00:01:40 Court McCracken (she/her): Welcome! 00:01:51 Court McCracken (she/her): You’re here for Co-Creating Corporate Partnerships: Designing for a Mutually Beneficial Experience with Dr. Sue Carter Kahl 00:04:50 Annelise Ferry: Thanks so much for joining us today! Feel free to share your name, where you’re joining us from today, and your LinkedIn if you want to connect with other volunteer leaders! 00:05:31 Court McCracken (she/her): We’ll get started at the top of the hour! 00:06:17 Court McCracken (she/her): Till then please introduce yourself, share about your organization, where you’re located, and how you engage volunteers! 00:06:26 Court McCracken (she/her): PLUS, what interests you about our topic today? 00:06:35 Annelise Ferry: I’ll go first - I’m Annelise from Emerald Isle, NC! 🏖️ Happy to connect with ya’ll today! 00:08:52 Annelise Ferry: Welcome everyone! 00:09:16 Elisa Fleig: Hi, my name's Elisa, I'm joining in from Portland Maine today. I'm in a busy place right now so I can't use camera or microphone, so I'll just be listening today. 00:09:29 Annelise Ferry: Thanks for joining today, Elisa! 00:10:30 Devonna Morgan: Hi, my name is Devonna Morgan, Volunteer Services Director at Stanly Community Christian Ministry in Albemarle, NC. I'm excited for this webinar! 00:10:52 Annelise Ferry: Welcome, Devonna! 00:10:55 Bailey Nuss: I’m Bailey in northern Michigan! 00:11:02 Janet Tinsley: Louisville KY here. 00:11:03 Yvonne Haddox: Franklin County Humane Society in Union, MO 00:11:04 Ashley Dockendorf: Iowa City, IA 00:11:10 Annelise Ferry: Welcome everyone! 00:11:21 Carley Steadman: Washington Area Humane Society in Eighty Four, PA 00:11:23 Devonna Morgan: Yes we are in the form of interns. We've only had a few for VPO. 00:11:24 Jordyn O'Gara: Ruff Start Rescue in central MN 00:11:32 Gina Larson: HI! Gina Larson, The Bond Between in Minnesota 00:11:32 John Miller: I'm in Fairfield Iowa. My daughter lives near Asheville! At Earthaven Intential Community. 00:11:35 Katie Ferguson: Katie from HandsOn Suburban Chicago in the NW suburbs :) 00:11:36 Annelise Ferry: For those of you joining, feel free to introduce yourselves, share where you’re joining us from, and drop your LinkedIn if you want to connect with other leaders! 00:11:38 Esther Boettger: Esther, Volunteer Coordinator with Pine Island Area Home Services, Pine Island, Minnesota 00:11:54 Annelise Ferry: Welcome Esther! Welcome Katie! 00:11:55 Angela Mann: Aerospace Center for Excellence in Lakeland, Florida 00:11:59 Charlene OBrien: Hello from Morris County NJ - Child & Family Resources 00:12:11 Annelise Ferry: Thanks for joining Charlene and Angela! 00:12:11 Nick McGrath: Nick, Trails Coordinator for Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. 00:12:19 Annelise Ferry: Welcome, Nick! 00:12:20 Gail Cavallaro: Hello! Gail Cavallaro, Community Foundation for a greater Richmond 00:12:21 Harrison Grisez: Harrison from Little Brothers friends of the elderly in Cincinnati! 00:12:24 Irene Smith: My name is Irene Smith, I work as the Director of Fundraising for the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation. ( a rare disease.) I work remotely from Memphis. 00:12:26 Carri Koch: Four Oaks, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 00:12:28 Aniyah Simon: Hi, I am Aniyah Simon from the United Way of the Midlands in Columbia, SC. I am a Volunteer Center Intern. 00:12:35 Dawn Burleigh: Dawn, Executive Director for Greater Orange Area Literacy Services in Orange, Texas 00:12:36 Samantha Machalik Gallagher: Hi from Discovery World in Milwaukee, WI! 00:12:45 Sandra Steeves: Hello from Sentara Northern Virginia! 00:12:47 Annelise Ferry: Welcome everyone! So glad to have you here today! 