(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – The Community Foundation for Western Iowa and SHARE Iowa today (Friday), announced “Do Good Days” will be held April 24 – 27, 2024. During Do Good Days, community members and nonprofits across western Iowa are encouraged to join SHARE Iowa and the Community Foundation for Western Iowa to honor and celebrate what doing good means to them.

In conjunction with National Volunteer Week, SHARE Iowa and the Community Foundation will celebrate volunteers and nonprofits, encourage volunteering, and provide trainings for nonprofits to better engage with volunteers. Community members are encouraged to find options to engage with nonprofits, explore creative ways to volunteer their time, and make
an impact in their community.

Donna Dostal, CEO of the Community Foundation for Western Iowa states, “At the Community Foundation, we know that when people do good where they live, great things happen. With SHARE Iowa, folks tell us all the time that ‘to do good makes you feel good.’ Now is the perfect time for everyone in our community to come together and take this opportunity to do good and create lasting impact.”

During Do Good Days, the Community Foundation for Western Iowa and SHARE Iowa support capacity building and sustainability of nonprofit organizations through education and sharing best-practices around volunteer engagement. Together, they are hosting two free training courses for nonprofits: Engaging Families in Service presented by Kamryn Ryan, AmeriCorps Seniors & Capacity Building Officer with Volunteer Iowa on the morning of Wednesday, April 24. What’s April Without AI zoom lunch and learn on Thursday, April 25, is presented in partnership with the Business Ethics Alliance and facilitated by AnnMarie Marlier Ph. D and Executive Director of the Business Ethics Alliance.

According to Dostal, “Helping nonprofits better connect to their volunteer supporters and to utilize new and improved resources is a priority for the Community Foundation and SHARE Iowa. We are very excited to invite our partners and share this wonderful information with them so they can engage with volunteers, create a culture of philanthropy, and build lasting relationships in the communities they serve.”

To honor volunteers in our region, the Community Foundation also created the “Do Gooder of the Year” award and will announce the second annual winner in the afternoon of Thursday, April 25. All nonprofit organizations participating on the SHARE Iowa platform were encouraged to nominate their volunteers or “Do Gooders” of the year.

SHARE Iowa is an initiative of the Community Foundation for Western Iowa and a community engagement conduit offering simple ways for neighbors, nonprofits, and businesses to come together and strengthen our local communities. It is a free dynamic online resource for our nonprofit partners that helps them to better reach and engage with people who want to have an impact into their community by donating dollars, shopping from nonprofit wish lists, attending events, or discovering volunteer opportunities.

Check out www.sharegoodiowa.org to learn more and support nonprofit organizations making an impact in western Iowa.