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Holiday Volunteering: 7 Ways to Give Back

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Volunteer Year-Round.

Many nonprofits receive a flood of requests during the holiday season, and see a drop in interest right after the New Year. Rosenthal says suggests using the holiday time to investigate possible activities to do for the rest of the year. "The whole idea of pledging is really powerful because it's a family making an oath to volunteer," he says.