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Volunteer Training Agenda
House Parties How-‐‑To Because of you, our dedicated staff at UHPP’s Albany, Hudson and Troy health centers has helped thousands of local women, men and teens take charge of their reproductive health and live in healthy families and healthy communities. Now we know that one in five American women has turned to Planned Parenthood for care at some point in her life. What a tremendous legacy! You can help share your commitment to exceptional services and honest education with your friends and family during this important milestone year. Just throw a party, barbeque, happy hour, brunch or dinner to benefit Planned Parenthood – past, present and future! How do I do it? Get a group of people together and have a party! You’ll have fun, connect AND support UHPP. What kind of support? Your excitement will raise awareness, secure donations, get people involved, and share what is really happening to women’s reproductive rights – nationally AND locally. UHPP will provide the support you need to make sure your party is fun and successful. What does it look like? What kind of party do YOU like? It could be a potluck dinner party or large rock-‐‑the-‐‑house event, a wine and cheese gathering or a backyard BBQ. It can be a dance party or a tea and cookies party. That’s up to you. We only ask that you set aside time to share your Planned Parenthood story and ask for financial support. Charging a ticket price for the event is also a great, low pressure option. And we’re here to coach you! If you have more than 25 guests, UHPP will arrange for a representative to attend. Even if you have fewer guests, we’ll provide information for you to share. What do I need to do to host a party? The party’s expenses will be your in-‐‑kind contribution to UHPP. Keep track of them and we’ll send you an in-‐‑kind donation receipt and a gift for hosting. (What’s better than a party with a tax deduction?!) Pick a place – your house, backyard, restaurant, a park, or anyplace else. Just make sure there’s enough privacy for your guests to ask questions and share their thoughts. Provide drinks, plates, napkins, glasses, utensils, tables, chairs – and food, if it’s not a potluck. If it’s an outdoor party, have a rain plan. Name tags are great too! Pick a date and time and create an invitation list. Consider inviting likeminded friends, both old and new. They may be your age, younger, or older. They may be women, but don’t forget…many men support Planned Parenthood, too! Contact [email protected] or call (518) 512-‐‑9028. She’ll send you an invitation for your party that you can mail and/or email after you add your event’s information, including how your guests can RSVP.
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Scheduling and Planning Hints:
• Send out your invitations at least 3 weeks in advance. It’s even better if you also call people to invite them. Expect to invite three times as many people as you’d like to attend. And, even if someone can’t come, your contact with them has made a difference!
• Consider using event invitation sites, such as evite.com, Eventbrite.com or BrownPaperTicket.com.
• Let Amber know where your event will be and how many people are planning to come. She’ll
make every effort to have a representative attend. At a minimum, she’ll provide information about UHPP for your guests, sign-‐‑up sheets, donation forms, photo consent forms and trivia questions!
Day of: Ask your guests to sign the sign-‐‑in sheet so we can stay in touch. Provide donation forms, information about UHPP and consent forms if you are taking photos. Here are some fun things you can do with your guests:
• Share your Planned Parenthood story. • Play trivia games about reproductive health like “Fact or Crap.” (We can provide the questions). • Share fact sheets and UHPP’s calendar of events. • Let your guests know how to connect with UHPP on social media. • Ask for donations and talk about UHPP’s monthly giving club Healthy You. • Encourage people to ask questions and to share their stories. • Ask guests if they’d would be willing to host a party for UHPP with their friends.
Follow up: Please let Amber know how your party went! Please send all donations, forms and photos to [email protected]. We’ll post the best photos to UHPP’s social media sites. If your guests have any questions that you can’t answer, please let Amber know so she can follow up. And please let her know how she can help you continue to build the connection with your guests. Want to help another way? Consider doing on online fundraiser to benefit the services Planned Parenthood provides by asking family and friends to donate for your birthday, anniversary, retirement, or just for your cause! Sites like Crowdrise, First Giving, and Causes on Facebook are just a few sites out there.
Your support ensures that local women, men and teens continue to get the critical care they need, no matter what. THANK YOU!