Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101 October 1, 2012

Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101

October 1, 2012

Jaren Sorkow Deputy Director

Volunteer Los Angeles@VolunteerLosAng

Agenda

1.What is it? | An overview of skills-based volunteering & pro bono service

2.What can it look like for me? | Examples from the field

3.Breakout discussions | Anticipating and overcoming challenges

4.Resources

Engaging the right volunteers to meet real community needs.

HandsOn Volunteers• Online Volunteer Matching• Microvolunteering• Skills Based Volunteering• Done-in-a-Day Projects

Disaster Volunteering

Agency Training

Community Collaborations

Court Referred Community Service

About Volunteer Los Angeles

Each year:• 70,000 volunteers • 500+ nonprofits &

public agencies• 2.2 million hours • $50+ million community

value

What is skills-based volunteering and pro bono?

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TYPE OF VOLUNTEERISM

PROGRAM EXAMPLES

MAKING BUDGET

“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING

SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING

GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE

PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Cash grants Dollars for

Doers Matching gifts

Playground clean-up

Soup kitchen Planting a

garden

Tutoring Job skills

training Micro-

volunteering

Board placement

Board member training

IT assistance Marketing

collateral design

HR consulting Legal counsel

Examples: “General Skill” Volunteering

• Practical advice for job seekers

• Resume writing and interviewing support

• Networking and job searching

Job Skills Training

• 24/7 ultra-short-term virtual volunteering

• Complete discreet “challenges”

• Use professional or personal skills

www.VolunteerLosAngeles.org

Microvolunteering

Value Propositions : General Skill-Based Volunteering

• Engage a high volume of employees

• Can include a broader array of employees across disciplines and skill levels

• Often able to outsource to an intermediary/third party to provide curriculum, manage

MAKING BUDGET



FINANCIAL SUPPORT







Playground clean-up

Soup kitchen Planting a

garden

Tutoring Job skills

training Micro-

volunteering

Board placement

Board member training

IT assistance Marketing

collateral design

HR consulting Legal counsel

Examples: Pro Bono Service

Examples: Pro Bono Service

TEAM-BASED PROJECTS•Project teams with specific roles and responsibilities•Delivering on a specifically scoped project and timeline to meet a nonprofit’s key need•Like traditional consulting

COACHING AND MENTORING•Employees with same functional expertise/role match up with a staff member at a partner nonprofit for one-on-one guidance on shared area expertise

MARATHON MODEL•One-day projects•Specific, discrete scope of work•Team-based

Professionals with skills and interest

Nonprofits needing professional support

Program

Infrastructur

e• Loaned employee

• Coaching and mentoring

• Marathon

• Standard team-based projects

• Open-ended outsourcing

• Sector-wide solution

• General contracting

• Individual consultants

http://www.taprootfoundation.org/docs/8_Models_Whitepaper.pdf

Many different models of pro bono service delivery

Value Propositions: Pro Bono Services

• Long-term, capacity-building impact for the nonprofit

• Professional development benefits for employees

• Showcases the company’s strengths and expertise

What could this look like for me?

What’s YOUR spectrum?

MAKING BUDGET



FINANCIAL SUPPORT







Playground clean-up

Soup kitchen Habitat for

Humanity

Tutoring Job skills

training Micro-

volunteering Junior

Achievement

Board placement

BoardSource membership

Donated IT product support

Graphic design Press release

drafting Legal counsel

Example: Common Distinct Programs and Offerings

MAKING BUDGET



FINANCIAL SUPPORT





Exercise: What is your CURRENT spectrum?

MAKING BUDGET



FINANCIAL SUPPORT





Exercise: What are the 1-2 things you want to ADD?

Common questions and challenges

Common Questions and Challenges

• How do I get internal buy-in and resources?

• How do I identify the right kinds of projects?

• How can I make sure my nonprofit partners are ready for us?

• How can I use as many employees as possible?

• How can I evaluate programs like this?

Breakout Tables: Resolving Common Questions and Challenges

• How do I get internal buy-in and resources?

• How do I identify the right kinds of projects?

• How can I make sure my nonprofit partners are ready for us?

• How can I use as many employees as possible?

• How can I evaluate programs like this?

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Resources: Volunteer LA

Making Skills Based Volunteering more accessible Exclusive online search options and personalized

placements Training nonprofits and volunteers to ensure success SBV 2.0 (coming in 2013!): Customized SBV programs for

businesses

24/7 virtual skills-based volunteering Ultra-short term (5 minutes to 2 hours) Custom projects for businesses

[email protected] www.VolunteerLosAngeles.org

SBV 1.0

Microvolunteering

Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101 October 1, 2012

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