00:12:58 Annelise Ferry: Welcome Sandra! 00:13:07 Shannon White: Hi from CRi in Chantilly, VA!!! 00:13:14 Eve Zook: Hi! Eve Zook, volunteer coordinator at Denver Urban Gardens! 00:13:19 sarah henry: Hello from Prince William County, VA 00:13:20 Annelise Ferry: Lot’s of NC and VA people joining today! 00:13:22 Crystal Sinclair: I am with the Emerging Leaders Placement Project in Canada 00:13:26 Joe Von Allmen: Hello! I'm from Cincinnati OH with Great Parks. My role heavily deals with working with corporate volunteer groups so I'm super excited for the presentation! 00:13:30 Sarah Hunniecutt: Sarah, Director of Volunteers at Appalachia Service Project in Johnson City, TN 00:13:30 Juliette Patterson: Juliette Patterson from Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) in Jacksonville, Florida. 00:13:34 Arlette Cunningham: Hello from Queens NYC 00:13:47 Ashley Dewberry: Hello, from Dayton, Ohio! I am the volunteer manager for our local homeless shelter and housing ministries. 00:13:49 Annelise Ferry: So glad to have you all here! 00:14:17 Candace Tate: Candace, Director of Volunteer Memphis at Leadership Memphis. 00:14:21 Karlise Brown: Good Afternoon! I am Kae Brown from Maryland New Directions. We are in Baltimore, MD. I am looking forward to learning with you all! 00:14:21 Tina Oliver Jordan: Hi Tina from Care Network UK 00:14:33 Jessica Heidish: Jessica, Volunteer Manager at Community Assistance Center in Sandy Springs, GA 00:14:33 Annelise Ferry: Welcome Candace! Hi Tina and Karlise! 00:14:36 Tricia Thomas: Tricia - Community Relations Manager in Memphis, TN! 00:14:47 Annelise Ferry: Good to have you Jessica! Thanks Tricia! 00:14:52 Rita Chovan: Hello everyone! Rita from Nature's Nursery. 00:14:53 Madeline Locke: Madeline, Corporate Engagement Program Manager at Hope's Corner Inc. in Mountain View, CA 00:14:56 Jennifer Wilson-Rouyer: Jennifer - Working Wardrobes - Santa Ana, CA 00:14:57 Windy Cole: Good Afternoon from the Culture & Heritage Museums in Rock Hill, SC! 00:15:03 Heather Venables: Hi Everyone from the UK - I so love that we can join you to get a fresh perspective! 00:15:04 Isabella Oliver: Bella - Volunteer Connections Manager in Sioux Falls South Dakota 00:15:09 Amy Barter: Hello, Amy from Midland Care Meals on Wheels and Midland Hospice, Topeka KS 00:15:11 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Hi, I am Lucy Pintouri-Godwin from Fredericksburg Habitat. Volunteer Cooridinator and Community and Events Outreach 00:15:15 Allison Fones: Allison Fones, Senior Manager, Communications, ARS/Rescue Rooter headquarters in Memphis 00:15:15 Isabel Miller: Isabel Miller, Kanbe’s Markets in Kansas City 00:15:22 Annelise Ferry: Welcome everyone! So glad you’re all here today! 00:15:37 Chloe Reim: Hi everyone, my name is Chloe Reim with United Way of Central Illinois in Springfield, IL!(: 00:15:42 Stephanie Togneri: Hello! Stephanie from YMCA in Cincinnati 00:15:48 Alicia Ahmann: Hi there. I’m Alicia with Cheyanna’s Champions for Children in Austin, TX. 00:15:59 Austin Adderholt: Hello! I am Austin Adderholt, Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator for Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors in Tennessee, USA 00:15:59 Chris Wade: Good Evening!!! Chris Wade here from Time for Impact Volunteering consultancy here in the sunny UK www.timeforimpact.co.uk 00:16:01 Mary Mlot: Mary Mlot, Volunteer Manager, Hilltop Community Resources, Grand Junction, CO 00:16:01 Diana Miron-Valadez: Diana from DonorConnect, Aftercare Coordinator. Hello! 