Volunteer Fair Tabling Opportunity
The family of Lorraine Pullman is hosting a volunteer fair in her honor. Lorraine was a super volunteer in the Salem area and her family has chosen to memorialize her this way. The volunteer fair will be in the Riverfront Pavilion on August 5th from 4:30-7:30. Contact Jeff Pullman to register. 503-559-3726 or via email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Great Volunteer Management Self-Assessment Resource
Interested in assessing your volunteer management skills? Want to identify ways you can further develop your volunteer management skills?
While attending the 2010 National Conference on Volunteerism & Service, HandsOn team members discovered this exciting self assessment available to anyone who works with volunteers! To evaluate your existing volunteer management skills visit http://volunteermaine.org/volcomps/tableofcontents.html. Complete your Volunteer Competencies Full Assessment: Identify your current skill level and learn how you can further develop your volunteer management skills.
The National Conference for Volunteering and Service
At the end of June, 4 HandsOn staff members have the opportunity to attend the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. We plan to bring back new resources in volunteer management, data collection and the latest best practices and upcoming trends. Watch the HandsOn Agency Blog for new resources!
CNCS Releases Volunteering in America Report
The Corporation for National and Community Service just released its research titled Volunteering in America. Among other things, the report details who is volunteering, where they are serve and for how long. Oregon was ranked 11th in the country for its volunteer rate and Portland was ranked 2nd within the 51 large cities in the nation.
More details and related research can be found at VolunteeringinAmerica.gov
Resource for Agencies-Bus Pass Program
United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley has officially opened the application process for Cherriots’ Go Card bus passes for the July through September of 2010 award period. United Way partners with Salem Area Mass Transit District to manage the Cherriots’ bus pass program. The program distributes free bus passes to qualified Mid-Valley non-profits (including schools, churches, agencies) whose clients need transportation support throughout the area.
Service To Go
Service To Go is a new opportunity for agencies to get big projects done.
HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley is excited to launch a new page of our website: Service To Go! These are fun and innovative community service projects that volunteers can do wherever and whenever volunteers want. Where do agencies come in? We need your projects!
The project ideas that come from you become options for our volunteers to choose on the website. We’re looking for projects that your agency can never have enough of. The projects should be something that volunteers can do in their own time and at their own home. Fun, crafty projects that are family friendly are the projects that work best. Our volunteers want to do these projects for you! The best part is, we do not need you to provide any of the materials – We just need the directions! Volunteers will take care of the rest.
If you have a project idea or want more information, please contact Nicole Walker Sundby at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Western Oregon University Students Offer Assessment Consultation
This spring Western Oregon University is offering an evaluation and assessment class through the department of Health and Physical Education. The professor has built in a service-learning component to the class requirements. The students will all be contacting partners of HandsOn to learn about your programs and processes. The students will then write up strong questions, relevant to the work you do, that can be used to evaluate and assess your programs. If you choose to participate you will be given the questions they come up with and can conduct a self-assessment. You also may be able to ask the student to conduct the assessment for you, although this is not a part of their class assignment due to time constraints. The students are selecting who they contact from our list of partners. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the professor, Dr. Charles Daramola, at 503-838-8470 or (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Target Foundation Grants
Target Foundation Funds Enhance Classroom Curriculum
DEADLINE: April 30. The 2010 Target Store Grant program, a giving effort of the retail chain’s foundation, will focus funding on childhood literacy and arts and culture grants of $2,000 each. Applicants will be notified by Sept.1
The Early Childhood Reading: funds programs that foster a love of reading and encourage young children (pre-K-3) to read together with their families.
The Arts and Culture in Schools: funds in-school arts programs that enhance students’ classroom curriculum by bringing in arts and cultural experiences. This includes in-school performances, artist-in-residency programs and workshops.
Field Trips grants are also available. Applications will not be accepted until August 1, 2010
ELIGIBILITY: Schools, libraries, public agencies and nonprofits.
Click Here for more details
The Governor’s Volunteer Awards
Nominate your volunteers (individuals, teams, or programs) for a 2010 Governor’s Volunteer Award.
The Governor’s Volunteer Awards are designed to recognize and celebrate volunteers from all over Oregon for their efforts, dedication, and commitment to helping individuals and enhancing our communities.
