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• Volunteer Recruitment • DOVIA • Links & Resources • Become a Partner •
Each year, Volunteer San Diego engages
nearly 30,000 San Diegans in service to our
community. Last year, these volunteers
contributed over 83,000 hours to San Diego
County.
How to submit a
volunteer opportunity:
Authorized project coordinators
for our Agency Partners are able to submit
new volunteer opportunities and make changes
to your existing opportunities online. Email
Debbie Krakauer to make sure that you
are listed as the "Referral Contact" for
your agency. Download a PDF file with
step-by-step instructions on this
process or our
quick tips.
If you would prefer to use paper
forms, you are always welcome to download
the
project submission form and either email
or fax it in and Volunteer San Diego
staff and volunteers will enter the
information for you.
How Volunteer San
Diego can help you recruit volunteers:
Online, Searchable Database
All opportunities (either ongoing or special
events) will be added to our online,
searchable database. Volunteers look at the
online project listings more
than 100,000 times each month.
Volunteer Referrals
Each year, more than 1,000 prospective
volunteers turn to Volunteer San Diego for
more in-depth assistance with finding
volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are
briefly interviewed and then referred to 3-5
organizations that match their interests and
availability.
Annual Directories of Volunteer
Opportunities
Youth Guide to Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer San Diego helps connect thousands
of youth to a wide range of volunteer
projects. If
your organization recognizes and
values the contributions of youth
volunteers, please contact
Jen Hamilton, 858-636-4137, to inquire
about including your organization in our
Youth Guide.
Holiday Guide to Volunteer Opportunities
The holiday season is one of the busiest
times of the year for Volunteer San Diego.
Each November, we publish a Holiday
Volunteer Guide that is promoted to
thousands of volunteers who are looking for
a way to make a difference during the
holidays. If you are interested in being
included in this guide, please download and
submit the
project form.
Episodic Volunteer Programs
Flex Program
Project Calendar
For our Agency Partners, our Flexible
Volunteer Program (Flex) Project
Calendar offers a unique way to help meet
your volunteer needs. For Flex projects,
Volunteer San Diego will: - Recruit volunteers
- Provide a volunteer Team Leader to help
supervise the project
- Provide a group of
volunteers on either a regular or
one-time basis to help meet your
agency's needs
Each
month, hundreds of volunteers of all ages
participate in 80+ projects, at
different agency locations across the
county. For more information, please contact
flex@volunteersandiego.org or call
858-636-4139.
Corporate Teambuilding Events
Volunteer San Diego coordinates a number of
customized, teambuilding volunteer projects for a wide
range of corporate partners each year. If
you have work for a large group of
volunteers (typically 30-100), that can be
completed through a one-time event, please
contact
Sarah Adams, 858-636-4136.
Annual Events
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January
Every January, volunteers remember and
memorialize Dr. King by participating in
service projects in their communities.
Agencies are encouraged to offer volunteer
projects during the holiday weekend;
Volunteer San Diego will highlight them as
ways to honor Dr. King's legacy.
Global Youth Service Day –
April
N&GYSD is the largest service event in
the world. Students age 5 -25 and youth
groups are encouraged to volunteer during
this event. Agencies are encouraged to offer
youth- and family-friendly volunteer
projects throughout the week; Volunteer San
Diego will highlight them as special ways to
get involved in the community.
Hands On San Diego – September 2008
Over the course of a week, thousands of
volunteers will help to complete hundreds of
service projects for a diverse group of
organizations and the hundreds of thousands
of San Diego County residents they serve.
This is Volunteer San Diego's largest event
of the year. Don't miss the chance to be a
part of it! It is a great chance to
introduce new volunteers to your
organization. Project proposal forms will be
out mid-April.
Skill-Based Volunteering
Board
Connection
Are you looking for
members for your Board of Directors or
committees? Simply complete the
volunteer opportunity submission form
with as much information as you have
on the specific slots that you are trying to
fill on your Board of Directors or
committees. Interested individuals will
contact you by email.
Tips for volunteer recruitment:
Check your listings
You can help secure more volunteers for your
organization by spending just a few minutes
checking your listings and updating any
information that may be outdated. We want to
make sure that prospective volunteers are
receiving current information on your
organization’s opportunities.
To check your agency description, contact
information and the projects you currently have listed with
us,
click here. Please send updates and/or
questions to
Linda Fisher, 858-636-4130.
Sell Yourself
Volunteer San Diego supports over 800
different agencies. Every
opportunity you post is competing with
opportunities from other, equally deserving
organizations. Most people are interested in
helping their neighbors and their
community, not a specific organization. Make sure
your volunteer opportunity is described in
terms that show how the prospective
volunteer will make a difference in the
lives of people and our community. Ensure that every
opportunity you submit to us is appealing to
prospective volunteers. If you knew nothing
of your organization, would that listing
make you want to volunteer? Contact
Debbie Krakauer, 858-636-4184, with
questions or for help tweaking your project
descriptions.
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