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SKILLED VOLUNTEERS

Opportunity &Investment

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We will begin the webinar shortlyPresenter—Sandra Millersaltzmiller@gmail.com

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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

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Set Priorities

Ed

ucate

Com

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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.

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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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