California Public Libraries and VolunteerMatch Greg Baldwin President VolunteerMatch.org

California Public Libraries

and

VolunteerMatch

Greg Baldwin

President

VolunteerMatch.org

Why I’m Here

Our Mission

VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect.

The web’s largest and most popular volunteering network

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VolunteerMatch makes it easier for good people and good causes to connect

VolunteerMatch: Transforming Markets with Technology

First Choice among Nonprofits

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68%

Which two or three of these Internet recruiting services have you found most useful?

All nonprofit staff

VolunteerMatch.org

Local volunteer center’s Web site

Craigslist.org

Idealist.org

1-800-Volunteer.org

VolunteerSolutions.org

HandsOn Network

ServeNet.org

33% of staff name only VolunteerMatch

Source: Hart Survey of non-profits 2006 (N=1024)

VolunteerMatch’s Goals in the Next 5 Years

• Increase the community of not-for-profit agencies effectively engaging the time and talent of their community

Metric: Increase agency membership by 40,000 to a total of over 90,000

• Expand the number of people able to find a personally meaningful opportunity to serve the greater good

Metric: Increase registered membership base beyond 3 million

• Accelerate the virtuous cycle of civic engagement

Metric: Deliver annual social value in excess of $700 million

• Achieve long-term economic sustainability

Metric: Increase reliable operating revenue to $8.0 million to break even by 2012

Key Initiatives: Older Adults & Skilled Volunteers

Accomplishments To Date

• 1085 branches in VolunteerMatch

• Nearly half of the public library jurisdictions have accepted

• 325 administrators• Two weeks of

trainings to volunteer coordinators

We Are Proud To Launch

We are Proud to Introduce…

Project Goals

• Raise awareness about how volunteer engagement can benefit both the library and the community.

• Help support public libraries to create diverse and meaningful volunteer jobs

• Build the capacity of public libraries in California to recruit and support volunteers more effectively.

• Position California public libraries as community “hubs” for civic engagement.

• Assist community members to find volunteer opportunities that match their interests in public libraries or throughout the community.

VolunteerMatch’s Services

• Last month, 1,200 libraries were provided advanced Volunteer Recruitment Tools

• With the tools, VolunteerMatch provides customized trainings of the tools and pertinent topics for district managers, local coordinators and literacy coordinators.

• Provide on-going technical support for all library volunteer accounts and users

• Provide a “Community Hub” for California Public Libraries

Volunteer Recruitment Tools

VolunteerMatch provides our Premium Service “Community Leader” to all California Public Library branches:

• Volunteer Recruiting Tools • Tracking & Reporting • Donation Feature • Enhanced Listings  • Reposting Privileges  • Photo Manager• Custom Question Manager • Greeting Manager • Document Manager • Listing Duplication • Exporting Features• Monthly Account Summary

The Launch of the “Community Hub”

• Today marks the launch of the Community Hub: making it easier for libraries to serve as the nucleus for community.

• Branded website for local community and library-based volunteer opportunities, literacy projects and community volunteer activities.

• Local libraries direct volunteers to the Hub website.

• Personal account for each library user that includes alerts, hours tracking and profile management.

• Location based searches show user local Library volunteer opportunities

Opportunities at your local library

Opportunities at your local library

Literacy and Education Opportunities

Literacy and Education Opportunities

Community Projects

Community Projects

Tools for Libraries to Promote the Hub

• Search widget that can be applied to each library’s website, to make them the hub for community volunteering.

• Resources and templates to help branches promote the site and increase volunteer capacity in their own communities.

• For those libraries involved in the Free2 initiative, we have created a Free2Get Involved link to keep your branding consistent.

Take Aways

1. Login. Make sure you’ve activated your account.

2. Recruit. Add a project. Get the volunteers you need.

3. Promote. Add a Get Involved widget to your library’s page.

Questions?