 National Volunteer Week |
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4 Reasons This Year is Like No Other |
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Having a dedicated week all about volunteering is exciting for us here at VolunteerMatch - and we're determined to help you make the most of it. |
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There's something particularly special about this year's event, occurring April 21-27. It's as if we have an unparalleled opportunity to strengthen our relationships with existing volunteers and build connections to new ones. |
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We put together a list of some of the reasons National Volunteer Week 2013 is special, and some tips for how to make sure your volunteers feel extra-special, too. |
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Learn 4 reasons this National Volunteer Week is like no other.. |
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Tip of the Month |
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Build Capacity by Bringing in Back Up |
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Struggling to find the volunteers you need? No time to engage the volunteers you have? Don't worry, we've got you covered. |
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This month Senior Nonprofit Relations Associate Matt Wallace tells you how to use VolunteerMatch as a capacity-building tool by recruiting volunteers to help run key elements of your programs. |
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Check out Matt's advice for building capacity through volunteer recruitment. |
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Hidden Riches |
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8 Nonprofit Resources You Might Not Know |
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A big part of what VolunteerMatch does is help nonprofits like yours recruit and manage volunteers to help with your work. However, there's a lot more going on here than meets the eyes. |
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In fact, VolunteerMatch offers a whole host of free resources that you might not know about. Yet. So take a look at these great ways to gain more knowledge and capacity for your volunteer engagement program. |
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Discover new-to-you nonprofit resources from VolunteerMatch. |
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Nonprofit Spotlight |
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Nick Ellis, MD, MEDLIFE |
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By Steven Birdwell, Communications & Social Media Intern |
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Dr. Nicolas Ellis, founder and CEO of MEDLIFE, has found a creative way to help solve the health care disparity in developing countries, by educating students about issues in global health and empowering them to work with teams directly within the world's most impoverished communities. |
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Nick started MEDLIFE as a student group in 2005 during his undergraduate studies at the University of Maine. On his own initiative, he began working with doctors in Ecuador to deliver medical services to rural villages in the Andes mountain range. |
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During his experiences in Latin America, Nick was exposed to many facets of poverty, however, the lack of access to healthcare was the most shocking. "I remember seeing a homeless man in a bus station in Panama who had an open wound on his leg. Day after day he sat there and never received any kind of help." |
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For me, if I have the ability to help someone who is suffering, then that is an obvious "good" that I can do," says Nick. |
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Read the rest of Nick's story... |
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