Skilled Volunteers -Investment to Opportunity
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SKILLED VOLUNTEERS
Opportunity &Investment
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We will begin the webinar shortlyPresenter—Sandra [email protected]
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Connect With Us
Provides resources to volunteer centers across the state in their efforts to address key community issues.
www.mivolunteers.orgwww.mnaonline.org
Volunteer Centers of Michigan
The state’s lead agency on volunteerism working to build a culture of service by providing vision and resources to strength communities through volunteerism
www.michigan.gov/mcsc
Michigan Community Service Commission
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What is Skill-based?
• An innovative approach that utilizes the skills, experiences, and talents of volunteers matching them to nonprofit’s needs.
• Goes beyond traditional consulting services.
(HandsOn “Skilled Volunteer Workshop”)
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OPPORTUNITIES
• Community Members– Young Professionals– Empty Nesters– Job Seekers– Students, Interns
• Professional Organizations• Corporate Engagement• Experienced, Enthusiastic Individuals
& Groups
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TARGETED RECRUITMENT
HandsOn Connect
Volunteer Match
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www.catchafire.org
“. . .building capacity for social good”
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www.theonepercent.org
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Corporate Programs
WHY Skill-based
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VOLUNTEERS—Seeking Opportunities
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Increased Need
Community Demand
Nonprofit Funding
There’s a disconnect
Untapped Skills
• 34% of nonprofits did not inquire about their workplace skills.
• 32% were not structured to use their skills.
Individuals Offer Skills
• Nearly one-third (29 percent) of volunteers believe their workplace skills are what nonprofit organizations need from them most
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HOW TO. . .
Making The Investment
What Could Your Organization Do. . .
With more TIME? More SKILLS?
POLL
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ASSESS
Organizational
Weaknesses
Organizational Mission
External Opportuniti
es
Identify A Focus Group
Analyze Assessment
s
Set Priorities
Ed
ucate
Com
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ate
Next Steps:
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Identify Program Goals
Enhance services and connect to the mission.
Support paid staff so they can be more effective in their work
Build new relationships—skills, advocates, donors
Provide new opportunities to current volunteers
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Determine the Starting Point
Tasks
• Where’s the Need?• Area(s) of Greatest
Impact, Greatest Chance of Success.
• Identify Resources & Opportunities
• Develop Leadership
Supervision
• Who’s Interested and Excited?
• Who has experience?
Who reviews and signs off on the process?– Tip: Involve human resources from the
startWho are the project decision
makers?– Tip: Involve prospective supervisor(s)
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IDENTIFY
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START SMALLPilot The Process
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Make the CONNECTION
ORGANIZATION MISSION
VOLUNTEER SKILLS
ORGANIZATION PRIORITIES
VOLUNTEERMOTIVATIONS
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RETHINK WORK ROLES
STAFFVOLUNTEER
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Time Limited Project Based
FlexibleHours/Location
ClearObjectives/Outcome
Ideal Opportuni
ty
Volunteer Position Descriptions
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Managing
• Top-down approach
• Supervision
• Staff person as “boss”
• Recognitions as big
event
• One Volunteer/One
Position/One schedule
Engaging
• Volunteers as planners
and Managers
• Support/Collaboration
• Equal Partnership
– Leadership
– Input
• Flexibility
– Virtual, Teaming, Short-
Term/Project Based
Virtual Volunteers WantedPress Releases and Public Service Announcements
Writer
Volunteer Opportunity Details:
• May not require in office presence, but should be willing to meet periodically with staff or committee members to help develop publicity pieces. Comfort with and access to email if working from home. Distribution of announcements to appropriate media outlets. Maintain, or coordinate with staff or other volunteers to maintain, accurate data base of print, TV, and radio contacts. Minimum 1 – 2 times per month.
• Knowledge and skill at writing media releases, experience preferred.
This opportunity is sponsored by: Michigan Audubon Society 25
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How would you improve this?
3 In 1
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COLLABORATIVE
WORK PLANS
Goals & Timeline
• Clear Expectations• Volunteer Input
Checkpoints
• Collaboration• Method of Evaluation• Communication
Boomer Volunteer Engagement: Facilitator’s Handbook
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MarketingTheOpportunity
INTERNAL
ProfessionalsRetirees
TARGETED
Lunch
Rooms
Publications
Events
Universities
Tech Programs
listse
rv
Collaborate
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CHURCH BULLETINS
EVENTS
NEWSLETTERS
WEBSITES
DISPLAYS
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A Volunteer’s Perspective:
“today many people are looking at volunteering as a way of gaining experience by using their own
skills. . .Speaking from experience, being given menial tasks and little responsibility was the quickest way to send me looking
for a new organization. . .”
Alyson Woloshyn, Kitchener Parks and Recreation, Ontario, “Staff Resistance and the Highly Skilled Volunteer” blog response,
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