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Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101 October 1, 2012. Jaren Sorkow Deputy Director Volunteer Los Angeles @VolunteerLosAng. Agenda. What is it? | An overview of skills-based volunteering & pro bono service What can it look like for me? | Examples from the field
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Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101October 1, 2012 Jaren Sorkow Deputy Director Volunteer Los Angeles @VolunteerLosAng
Agenda What is it? | An overview of skills-based volunteering & pro bono service What can it look like for me? | Examples from the field Breakout discussions | Anticipating and overcoming challenges Resources
About Volunteer Los Angeles Engaging the right volunteers to meet real community needs. • HandsOn Volunteers • Online Volunteer Matching • Microvolunteering • Skills Based Volunteering • Done-in-a-Day Projects • Disaster Volunteering • Agency Training • Community Collaborations • Court Referred Community Service • Each year: • 70,000 volunteers • 500+ nonprofits & public agencies • 2.2 million hours • $50+ million community value
PROGRAM EXAMPLES SUSTAINED IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION HIGH t LOW NUMBER OF EMPLOYEESENGAGED HIGH t LOW TYPE OF VOLUNTEERISM
Job Skills Training • Practical advice for job seekers • Resume writing and interviewing support • Networking and job searching
Microvolunteering • 24/7 ultra-short-term virtual volunteering • Complete discreet “challenges” • Use professional or personal skills • www.VolunteerLosAngeles.org
Value Propositions : General Skill-Based Volunteering • Engage a high volume of employees • Can include a broader array of employees across disciplines and skill levels • Often able to outsource to an intermediary/third party to provide curriculum, manage
Examples: Pro Bono Service • TEAM-BASED PROJECTS • Project teams with specific roles and responsibilities • Delivering on a specifically scoped project and timeline to meet a nonprofit’s key need • Like traditional consulting • COACHING AND MENTORING • Employees with same functional expertise/role match up with a staff member at a partner nonprofit for one-on-one guidance on shared area expertise • MARATHON MODEL • One-day projects • Specific, discrete scope of work • Team-based
Many different models of pro bono service delivery Professionals with skills and interest Nonprofits needing professional support Program Infrastructure • Loaned employee • Coaching and mentoring • Marathon • Standard team-based projects • Open-ended outsourcing • Sector-wide solution • General contracting • Individual consultants http://www.taprootfoundation.org/docs/8_Models_Whitepaper.pdf
Value Propositions: Pro Bono Services • Long-term, capacity-building impact for the nonprofit • Professional development benefits for employees • Showcases the company’s strengths and expertise
Common Questions and Challenges • How do I get internal buy-in and resources? • How do I identify the right kinds of projects? • How can I make sure my nonprofit partners are ready for us? • How can I use as many employees as possible? • How can I evaluate programs like this?
Breakout Tables: Resolving Common Questions and Challenges 1 • How do I get internal buy-in and resources? • How do I identify the right kinds of projects? • How can I make sure my nonprofit partners are ready for us? • How can I use as many employees as possible? • How can I evaluate programs like this? 2 3 4 5
Resources: Volunteer LA SBV 1.0 • Making Skills Based Volunteering more accessible • Exclusive online search options and personalized placements • Training nonprofits and volunteers to ensure success • SBV 2.0 (coming in 2013!): Customized SBV programs for businesses • 24/7 virtual skills-based volunteering • Ultra-short term (5 minutes to 2 hours) • Custom projects for businesses • NOlson@VolunteerLosAngeles.org • www.VolunteerLosAngeles.org Microvolunteering