http://speakunited.org/blog/Chris+OKeeffe/2008/04 en http://speakunited.org/blog/chris+okeeffe/2008/04/skills-based-volunteering <p><a href="http://www.onphilanthropy.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&amp;id=7203">Skills-based volunteering</a> has begun to get a lot of attention of late, most recently in a very informative <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/12/more_than_a_helping_hand_for_charities/?page=1">Boston Globe Article</a>. Individuals and companies are interested, and many organizations, have made great strides. However, differences between mostly small, resource-poor nonprofits and mostly large, resource-rich corporations are often obstacles to successful skills-based volunteer initiatives. This is where skillful intermediaries can make a tremendous difference. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://speakunited.org/blog/chris+okeeffe/2008/04/skills-based-volunteering">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://speakunited.org/blog/chris+okeeffe/2008/04/skills-based-volunteering#comments Volunteer. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:42:23 -0500 Chris OKeeffe 1029 at http://speakunited.org