What You Gain & What You Give Volunteer Matching & Effective Community Partnership

1. What You Gain & What You Give Volunteer Matching & Effective Community Partnership

2. Why are you here? (What is motivating you to occupy this space and moment)

3. Nicole Fernandez College of Charleston ‘16 Office of Sustainability & Center for Civic Engagement Alternative Break Program Coordinator Volunteer Corps Americorps VISTA member Bridge Refugee Services Photo by Jason Scott / CAC Americorps

4. Bridge Refugee Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is the only refugee resettlement agency in Eastern Tennessee.

5. 9 staff members 2 case managers 189 volunteers 122 arrivals* *FY 2017

6. Being alone isn’t always fun... ...so find yourself a partner! in the community

7. An interdepartmental fairy-tale

8. SJCH Logo by Kelsey Deporte / College of Charleston Office of Sustainability

9. Photos by College of Charleston Office of Sustainability

10. ...and it’s still going strong! SJCH Logo by Kelsey Deporte / College of Charleston Office of Sustainability / College of Charleston Center for Civic Engagement / One80 Place / Center for Women

11. Twice the exposure Space to share ideas More access to resources More questions, more answers

12. Maybe we can do more together

13. Breakout!

14. What are some organizational needs you have - be as program specific as you have to be.

15. Is your partnership going to make it past the expiration date?

16. Community. Communion. Communication.

17. Set up a liaison. Check-in meetings. Offer trainings and workshops. Share resources. Set goals together. Accountability is key. Communication.

18. Adjust volunteer infrastructure to allow for skill sharing.

19. What is one thing you hope to gain from this experience? What is one thing you hope to give to this experience?

20. Organizational needs. Organizational feeds.

21. gains how to stay motivated needs gifts feeds

22. Breakout!

23. Presentations of Appreciation

25. Why are some volunteers more active than others?

26. Time Talent Commitment Availability Requirement Energy Recognition Enthusiasm Appreciation Leadership

27. Follow the trends What metrics do you have in place to measure volunteer hours over time? What is your cycle of recruitment? See if you can find any short term and long term patterns in volunteer engagement.

28. What am I doing? Who do I report to? What support will I receive? How many hours per week is this position? Who will I be serving? Where will I be volunteering? How do I log my hours? Who is my contact person? Does this position require certain skills? How will this position benefit the community I’ll be working with? Will I be supervised? What does the training look like? Does this position require a committed number of hours? Will I be serving alongside other volunteers? Who is my supervisor? What do I do if I cannot make it to my volunteer shift? What do I do in an emergency? Will I be interacting with staff members? Are there any activities that are off-limits to volunteers?

29. What am I doing? Who do I report to? What support will I receive? How many hours per week is this position? Who will I be serving? Where will I be volunteering? How do I log my hours? Who is my contact person? Does this position require certain skills? How will this position benefit the community I’ll be working with? Will I be supervised? What does the training look like? Does this position require a committed number of hours? Will I be serving alongside other volunteers? Who is my supervisor? What do I do if I cannot make it to my volunteer shift? What do I do in an emergency? Will I be interacting with staff members? Are there any activities that are off-limits to volunteers? HOW are your volunteer positions marketed?

30. What Now What So What

31. All motivated volunteers are advocates (with the right training and infrastructure)

32. Photos by College of Charleston Office of Sustainability

33. Breakout!