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  1. Welcome!The webinar will begin shortly. • Audio Features • You can listen to the audio portion of today’s webinar through the speakers of your computer or dial in via telephone. All participants will be muted unless they have a question. • Dialing In • One your phone dial: 773-945-1011 • Enter the access code: 569-152-544 • Audio PIN: Shown after joining the webinar • To ask a Question • If listening through your computer speakers, just type your question in the “Question Log” section of your GoToWebinar Control Panel on the right-hand side of your screen. • If listening through your telephone, “raise your hand” within your GoToWebinar Control Panel on the right-hand side of your screen.

  2. Volunteer MichiganInformational webinarAugust 16, 2010 Paula Kaiser Van Dam, Executive Director Steve Springer, Deputy Director

  3. Michigan Community Service Commission • Mission: • Build a culture of service by providing vision and resources to strengthen communities through volunteerism.

  4. Serve America ActVolunteer Generation Fund • Supports innovation and strengthens non-profit sector • Volunteer Generation Fund • Awards grants to states to recruit, manage, and support volunteers and strengthen the nation’s volunteer infrastructure

  5. Michigan’s Voices for Volunteerism: A 10-City Listening Tour • Identify critical issues in communities • How volunteerism can address issues • Listening Tour instrumental in: • MCSC state service plan • Volunteer Michigan application

  6. Volunteer Michigan Project Goals • Increase the capacity of volunteer connector organizations • Increase, among diverse populations, volunteerism in Michigan • Strengthen community non-profits to ensure sustainability of volunteer mobilization • Increase volunteer engagement on National Days of Service

  7. Volunteer Michigan boosts capacity • Capacity is also increased as a result of: • Hands On Connect – a full lifecycle volunteer tracking, management, and reporting platform

  8. Volunteer Michigan Objectives • Increase: • number of new volunteers participating in activities focused on improving health and public safety (Target: 1750/250 in yr 1) • number of retained volunteers (Target: 525/75) • Replicable collaborative community models (Target: 7/1) • Volunteer participation on National Days of Service (Target: 35,000) • Engage • Highly skilled volunteers (Target: 175/25)

  9. Volunteer Michigan:Year One • Roll-out of Hands On Connect • Grantees will focus on: • Technology integration • Assessment • Planning; system development; training • Working with each collaborative member to develop 3-year plan for volunteer engagement

  10. Volunteer Michigan:Years 2 & 3 • Collaboratives implement volunteer engagement plans • Increase collaborative membership • Meet higher benchmarks

  11. Eligibility • Who is eligible to apply? • Intended targeted audience – volunteer connector organizations -- whose mission is directly related to connecting individuals with volunteer opportunities. • Volunteer connectors – support organizations and volunteer coordinators in utilizing these volunteers. • Volunteer connectors – connect volunteers with other community organizations (organizations other than the volunteer connector agency itself). • Volunteer centers and Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs are prototypical volunteer connector organizations.

  12. Application components • Program Design • Rationale and approach – 25% • Compelling Community Need • Evidence of Community Collaboration • Program activities yielding measurable outputs and outcomes

  13. Application components • Collaborative Support – 25% • Training and technical assistance • Capacity building • Sustainability • Commitment and plan to participate in National Days of Service – 10%

  14. Application Components • Organizational Capability – Staff and Organizational Capacity – 25% • Sound organizational structure • Special circumstances • Cost Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy – 15%

  15. Timeline, Review, and Selection • RFP released on Friday, August 6, 2010 • Technical assistance webinar 10 a.m., Monday, August 16, 2010 • Intent to apply form due to MCSC by 5 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2010

  16. Timeline, Review, and Selection • Applications will be due to MCSC by 5 p.m., Monday, September 13, 2010 • Reviewed for: requirements, adherence to guidelines, and priorities; Also geographic diversity and diversity of approaches

  17. Timeline, Review, and Selection • Review and approval of applications • Panel – internal and external reviewers – Sept/Oct 2010 • Board review – funding recommendations for all funded applicants will be submitted to the MCSC Board of Commissioners for approval

  18. Timeline, Review, and Selection • Applicants will be informed of funding decisions on or before Friday, October 29, 2010 • Grantee start date of Wednesday, December 1, 2010

  19. Questions and answers • Contact: • Steve Springer, Deputy Director, MCSC (517) 335-1013 springers@michigan.gov

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