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Make a Difference.
"I cannot preach like Martin Luther King, Jr. or turn a poetic phrase like Maya Angelou, but I care and am willing to serve.”
--Marian Wright Edelman
Volunteering in the U.S.
• 61 million Americans volunteer regularly
• 12.9 billion hours were volunteered in the
U.S. in 2006
• On average, on any given day, there are
15 million Americans volunteering
• Each year, the US benefits from the
equivalent of $239 billion dollars of unpaid staff time through volunteering
Source: The Nonprofit Almanac 2008
Volunteering in Kansas
• 36.2% of adults volunteer in Kansas (we rank #8 among all 50 states and Washington D.C.)
• 44.7 volunteer hours per resident(we rank #9 among all 50 states and Washington D.C.)
Kansas Volunteering by Age Group
31.0%40.9%4835-44
22.9%30.0%4025-34
18.1%20.7%*20-24
Nat’l RateState RateMedian HrsAge
Source: Volunteering In America, Corporation for National & Community Service 2008
Volunteers = Engaged Citizens.
Citizen engagement is more critical than ever as both a cornerstone of our democracy and as an essential resource
for solving some of our nation's most
pressing issues.
You can benefit, too.
Successful volunteer engagement is a mutually beneficial relationship, not just a free for all for the organization to achieve its needs.
Volunteering is a two-way street.
Here are a few things you can gain when you give your time and yourself:
• connect with your community• share your skills and gain new ones• develop self esteem and self-confidence• meet new people from all walks of life• enhance your resume and make important networking contacts
• promote a worthwhile activity• feel needed and valued• experience something new
Source: Corporation for National and Community Service: http://www.nationalservice.gov/
Overcoming Barriers to Volunteering
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
--Mother Teresa
BARRIER #1:
I don’t have enough time to volunteer.
BARRIER #2:
I don’t have the “skills”to volunteer.
BARRIER #3:
I don’t feel like I am making a difference.
BARRIER #4:
I don’t think my workplace supports volunteering.
Resources
The Volunteer Involvement Framework
CONNECTION TO SERVICE
TIME FOR SERVICE
Affiliation Focus Skill Focus
Short-term,
Episodic
Long-term,
Ongoing
Examples of Service:
• Corporate days of service w/ work teams
• Weekend house-build by a local service club
• Park clean-up event or trail maintenance
• Walkers, bikers, runners for annual fundraiser
Examples of Service:
• A one-time audit of an organization’s finances by a professional accountant
• A sports club teaching a youth group a particular skill and hosting a youth event
• A student completing a degree requirement
• A chef preparing a meal for a fundraiser
Examples of Service:
• Youth mentor
• Troop leader
• Sunday School teacher
• Environmental Sustainability advocate
• Hospice visitor
• Park host or docent
Examples of Service:
• Pro bono legal counsel
• No-cost medical service by a physician, EMT, nurse, counselor, etc.
• Volunteer fire fighter
• Loaned executive
• Board member
Source: RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service, The Volunteer Involvement Framework™
Resources
United We Serve, a national clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities and provides toolkits for volunteers interested in developing their own projects
http://www.serve.gov/
HandsOn Network, inspires, equips and mobilizes people to take action that changes the world. Searchable database of volunteer opportunities and great resources for developing volunteer leadership.
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/
Resources
United Way, an organization that often serves as a convener of local non-profits in a community and typically has a pulse on available opportunities.
Visit the national United Way website and type in your zip code in the top right corner to find your local organization.
http://www.liveunited.org/
Resources – KS Volunteer Centers
The Volunteer Center of Reno County
Davis Hall-Hutchinson Community College815 North Walnut
Hutchinson, KS 67501Debbie Berndsen, Director
Phone: (620) 665-4960Fax: (620) 665-4965
Email: [email protected]/volunteer
Volunteer Center, ECKAN
1320 South Ash StreetOttawa, KS 66067
Lisa Rivers, Vol. Center DirectorPhone: (785) 242-7450
Fax: (785) 242-0305Email: [email protected]
www.eckan.org
Roger Hill Volunteer Center
United Way of Douglas County2518 Ridge Court, Room 200
Lawrence, KS 66046Phone: (785) 865-5030
Fax: (785) 843-6752Email [email protected]
www.rhvc.org
United Way of Wyandotte County
Volunteer Center
434 Minnesota AvenuePO Box 17-1042
Kansas City, KS 66101Diane Hentges, Director
Phone: (913) 371-3674 x 308Fax: (913) 371-2718
Email: [email protected]
RENO COUNTY
FRANKLIN COUNTY
DOUGLAS COUNTY
WYANDOTTE COUNTY
Resources – KS Volunteer Centers
The Volunteer Connection
239 North Santa FeSalina, KS 67401Nancy Klostermeyer, DirectorPhone: (785) 823-3128Fax: (785) 823-3819Email: [email protected]/volunteerconnection/main.htm
United Way of Greater Topeka Volunteer Center
1315 SW ArrowheadTopeka, KS 66604Barbara Lundquist, DirectorPhone: (785) 228-5113Fax: (785) 273-2467Email: [email protected] www.unitedwaytopeka.orgwww.volunteersolutions.org/uwgt
United Way of the Plains Volunteer Center
245 North WaterWichita, KS 67202Mark Stump, DirectorPhone: (316) 267-0202Fax: (316) 267-0937Email: [email protected]/volunteer_center.htm
K-State Volunteer Center of Manhattan
Lynda Bachelor, Coordinator2323 Anderson Ave, Suite 125KSU Foundation CenterManhattan, Kansas 66502Phone: (785)-532-7607Fax: (785)[email protected]/leadership
SALINE COUNTY
SHAWNEE COUNTY
SEDGWICK COUNTY
RILEY COUNTY
Resources
Kansas Volunteer Commission, established in 1993, KVC serves to promote and develop volunteerism throughout Kansas by providing resources to local service organizations as well as individuals.
If you’re interested in any of the national service programs - AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, or Learn and Serve – KVC is a great resource. Also administers quarterly Governor’s Points of Light Award to recognize outstanding volunteers in Kansas.http://www.kanserve.org
Resources
Kansas Mentors, a statewide mentoring partnership of over 175 local mentoring programs. The program is committed to ensuring every young Kansan has access to a caring and quality mentor.
Interested volunteers can search a database of local programs, also has great resources for those wanting to learn more about mentoring or mentors who want to strengthen their skills.
http://www.KansasMentors.org
Contact Information
Ella Todd, DirectorKansas Mentors1000 SW Jackson, Suite 540Topeka, KS 66612
(785) [email protected]
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