00:16:06 Annelise Ferry: Welcome, all! 00:16:07 Janessa McCormack: Greetings from Red Deer, Alberta! I am Janessa McCormack; Community Engagement - Youth HQ 00:16:33 Veronica Guajardo: Veronica Guajardo, Volunteer Coordinator JFS Dallas 00:16:39 Annelise Ferry: Volunteer Commons: https://www.volunteercommons.com/ 00:16:39 Lillian Frazier: Hello Everyone! Lilly Frazier, community engagement manager for The Baltimore Station in Baltimore, MD 00:16:44 Janet-lee Ferris: Hello everyone I am Janet-lee Volunteer Coordinator at the Beth Donovan Hospice in Kemptville, ON 00:16:47 Tania Sechriest: Hello from Tania Sechriest at Iona Senior Services in Washington, D.C. ! 00:16:54 Annelise Ferry: Hi all!!! So glad to be here 00:16:56 Laurie Rinker: Laurie R, Regional Philanthropy Manager, Feeding the Foothills, Nor Cal! 00:16:57 MOHAMED NOUR: Hi. 00:17:03 Melanie Cole Goldberg: Hi! Melanie Cole Goldberg, volunteer manager with Alexander JFS in Houston 00:17:08 Catherine Amos: Hello! Catherine Amos, Volunteer and Community Coordinator at The Green Chair Project in Raleigh, NC. 00:17:09 Becca Wilson: Hi everyone! I'm Becca, volunteer coordinator for CARE House of Oakland County, a child advocacy center in Michigan 00:17:10 Kay Ferraz: Hi all, I'm Kay Ferraz (she/they), Volunteer Manager for the Knoxville Asian Festival 00:17:11 Joseph Solomon: Hi all! My name is Joseph, Volunteer & Corporate Engagement Manager at Oak City Cares in Raleigh, NC 00:17:13 MOHAMED NOUR: I am planning to run volunteer project 00:17:22 Tim Scully: Hi! Tim Scully, Senior Manager Volunteer Engagement, United Way Central Indiana. 00:17:30 Dave Close: Dave Close, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Extension Volunteer Specialist 00:17:38 Jee Hye Kang: Good morning from Seattle! I'm Jee Hye Kang, Community Engagement at Ballard Food Bank. 00:17:45 Jamie Riordan: Jamie Riordan, Volunteer Coordinator for Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg! 00:17:53 Amara Tyler: Hi Everyone! Amara Tyler- Volunteer and Community Engagement Manger for Crisis Center for South Suburbia- Tinley Park, IL 00:18:01 Fallon Lamprakes: Hello from Northwest Indiana! I'm the hospice volunteer coordinator at SouthernCare 00:18:05 Stefanie Lebens: Hello! Stefanie L, Volunteer Services Director from The SAFE Alliance in Austin, TX 00:18:06 Tahtiana Garcia: Hi, Tahtiana Garcia, Assistant Manager & Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, Pike Market Food Bank 00:18:15 Matt Phillips: Hello everyone! Matt Phillips from Special Olympics Indiana- Manager of Volunteer Services! 00:18:24 Jessica Costa Silva: Hi, I'm Jessica, Corporate Engagement and Volunteering Manager at akt (The Albert Kennedy Trust), based in the UK 😊 00:18:26 John Doherty: Hello Everyone, John Doherty, Volunteer Program Manager for Feonix -Mobility Rising Feonix.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnedohertyiv/ 00:18:37 Kelsey Atkinson: Hello, Kelsey Atkinson, Portland Parks & Recreations w/ Community Partnerships 00:18:46 Austin Adderholt: Anyone else here work in the parks/recreation/outdoor space? Would love to connect! aadderholt@chattanooga.gov 00:18:48 Monica Jasso: Monica Jasso, CVA (ella/she/her) Volunteer Coordinator for El Paso County, Texas - the Sun City. 🌞 00:18:49 Preslie Wilde: Preslie Wilde - Volunteer Coordinator for Don Harrington Discovery Center Collective, Amarillo, TX 00:18:51 Annelise Ferry: Thanks John! Connected with you :) 00:19:11 Jenna Warren: Hello! I am the Resource and Volunteer Coordinator at On The Rise in Cambridge, MA! 00:19:22 Celeste McKenzie: Celeste McKenzie - Community Engagement Manager at Volunteer Arlington in Arlington, VA 00:19:25 Florence Carroll: Hello, Florence Arcata House Partnership (Housing & supportive services in Humboldt County, CA) 00:19:31 Angelique Seth: Hi Everyone, Angelique