteria, then will be featured on the website.

Please help recognize Michiganders who have made a difference for others and nominate a hero today.

Questions can be directed to LEO-MIHeroesProject@michigan.gov.

March’s U.P. Nonprofit Conference — Recalibrated Sessions

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Victoria Leonhardt • 0 Comments

March’s Topic – Human Resources & Volunteer Engagement Webinar: The Accidental HR Person: Essential Practices for Managing Employees and Volunteers March 9 at 6 p.m. – Register This webinar is geared toward personnel of smaller nonprofits with little human resource and/or volunteer engagement experience. We’ll cover some essentials—from recruitment to retention—for anyone who finds themselves… Continue Reading

Nominations sought for 2020 Upper Peninsula wide volunteer awards

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Linda Remsburg • 0 Comments

Grow & Lead: Community and Youth Development announces the 12th annual U.P. Service Awards program to honor outstanding volunteers across the Upper Peninsula. Nominations of volunteers serving anywhere in the U.P. will be accepted through June 12. “It’s National Volunteer Week, and we’re excited to open this year’s awards in honor of all the amazing… Continue Reading

Growing Your Volunteer Program

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Victoria Leonhardt • 0 Comments

The most productive and sustainable nonprofit volunteer programs are ones which are mutually beneficial for the organization and volunteers. In this webinar series, you will learn best practices and tips for everything from planning your program and preparing for volunteers, to recruiting, screening, placing, orienting, training, supervising and retaining volunteers—all with an eye toward ensuring… Continue Reading

Meet the 2019 U.P. Service Award Winners!

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Linda Remsburg • 0 Comments

Three Upper Peninsula individuals, a business and a nonprofit organization were honored during the 11th annual U.P. Service Awards program at the recent U.P. Nonprofit Conference. The awards are given annually by Grow & Lead: Community and Youth Development to recognize exemplary volunteer and charitable efforts throughout the U.P. in the categories of youth, under… Continue Reading

5 reasons to nominate volunteers for the U.P. Service Awards

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Linda Remsburg • 0 Comments

In the nonprofit world, we know it’s always a good time to thank the volunteers that help us meet our mission. But with this week being National Volunteer Week, it’s an especially good time! That’s why at Grow & Lead, we celebrate this week each year by opening nominations for the U.P. Service Awardsfor outstanding volunteerism. Now… Continue Reading

Marquette County residents, business, organization receive U.P. Service Awards

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Victoria Leonhardt • 0 Comments

Three Marquette County residents, a business and a nonprofit organization were honored during the 10th annual U.P. Service Awards program at the recent U.P. Nonprofit Conference. The awards are given annually by Grow & Lead: Community and Youth Development to recognize exemplary volunteer and charitable efforts throughout the U.P. in the categories of youth, under… Continue Reading

Volunteering in the Copper Country

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Victoria Leonhardt • 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, like many Yoopers, I awoke to the news of the flood destruction in the Copper Country. I wanted to find a way to help but didn’t know where help was needed. I shared a few social media posts from the Portage Health Foundation and the Keweenaw Community Foundation with information on… Continue Reading

EQ + IQ = Success

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Linda Remsburg • 0 Comments

We all know what IQ stands for, right? It’s short for Intelligence Quotient, a measure of our cognitive and intellectual intelligence. But how about EQ? This lesser-known acronym stands for Emotional Quotient, a measure of our emotional intelligence. At a pre-holiday in-service training for GLCYD staff, we learned all about emotional intelligence or EI, for… Continue Reading

Capitalize on Summer Volunteerism

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Linda Remsburg • 0 Comments

Ah, summer in the Upper Peninsula! It’s as fabulous as it is fleeting. For just a few short months we get to enjoy long days, warm weather and easier access to the natural wonders that make the U.P. such a special place. With school out and a growing movement toward “voluntourism, nonprofit organizations often get an… Continue Reading

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