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Agency Participation

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Why Should Your Non-Profit Get Involved with the Day of Caring?

• Day of Caring is an opportunity for agencies to complete much needed projects by volunteers with a range of skills and talents: there is no limit but your imagination for possible projects.

• A chance to showcase your agency and its services to your volunteer team and Yellowstone County.

• Volunteers may "get hooked" and become involved with ongoing volunteer opportunites at your agency.

• You will show donors and potential donors what you do and who you serve.

• Day of Caring provides an opportunity for your clients to meet and interact with new people.

• Inviting an employee volunteer team to participate is an opportunity to build relationships with local businesses.

• Your participation will demonstrate the community partnership between your agency and United Way of Yellowstone County

 

Developing a Project

• Day of Caring is an incredible opportunity to tackle large and small projects at your agency. You might use a volunteer team to interact with your clients, paint, do repair work, or landscape your agency's grounds. Use your imagination and the resources on this web site to help you develop creative, worthwhile projects that volunteers will enjoy.

• There is no limit to what volunteers can do, In the past, skilled volunteers have rebuilt decks, painted agency walls, helped build houses, planted trees, trim bushes and weeded gardens. Volunteers also enjoy working directly with clients: going bowling or to the zoo, reading to children, decorating hats or making craft projects.

• If you can dream it, it's very possible that someone will do it! Volunteer teams choose their own projects, which results in successful matches of skills and needs. If you need some help dreaming up projects, check out the list of projects and 101 project ideas. 

 

Day of Caring Project Guidelines:


• Project sponsor must be a Non-Profit 501 (c) (3), schools, city or county agency.

• The project must meet a real need at the sponsoring site.

•Volunteers must find measurable satisfaction of accomplishment.

• The project must be completed in 4 hours (1 pm -5 pm) on the Day of Caring.

• The sponsoring agency must indicate that they have insurance which covers volunteers during the Day of Caring by checking the corresponding box on the project registration form.

• Supplies and materials are identified and a plan is in place to secure items. (occasionally, the volunter team or other sponsor may be able to provide supplies; however, it is up to the agency to seek those resources.)

• A responsible person will plan and oversee each project, meaning that an agency representative is assigned as Project Coordinator. The project Coordinator will also communicate with the Volunteer Team.

• All submitted project proposals are subject to review and evaluation by United Way of Yellowstone County.

• To submit a project go to www.youcanvolunteer.org This site will be activated especially for these Day of Caring projects on June 1 - June 29, 2012

Note: If your agency is not registered with The Volunteer Center's online databast for volunteer recruitment, you must register first at www.youcanvolunteer.org before submitting a Day of Caring project.This sign up process should take approximately 15 minutes. By using this venue your agency/organization will have the ability to post volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Please review this site and register. Registered agencies will recieve all Day of Caring communications through this site.


Contact Debbie West at 252-3839 ext. 14 or at debbie.west@unitedway.org