Seth, Development Associate and Volunteer Coordinator, Pathways to Housing to PA, Philly aseth@pthpa.org 00:19:41 Jennifer Williams: Jen Williams, Volunteer Program Manager- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District 00:19:44 Xandria Gregory: Xandria Gregory - Volunteer Coordinator for Strings Music Festival (Steamboat Springs, CO) 00:19:53 Michelle Sarrade: Michelle Sarrade - Program Director - Conscious Touch Teams 00:19:57 Ally Monteiro: Hi Everyone, Ally Monteiro, Volunteer Manager from Face to Face located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia 00:20:00 Annelise Ferry: Volunteer Commons: https://www.volunteercommons.com/ 00:20:17 Emily Julien: Emily Julien, Corporate and Community Engagement Manager at Victory Programs, Boston MA 00:20:19 Greta Culler: Greta Culler- Connections Coordinator, Tucson Refugee Ministry 00:20:46 Barbara McIntyre: Hello, Barbara McIntyre, Executive Director of Liberty County Long Term Recovery Committee, Cleveland, TX 77327, 281-687-6947 bmcintyre@libertycountytexasltrc.gov 00:20:48 Florence Carroll: Hello All. I'm Melissa Lazon - Volunteer Coordinator with Arcata House Partnership (Housing & supportive services) 00:20:51 Kara Simon: Hi all! Kara Simon (she/her pronouns) - Program Manager at EcoAction Arlington in Arlington, VA. 00:20:57 Carolina Heiser: HI all! Carolina Heiser,Community Impact Coordinator---United Way of Collier and the Keys 00:20:58 Gina Edwards: Hi! Gina Edwards from Heart of Illinois United Way in Peoria, IL! 00:21:17 Sarina Marsh: Good afternoon! Sarina Marsh, Director of Community Engagement at Hope Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. 00:21:18 BRIAN BEACH: Brian Beach - Volunteer Coordinator, Southwestern Veterans Center 00:21:35 Colleen Holcomb: Hi! Colleen Holcomb, St. Ann's Community (Senior Care) Volunteer Services, Rochester, NY 00:21:38 Annelise Ferry: Take a moment and participate in our poll! 00:21:52 Corey Shaffer: Corey Shaffer - Community Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement in San Benito County. www.sbcvolunteers.org 00:22:08 Harrison Grisez: Personal interaction with the corporate employees helped 00:22:10 Annelise Ferry: Please tell us about a project you were involved in, and rate that project on a scale of 1-10. Please include a number and a couple factors that went into that. 00:22:15 Annelise Ferry: 10=partnership 00:22:19 Annelise Ferry: 1=transactional 00:22:32 Shirley Nagg: 5 not enough cross-participant communication 00:22:35 Amy Colin: 5 = somewhat of both. I think when it's a large scale event its harder to have a personal touch 00:22:38 Janet-lee Ferris: 8 - we worked together to set out the guidelines and roles for each volunteer together 00:22:44 John Miller: Number 9; I had a lot of leeway as to how to proceed with volunteering at VA. 00:22:45 Shannon White: 7... new partnerships developed, but still wish we had more engagement after the fact 00:22:46 Pascale Lebrun-Gay: 10 because it was collaborative 00:22:48 Douglas Stewart: 4. Company did it as a one-off, made a big video, did a lot of good stuff for our project in terms of constructing stuff, but it felt pretty self-serving. 00:22:50 sarah henry: 10-planned the event with all stakeholders, to include corporate partners. 00:22:50 Isabella Oliver: 7 - completed a necessary project but did not connect with staff or community 00:22:51 Monica Jasso: 8 only because it has turned into a one time and very short project. 00:22:51 Juliette Patterson: Cardboard City to expose students to homelessness issues. 10. Students were involved at all levels of development and completion. 