More time, energy, money and TLC is needed, he says. It's a nonpartisan message that should galvanize every American, no matter what their politics. Hillary Clinton will probably add that it takes a village to volunteer. In the gay village, this message should give a little lift to people who are feeling burned out.
Volunteers are the people who make things happen.
Yet activist demands on our time and money are spiraling, as legislative attacks on the community increase. Nonprofit AIDS organizations tell me that donations are down. Ellen or no Ellen, we have a ways to go. In my opinion, one effective way to do the most with volunteering is to do it for our young people. After all, they are our future.