Skills-Based Volunteer Matching

Organizes annual fundraising events such as Lobsterfest to support community service projects, with documented participation in the 35th annual edition.

Engages in community visibility and outreach through participation in events such as the July 4th parade and annual leadership installation dinners.

Served ice cream sundaes to 200 campers at Camp Good Grief, a children's bereavement camp, as part of direct community support activities.

Offers evidence-based educational programming and community outreach on tick bite avoidance, tick identification, early symptom recognition, and prevention strategies for both humans and pets. Delivers workshops to adults and youth groups, including schools, summer camps, and parks, and has conducted hundreds of community presentations.

Shares personal stories of individuals affected by Lyme disease to raise public awareness and support advocacy efforts, including through participation in events like the Alliance's Lyme Summit.

Works to strengthen the organization’s role as a trusted regional resource through education, prevention, advocacy, and community engagement focused on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

Supports research and promotes awareness of tick-borne diseases through a collaborative network of healthcare providers, scientists, and community members to strengthen regional capacity and response.

Recruits volunteers and tailors volunteer roles to individual skills and interests to support organizational activities.

Collects demographic data—including race, gender identity, veteran status, disability status, and age—to analyze and report on pay equity trends within the social-impact sector.

Operates a digital platform with 1.3 million monthly visits that connects individuals to social-impact opportunities, including jobs, volunteering, internships, and community problem-solving. Has facilitated the posting of 2.8 million opportunities and supported millions of people globally since 1995.

Operates the Nonprofit Salary Explorer, a tool that collects and publishes real-time compensation data based on user-reported information including role, organization size, location, and experience level. Uses this data to provide benchmarking insights across cities, roles, and organizations.

Organizes the Idealist Days, a monthly initiative that encourages community actions on symbolic dates (e.g., 7/7, 8/8, 9/9). Provides 'action recipes'—practical templates—to help individuals turn intentions into concrete social actions.

Produces and publishes the Idealist Blog, offering content on careers, volunteering, and activism to support individuals in engaging with social-impact work.

Offers a volunteer search widget that can be embedded on external and internal websites, enabling organizations to promote volunteer opportunities. Also partners with platforms like VolunteerMatch to expand reach.

Conducts and publishes an annual Employer Report based on surveys of over 5,500 hiring professionals and job seekers, analyzing hiring trends and workforce challenges in the social-impact sector.

Hosts a network of over 200,000 social-impact organizations on its platform, enabling them to post opportunities and connect with individuals seeking to engage in social impact.

Holds monthly board meetings open to the public at the Trolley Station to oversee library operations.

Organizes and hosts events such as cooking classes, Open Studios Tours, Garden Tours, and Wine Tastings to engage the community and promote local arts and culture. Examples include a winter soup cooking class and a guided Italian wine tasting event.