00:22:51 Keith Hardy: I actually haven't led a corporate partnership, so I'm looking forward to learning from others' experiences 00:22:52 Patty Welch: 5 - golf outing. Felt transactional and didn't feel there was time to connect with people. 00:22:58 Heather Venables: We didn't naturally have appropriate tasks so it felt somewhat manufactured to build a financial relationship 00:23:00 Chris Wade: 10. A true partnership between organisations, beneficiaries and corporates. Beneficiaries explaining needs, and corporates working with us all to find solutions (google, apple, Microsoft etc) 00:23:01 Irene Smith: I spent 29 years with the March of Dimes and had a very successful relationship with FedEx Corporate Volunteers on our March for Babies and Signature Chefs Event. 00:23:01 Laurie Brofsky: Transactional 5 00:23:04 Annelise Ferry: Thanks so much for sharing all these experiences! 00:23:04 Devonna Morgan: 5- poor planning 00:23:04 Deborah Parkinson: 8 - Volunteer retention 00:23:07 Lillian Frazier: 4: They are a company that works with us regularly but a lot of faces that will likely not continue to work with our organization. 00:23:07 Melanie Cole Goldberg: 10 it felt like a partnership because the event was planned together with the corporate team and everyone knew in advance what was going to take place 00:23:07 Janet Tinsley: 10 Community partners for a campus clean-up event. Dumpster, landscaping, professional cleaning and corp partners. 00:23:08 June Bass: 9 because it was co created 00:23:08 Stephanie Togneri: 5 - Clean up day - Corporation came to help prep camp for summer kids. Some personal interaction. Lots of great work but not enough relationship building 00:23:09 Jee Hye Kang: 4 = mindset matters - we are asking something from them, they are wanting something from us. 10 for groups we've worked with many times in the past. 00:23:12 Amara Tyler: 5- it was a huge event and there wasn't a ton of notice about assignments 00:23:13 Tania Sechriest: 7 - clean-up day with a corporate team; more communication beforehand would have made it better 00:23:14 Kristine Inboden: 5 just unclear about the process and next steps and continuity 00:23:15 Celeste McKenzie: 8 - they continued to volunteer throughout the year and individuals got involved through individual opportunities 00:23:16 Jordyn O'Gara: 8 - They donated some money to the rescue and did a volunteer day for 8 hours! They loved touring, learning more about the rescue, and getting hands on. 00:23:16 Laurie Rinker: long tern corporate partnerships 00:23:17 Angelique Seth: 10 - A recurring donor reached out to have her company pack donations for us. We discusses out needs and I sent her a info packet listing what we needed. 00:23:21 John Drew: We aim to connect the volunteers to our mission and explain exactly how their partnership makes an impact. 00:23:26 Yvonne Haddox: The staff that came into work seemed to think it was going to be a day off work. no one seemed interested in actually helping with the jobs we had. 00:23:28 Colleen Sewall: 10 - months of prep work and meetings to deliver intention volunteer tasks corporate partners wanted while checking boxes off the nonprofit’s list 00:23:29 Colleen Holcomb: 5 = event goes well, but then follow up and getting them to come in again doesn't always happen 00:23:29 Holly Payne: Intention of the group was a team building opportunity. It wasn't as much about our organization/n eeds. 00:23:32 Veronica Guajardo: 5 - larger groups make it difficult to navigate varying volunteer roles 00:23:34 Austin Adderholt: I rated a recent project as a 7 because while we got good work accomplished, it still felt like the volunteers were only there because they were forced to be there from their business. They did great, but I could tell there was hesitation. 