Nominations for the 2010 Governor’s Volunteer Awards are open now. Award categories include:
• Outstanding Youth Volunteer (age 18 or younger)
• Outstanding Adult Volunteer (age 19 – 54)
• Outstanding Senior Volunteer (age 55 or better)
• Outstanding Volunteer Program
• Outstanding Statewide Volunteer Program (operating in 3 or more Regions)
• Outstanding Youth Volunteer Program or Group
• Outstanding Employee Volunteer Program, and
• Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Achievement (at least 10 years of service)
Nominations are due on May 10, 2010; all awardees will be recognized at the annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards luncheon in Salem on Oct. 22, 2010.
For more information, please visit OregonVolunteers.org
Great Toolkit for Service Providers
Do you need help with basic strategic planning, organizational assessment and readiness, effective marketing strategies, financial management or sustainability? Recently, two HandsOn MWV Americorps members attended a ‘Changing Communities for the Better’ training hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and brought back a great toolkit to our communities. ‘Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Toolkit for Community and Faith-Based Service Providers’ is a great resource for basic information and worksheets to help your organization or agency sustain itself. You can download a PDF copy or order a free hard copy of the Toolkit at this web address: Ncadistore.SAMHSA.gov
What is Risk Management?
Risk Management is a system to evaluate risks and take proactive steps to deal with identified risks.
Why do we need a risk management system?
► To protect our agency, its clients and its paid staff and volunteers.
► To run a better program to meet our organization’s mission.
Steps in Risk Management
1. Identify risks
What may go wrong
2. Evaluate each risk
How likely is it to occur?
What is the amount of potential harm?
3. Control risks by choosing to:
Stop or delay activity until safe
Eliminate/diminish risk - change the way volunteers are screened, trained and supervised
Minimize harm – develop procedures to handle a disaster or emergency
Transfer liability – insurance policy, waiver, etc.
A “Handy Handbook”: Check Out HandsOn New Volunteer Management Resource!
Have you recently started using volunteers at your organization? Or do you already utilize volunteers at your organization, but are looking to refresh or expand your volunteer management knowledge? Read more about volunteer management basics such as volunteer recruitment, volunteer motivation, volunteer retention and volunteer recognition in HandsOn Volunteer Management Guidebook. Learn about best practices in volunteer management that will help your organization successfully recruit and retain volunteers!
Click here to explore HandsOn Volunteer Management Guidebook.
Free Books from the Ford Institute for Community Building
The Ford Institute for Community Building is offering an inventory of carefully selected community related books to community members free of charge!
New Levels of Partnership
We have updated our partnership agreement. Please look over the new form and decide which level of partnership is best for your organization. We hope this new system will serve all of you more efficiently. If you have any questions please contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Updated_Partnership_agreement_12.09_.doc
HandsOn Branding
Last May HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley officially launched its new branding and website. We have noticed that some of you still have our old logo on your own websites. Please download our new logo for your website.
Remember: You can link the logo to our website as well. HandsOnMWV.org
Volunteer Motivation Test
Are you having trouble matching your volunteers with opportunities? Do you know what motivates your volunteers to serve? These surveys will help you see what makes volunteers tick. Help your volunteers explain their likes and talents and discover the rewards each volunteer seeks when volunteering.
Motivational_Analysis.pdf
characteristics_of_RIASEC_Types.pdf
Interest_Self_Assessment_Exercise.pdf
HandsOn Lending Library
In HandsOn’s efforts to continue to bring new and helpful resources to its partners, we have decided to start a Lending Library. We are starting to compile a list of books that could be helpful to all of you. Resources will include, but are not limited to, the latest edition of The Oregon Foundation DataBook and books around non-profit best practices. If you have resources that you would like to donate to the library, it would be much appreciated. Our super volunteer Susan Latham, is researching possible books to purchase, however, if you have suggestions, please let us know. Suggestions can be sent to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Blog
Calendar of Events
July 2010
July 30-August 1
Greeter at the Bite and Brew of Salem ACT NOW!
Ongoing
Help the Keizer Boys and Girls Club plan their family events! ACT NOW!
Ongoing
Garden and teach gardening at local prisons with Lettuce Grow ACT NOW!
Ongoing
Raise puppies for the Joys of Living Assistance Dogs ACT NOW!
Project Calendar
Tons of 2 to 4 hour family friendly projects all across the land! ACT NOW!
Service To Go!
Bring the service with you, be the difference everywhere. ACT NOW!
