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Volunteers contribute to research on key freshwater fishes

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Volunteers contribute to research on key freshwater fishes

Suckers in big numbers in Door County. Credit: Shedd Aquarium A new paper published today, led by Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, reveals how volunteers across Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan enabled researchers to gather seven years of data on the spawning migrations of suckers, an understudied yet essential group of freshwater fishes. Using observations collected by trained … Read more

How mindfulness can help keep volunteers engaged and less likely to leave non-profits

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How mindfulness can help keep volunteers engaged and less likely to leave non-profits

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Research in the International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development has looked at how mindfulness can play a role in keeping volunteers engaged and less likely to leave their roles in non-profit organizations. The research looks at the notion of job embeddedness and uncovers several ways in which mindfulness … Read more