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Partners In Environment
A Collaborative Volunteer Management Strategy
History• Central Coast Sustainability Summit
2012
• Partners in Education Model– Developing since 2008
Why• Based on success of networks
• Win-Win
• Redirects overflow of volunteer interest to groups needing volunteers.
• Connects organizations with Niche volunteers
Success of the Model• Works for all scales
– Small organizations– Organizations that need lots of
volunteers occasionally– Large groups looking to expand their
base
• 6,000 volunteers in 70,000 hours of service at over 110 sites
7 Steps to Success1. Volunteer recruited. (Interests and availability
noted)2. Teacher request received.
Reproduced with permission of Santa Barbara County Education Office
What Volunteers DoMentors
Tutors
Special events
Sports programs
Office/ library support
Facilities improvement
Gardens/ landscaping
Field trip chaperones
Computers/technology
Arts/ music programs
Student club advisors
After school programs
Career Day speakers
Classroom guest speakers
Mock job interviews
Community service fairs
Informational interviews
Resume coaches
Job shadows
Workplace tours
Advisory committees
Teacher externships
Student internship hosts
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7 Steps to Success1. Volunteer recruited. (Interests and availability
noted)2. Teacher request received.3. Volunteer screened, trained and oriented.4. Schedule finalized with volunteer and teacher.5. Volunteer Passport emailed.6. Feedback obtained from volunteer and teacher.
Reproduced with permission of Santa Barbara County Education Office
Feedback
Santa Barbara County Education Office
Feedback system allows Partners in Education to address negative experiences from volunteers/teachers at any site immediately.
7 Steps to Success1. Volunteer recruited. (Interests and availability
noted)2. Teacher request received.3. Volunteer screened, trained and oriented.4. Schedule finalized with volunteer and teacher.5. Volunteer Passport emailed.6. Feedback obtained from volunteer and teacher.7. Recognition of volunteer.
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Volunteer HubPROS CONSConvenient for volunteers (only screened once, lots of opportunities in one place)
Coordination necessary, work to set up information sharing agreements and MOUs
More efficient marketing- one stop shop
Organizations may not feel comfortable sharing volunteers (potential donors)
Each organization may be able to have less/no volunteer managers because of coalition
Each organization gives up a little identity and ownership for the greater good.
Collaborative grants/funding easier to secure
Current managers may feel threatened
Reproduced with permission of Santa Barbara County Education Office
The Big Question
Why is there nothing similar within the environmental
community?
Working Towards an Answer• April 30, 2013
– Open meeting with members from 13 local stakeholders
• Habitat for Humanity
• SB Foundation• UCSB• Auduban• Goleta Valley
Beautiful• Sierra Club• Santa Barbara
Foundation
• City of Santa Barbara
• Westmont College• SBCC Center for
Sustainability• PRformance Group • SBCEO• Fund For Santa
Barbara
April Outcomes• Drafted Goals for program
– Volunteer registration• Screening process• Interests and availability• Guidelines for what is expected of volunteers
– Centralized prerequisites (fingerprinting, release forms, orientation/training, etc.)
April Outcomes• Drafted Goals for program
– Member communication– Exploration of volunteer opportunities– Activity and participation monitoring– Feedback and Recognition
• Formed Working Group to take Next Steps
Working Group• June Meeting
– Pillar Values of Coalition• Environmentalism• Collaboration• Volunteerism
Working Group• June Meeting
– Finding Best Practices • Volunteer Honor Roll• Weekly in-need projects• Family volunteer projects• Staff training for working with volunteers• Roadies – Volunteers dedicated to volunteer
management/behind the scenes
Conclusion• Idea is still in infancy
• Examples of successful networks abound
• Community sees potential
What You Can Do• Attend Working Group Meeting in
November– Leave your email address to be included
in scheduling or to be kept updated
Thank You