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Montgomery County Volunteer Center

Volunteer Center A-Team


About Volunteer Centers

Volunteer Centers are conveners for the

community, catalysts for social

action and key local resources for volunteer

involvement. They bring people and

community needs together through a range

of programs and services based upon

community needs, demographic area, population

size, and other factors.


About Volunteer Centers (continued)

Promotion of volunteerism

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Capacity building for effective local volunteering

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Leadership on issues relating to volunteerism

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Connecting people with opportunities to serve

= Volunteer Centers!*

*Volunteer Canada


Communities of Faith

Educational Institutions

Government Agencies

Businesses

Nonprofits & Charities

Civic & Professional Associations

VOLUNTEER

SOLUTION

Chemistry of Community


Our CommunityIn 2007, Montgomery County was the

most populated county in Maryland, with 930,813 individuals residents.

Diversity: 30% of population was foreign-born in 2007


NonprofitsSample of Number of 501 (c)(3)’s

County 2005 2008Anne

Arundel1,473 1,545

Baltimore 2,628 2,694Baltimore

City3,951 3, 462

Frederick 723 767Howard 1,031 1,048

Montgomery

4,924 4,893

Prince George’s

2,886 3,171


Areas of Interest

Various Nonprofit Focus Areas:Animals

ArtsCommunity Improvement

Crime & DisasterEducation

EnvironmentHealth

Human Services


Benefits of Affiliation for AgenciesUse of Online Tool for Recruitment and

Publicity

Weekly Listing of Available Donations

Approval by Montgomery County Public Schools as a Student Service Learning site

Networking Opportunities

Access to Service Programs

Resources for volunteer management


Volunteer Opportunities for Everyone Individual

Businesses

Civic Organizations

Faith-based

Low-income

Youth

Family

Older Adult


Montgomery County Volunteer Center Clearinghouse: 1-800-Volunteer database

Montgomery Volunteer

RSVP

Pro-Bono Consultant Program

Language Bank

Donations Hotlink

Student Service Learning Hours

Holiday Giving Project

CVC of Montgomery County

Seasons of Service

Emergency Preparedness

Path of Achievement Awards

Training and assistance on volunteer management

Mission:

To mobilize people and resources to deliver creative solutions to community problems.


Online ServicesOnline Database: MontgomeryServes.org

Montgomery Volunteer


RSVP- Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Responding to the Call to Serve

•Nationwide volunteer program for individuals who are 55 and better

•Montgomery County: 700+ RSVP members volunteer in a wide variety of local public and private nonprofit organizations throughout the county


Pro-Bono Consultant ProgramMatches skilled professionals

with local nonprofits to work on time-limited projects (usually

lasting no longer than 3 months) that deliver tangible

outcomes.

Examples of projects:

-Database creation

-Preparation of financial records

-Update/revision of Volunteer Handbooks, Employee Procedures,

etc.


Language Corps & Language Bank

Led by Montgomery County’s Office of Community Partnerships

Language Corps

Marketing bi-lingual volunteers and others for specific service opportunities teaching English, volunteering with Gilchrist, or volunteering with Language Bank.

Language Bank

A group of volunteers who are on-call to help translate or interpret for County government agencies and non-profit organizations serving residents with limited English proficiency.

For use only by county government and registered nonprofit agency staff, not for individuals or the general public.


Donations HotlinkThe Donations Hotlink is a weekly e-mail sent (typically on Wednesday) to designated representatives of our registered organizations.

- Lists Resources for nonprofits, particularly resources focused on engaging volunteers, such as grants, trainings, award programs.

- Also lists donated items; office furniture and supplies, household furniture.

If there is a donation on the list that is of interest to an organization, a representative will contact the donor directly to get more details and arrange for pick-up.


Student Service Learning Hours The Montgomery County Volunteer Center

works in partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to maintain the database of organizations and opportunities that have been pre-approved by MCPS for

Student Service Learning (SSL) hours.

hours required of each MCPS student


Emergency PreparednessEmergency Action Team:A cadre of residents who may be called upon to respond to major emergencies. EAT members may be needed to drive doctors or nurses to hospitals after a major snow storm, help care for evacuees, work a hotline, or staff a Volunteer Mobilization Center to manage agency requests for volunteers and the numerous offers to volunteer after a disaster.

Medical Reserve Corps:A group of licensed medical professionals (practicing, retired, or otherwise employed) who are on-call to volunteer during any public health emergency by providing rapid, coordinated, and specific responses.


Annual AwardsMontgomery Serves Awards

These annual awards recognize outstanding volunteers: individuals,

groups, businesses, and youth.

Path of Achievement Awards

The Path of Achievement Award was established in 1998 to honor 5 older

County residents whose work and spirit have led to special accomplishment in personal and community endeavors.

The honorees are selected from among the following categories: Advocacy,

Community Service, Sports & Fitness, Arts & Humanities, and Workplace

Contribution.


Seasons of ServiceMartin Luther King, Jr. Day

The 3rd Monday in January

•Service Projects and Volunteer Fair•Takes place at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and other sites across Montgomery County

Earth Day- April•Organization/promotion of environment-related service projects around the area

Community Service DayThe 4th Saturday in October

•Various Service Projects throughout Montgomery County


Seasons of Service (continued)

Community Service Day 2008


PartnershipsHoliday Giving Project:

Now managed by Interfaith Works, this project involves the solicitation, organization/coordination

and distribution of donations from individuals, nonprofit, faith-based, public and private groups that

are distributed during the winter holidays to individuals and families, referred by social workers,

school counselors and health professionals.

Corporate Volunteer Council:The CVC of Montgomery County

promotes corporate community service by linking the resources and knowledge of business to the needs of non-profit and public agencies serving Montgomery

County residents.


A-TeamDeveloped from the coaching/information referral program

• Longstanding service

provided by the Volunteer

Center, 30+ years


ResponsibilitiesParticipate in ongoing meetings in addition to

initial orientation/training

Record service hours in an online volunteer log; note the specific type of work completed

Advisors:

--Assist different individuals seeking help from the Center (i.e. prospective and current volunteers,

representatives from nonprofits)

-- Follow-up with visitors

Ambassadors:--Staff a table or speak to a group representing the

Volunteer Center at different events --Meet with nonprofit agencies about the benefits and procedures of registering with the Volunteer

Center


Time RequirementsAdvisors: At least one shift (3-

4 hours) a week

Events, such as volunteer fairs, occur at different times of the month, and Ambassadors will be on call to participate if he/she is available.


Communication--Google Tools

- Calendar

- Groups

--Email updates on current VC news


Contact InfoLaura Aceituno

Volunteer Maryland Coordinator

[email protected]

Direct Line: (240) 777- 2622

Montgomery County Volunteer Center

401 Hungerford Dr.

Rockville, MD 20850

Main Line: (240) 777-2600

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