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Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101 October 1, 2012. Jaren Sorkow Deputy Director Volunteer Los Angeles @VolunteerLosAng. Agenda. What is it? | An overview of skills-based volunteering & pro bono service What can it look like for me? | Examples from the field - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Skills-Based Volunteering and Pro Bono Service 101
October 1, 2012
Jaren Sorkow Deputy Director
Volunteer Los Angeles@VolunteerLosAng
Agenda
1.What is it? | An overview of skills-based volunteering & pro bono service
2.What can it look like for me? | Examples from the field
3.Breakout discussions | Anticipating and overcoming challenges
4.Resources
Engaging the right volunteers to meet real community needs.
HandsOn Volunteers• Online Volunteer Matching• Microvolunteering• Skills Based Volunteering• Done-in-a-Day Projects
Disaster Volunteering
Agency Training
Community Collaborations
Court Referred Community Service
About Volunteer Los Angeles
Each year:• 70,000 volunteers • 500+ nonprofits &
public agencies• 2.2 million hours • $50+ million community
value
What is skills-based volunteering and pro bono?
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TYPE OF VOLUNTEERISM
PROGRAM EXAMPLES
MAKING BUDGET
“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING
GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE
PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Cash grants Dollars for
Doers Matching gifts
Playground clean-up
Soup kitchen Planting a
garden
Tutoring Job skills
training Micro-
volunteering
Board placement
Board member training
IT assistance Marketing
collateral design
HR consulting Legal counsel
Examples: “General Skill” Volunteering
• Practical advice for job seekers
• Resume writing and interviewing support
• Networking and job searching
Job Skills Training
• 24/7 ultra-short-term virtual volunteering
• Complete discreet “challenges”
• Use professional or personal skills
www.VolunteerLosAngeles.org
Microvolunteering
Value Propositions : General Skill-Based Volunteering
• Engage a high volume of employees
• Can include a broader array of employees across disciplines and skill levels
• Often able to outsource to an intermediary/third party to provide curriculum, manage
MAKING BUDGET
“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING
GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE
PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Cash grants Dollars for
Doers Matching gifts
Playground clean-up
Soup kitchen Planting a
garden
Tutoring Job skills
training Micro-
volunteering
Board placement
Board member training
IT assistance Marketing
collateral design
HR consulting Legal counsel
Examples: Pro Bono Service
Examples: Pro Bono Service
TEAM-BASED PROJECTS•Project teams with specific roles and responsibilities•Delivering on a specifically scoped project and timeline to meet a nonprofit’s key need•Like traditional consulting
COACHING AND MENTORING•Employees with same functional expertise/role match up with a staff member at a partner nonprofit for one-on-one guidance on shared area expertise
MARATHON MODEL•One-day projects•Specific, discrete scope of work•Team-based
Professionals with skills and interest
Nonprofits needing professional support
Program
Infrastructur
e• Loaned employee
• Coaching and mentoring
• Marathon
• Standard team-based projects
• Open-ended outsourcing
• Sector-wide solution
• General contracting
• Individual consultants
http://www.taprootfoundation.org/docs/8_Models_Whitepaper.pdf
Many different models of pro bono service delivery
Value Propositions: Pro Bono Services
• Long-term, capacity-building impact for the nonprofit
• Professional development benefits for employees
• Showcases the company’s strengths and expertise
What could this look like for me?
What’s YOUR spectrum?
MAKING BUDGET
“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING
GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE
PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Cash grants Dollars for
Doers Matching gifts
Playground clean-up
Soup kitchen Habitat for
Humanity
Tutoring Job skills
training Micro-
volunteering Junior
Achievement
Board placement
BoardSource membership
Donated IT product support
Graphic design Press release
drafting Legal counsel
Example: Common Distinct Programs and Offerings
MAKING BUDGET
“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING
GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE
PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Exercise: What is your CURRENT spectrum?
MAKING BUDGET
“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING
GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE
PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
Exercise: What are the 1-2 things you want to ADD?
Common questions and challenges
Common Questions and Challenges
• How do I get internal buy-in and resources?
• How do I identify the right kinds of projects?
• How can I make sure my nonprofit partners are ready for us?
• How can I use as many employees as possible?
• How can I evaluate programs like this?
Breakout Tables: Resolving Common Questions and Challenges
• How do I get internal buy-in and resources?
• How do I identify the right kinds of projects?
• How can I make sure my nonprofit partners are ready for us?
• How can I use as many employees as possible?
• How can I evaluate programs like this?
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Resources: Volunteer LA
Making Skills Based Volunteering more accessible Exclusive online search options and personalized
placements Training nonprofits and volunteers to ensure success SBV 2.0 (coming in 2013!): Customized SBV programs for
businesses
24/7 virtual skills-based volunteering Ultra-short term (5 minutes to 2 hours) Custom projects for businesses
[email protected] www.VolunteerLosAngeles.org
SBV 1.0
Microvolunteering