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Mayor Karl Dean announced today the 42 nonprofit organizations that received the first round of the Excellence in Volunteer Engagement (EVE) certification, an initiative to recognize high-quality volunteer management by nonprofits and to help increase the number of volunteers in Davidson County. It is the first such certification effort in the nation.

Mayor Karl Dean today visited two local businesses to unveil the Mayor’s Workplace Challenge, a new city initiative to recognize and encourage places of work in three areas that contribute to a high quality of life: being green, healthy and involved in the community. It is the first citywide challenge of its kind in the nation

In celebration of Dr. Suess' nationally recognized birthday, known as Read Across America Day, volunteers across the country are reading to kids. Nashville is honoring Dr. Suess with a week event where hundreds of volunteers have been pouring into schools across the city reading to students.

Governing Magazine Article, by Stephen Goldsmith

Public servants, constantly juggling the demands of efficiency, innovation, fairness and responsiveness, usually are focused on ways to manage their traditional resources: government employees, contractors, infrastructure, technology. Too often overlooked is how a public leader can incorporate the most plentiful human res

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Mayor Dean and U.S. Senator Corker joined Hands on Nashville volunteers  who commemorated the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service by painting local firehouses.  The event was extremely successful, with over 800 volunteers turning out to paint 12 different firehouses.  Click the links below to read more about this and other MLK day events.

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On January 13th 2012, Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia and Vice-President of the United States Conference of Mayors(USCOM), sent a letter to all USCOM members highlighting the impact of the Cities of Service Coalition.

Mayor Karl Dean and U.S. Senator Bob Corker today thanked volunteers at a painting project at Nashville Fire Department Station No. 19 as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Mayor Karl Dean announced Tuesday that more than 62,000 pounds of food, enough for over 48,000 meals was raised by the Metro Government for the Second Harvest Food Bank.

More than 62,503 pounds of food – enough for 48,800 meals for Davidson County families – was raised for Second Harvest Food Bank by the Metro Government-wide food drive led by Mayor Karl Dean.

This fall season volunteers have made a large impact by giving their passion to several community-wide projects. From a successful service day honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11 to environmental projects that included tree plantings and waterway clean-ups, Impact Nashville has been busy.