We are excited to announce the launch of our research on Leadership for Volunteering: The COVID-19 Experience. The research study was commissioned by IAVE to create a body of knowledge about the experience of national volunteering leadership organizations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More

Oknah Kim Lah’s life of 103 years could be summarized as love of God, love of country and love of neighbors. Her dream was to make the world better place to live. She believed her dream could come true through volunteering.Read More

This past July, the United Nations 2021 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) convened online under the theme “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development”.Read More

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a site that had been one of the most brutal battles in the American Civil War. Just 271 words, it is one of the best-known and most highly regarded speeches in American history. In it, Lincoln...Read More

Ruth Lewin has worked in the non-government, government and corporate sectors for 40 years. Over the span of her career, she has held positions in community organizations, worked for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and the International Marketing Council of South Africa in Washington DC.Read More

In response to the pandemic, IAVE launched the COVID-19 Response Fund. As a result, we were able to disburse grants to 8 volunteering organizations in Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Georgia, Niger, Zimbabwe and Peru.Read More

In the spirit of making a difference and supporting the vulnerable, we are calling for volunteering organizations and NGOs to enter their actionable ideas and innovative solutions in the Volunteering to Building Resilience Virtual Ideathon!Read More

Brothers and Sisters, we still have much work to do in this regard. For IAVE, this will mean renewing our commitment to racial and social equity in our operations and in the programs and advocacy work we do.Read More