The heart of Volunteer Connection is our mission to match volunteers with the right volunteer opportunity. We continuously maintain a database of volunteer positions with over 450 agencies throughout Boulder County. We offer referral counseling services, free of charge, to help assess your personal interests and skills and find the right match.
Group Program Consultation and Coordination
Volunteer Connection offers a wide range of consulting
services to help manage your volunteer program. Whether you are a business,
faith group, school or service organization, we'll help to design and
administer a customized full scale volunteer program, including:
- Organizing group projects for team building
- Individual consultation for employees and family members to volunteer
- Special programs, such as a Back to School Drive or a Blood Drive
- Support - such as kick-off events, Volunteer Bulletins, Web sites, and
steering team meetings
Groups we're already helping:
Businesses
- National Research Center
- Outlast Technologies
- Sun Microsystems
- U of C Federal Credit Union
Schools
- Bixby School
- CU Leadership Class
- CU Leeds School of Business
- September School
Faith Based
- Baha'i of Lafayette
- Boulder Hebrew High School
- Central Presbyterian - Longmont
- LDS Missionaries
- LifeBridge Christian - Longmont
- Rocky Mountain Christian - Niwot
- St. John The Baptist Catholic - Longmont
- VineLife Christian - Gunbarrel
Small Groups
- Birthday parties
- Bridal showers
- Classical musicians
Youth Clubs and School Programs
Volunteer Connection is a
great resource for school counselors, teachers and club leaders to identify
programs appropriate to specific age groups, whether at the elementary,
middle or high school level. We customize projects for youth clubs and
school programs that:
- Meet community service requirements
- Fulfill Honor Society requirements
- Provide learning opportunities about unique careers and on-the-job experience
- Provide in-classroom projects for special education classes
Faith-Based Organizations and Service Clubs
We offer assistance to help identify a service project specific to your interests and values, and we can help you establish a collaborative work project with like-minded organizations. Projects may be developed on a short or long term basis, and support a wide variety of skill levels and interests.
We also provide weekly volunteer opportunities
lists for publishing in your bulletins and newsletters. We assist you
with learning the basic tools needed to develop
partnerships with nonprofit organizations.
From helping corporations
identify cause-related opportunities and community service projects consistent
with their brand image to developing and managing a full scale volunteer
program, Volunteer Connection can customize a program for your company
that can:
- Foster employee pride
- Contribute to recruiting and retaining employees
- Develop new skills, including leadership skills
- Improve teamwork
- Reinforce brand image
- Create healthier communities
Volunteer managers are vital
to the success of nonprofit agencies and organizations. We offer networking
opportunities and training for volunteer managers, including workshops,
conferences and networking events,
as well as consultations to help:
- Develop a volunteer corps
- Recruit the right volunteers
- Manage your volunteer programs
- Build volunteer relations
- Develop a risk management plan
Fee for Service
Introductory consultations for both groups and
individuals are offered on a complimentary basis. For ongoing group-program
development, a project fee will be negotiated. For group-program management
with a volunteer supervisor or coordinator, a contract may be required.
Fees for networking events are nominal, covering food and beverage. Educational workshops generally run between $25-$35 for two or three hour sessions.
E-mail us or phone 303-444-4904 to see how we can help you.
