Skills-based volunteering projects yield transformational results – if they’re properly planned and prioritized. Take Capacity Commons’ Project Readiness Assessment to receive an objective evaluation of your proposed project, along with customized tips for positioning the project for maximal organizational impact.
If you’re a nonprofit organization looking to leverage skills-based volunteers to build your capacity and drive your mission, you’ll need to designate a staff member to be the project leader for the engagement. Here’s a sample description of what to look for when you are selecting that individual.
The Challenge The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) aims to end hunger in Eastern MA by providing 36.4 million pounds of food to 600 small, medium and large human service agencies such as food pantries, after-school programs, senior feeding programs and homeless shelters. In order to achieve the goal of distributing more pounds of food …
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The Challenge Educational First Steps (EFS) core program, Four Steps to Excellence, partners with child care centers across North Texas to provide the key ingredients to running quality early-childhood education programs. Its child center accreditation process was taking a time-consuming 60+ months to complete, taxing the EFS staff and limiting the number of centers that …
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