00:23:38 Amy Barter: 3 largely transactional. Large teams, big project, couldn't even get everyone's name down 00:23:38 Priscilla Martin: 10 - personal interaction and planning with corporate leadership leading up to day of event. 00:23:38 June Bass: we do a survey after the event to get feedback from the group 00:23:38 Kelly Leversee: 10 - Architecture Week at Middle Schools. The partnership was great. 00:23:39 Angela Mann: 3-New administration decided to have an outside consultant put together a program for staff to work with volunteers. It had a corporate feel and negated many of the things I have worked on for years to build. 00:23:40 Gina Edwards: Prior to 2020, we placed upwards of 1500-2000 corporate volunteers with our partner agencies. It was like herding bunnies - cute, but they kept multiplying and not very effective. We've worked hard the past 5 years, as a reset, to move towards transformational opportunities. 00:23:44 Janessa McCormack: 10 One of our Major fundraisers has had volunteers, sponsorship and planning committee involvement for over 30 years 00:23:49 Elyse Gelinskey: HI Elyse form Milwaukee WI- Volunteer recruiter and coordinator with Eras Senior Network :) my 7 came form re-working a bad/ unnecessary need into a collection drive/ packing up comfort kits for Seniors- they contributed something we could actually use! 00:23:54 Nick McGrath: 3 - challenges with corporations recruiting own volunteers 00:23:58 Matt Phillips: 8-Special Olympics Summer Games. As the event manager I was able to activate new volunteer groups. Also was able to work with many existing volunteers. It was a great experience as I was able to make a more personal connection with these groups, which then leads to a better retention for our volunteers 00:23:58 BRIAN BEACH: 9 - local company provides gifts for our veterans during the holidays. They are provided a specific resident and a wish list. The employee comes in on a specific date (sometimes with family members) to distribute the gifts to the specific resident. 00:23:58 Joe Von Allmen: 7, the group was great and the work they completed was super helpful. When I followed up afterward they were incredibly slow to respond but still used the pictures I sent them for LinkedIn. 00:23:59 Fallon Lamprakes: 1 - Company volunteered as a one-off volunteer group opportunity for a few hours and it felt like just another photo op for the company. 00:24:03 John Doherty: 10 - During the pandemic we were partnered with Toyota North America and since all they chaos we had no choice but to roll-up our sleeves and work together to "pivot" for the betterment of the community we were serving at the time. 00:24:07 Jessica Heidish: 6 - was able to give a nice overview and tour at the beginning, but I wasn't able to interact much during the project. The vols were able to interact with program management and volunteers 00:24:08 Florence Carroll: 4 - a lot of emphasis on photographing the people volunteering rather than community building, our folks participating from the shelter said they felt 'put on display' 00:24:13 Ashley Dockendorf: 10 - It was a great day of giving put on by United Way and we had a group from a local insurance company come in and make a meal for our families at the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City, and there were other companies volunteering at other nonprofits and we all met up for a networking event at the end of the day. 00:24:14 Annelise Ferry: Thanks for sharing, everyone!! 00:24:15 Diana Miron-Valadez: 8 - Strong communication with our partners and invitation to share ideas and collaboration. 00:24:38 Karlise Brown: 3 because the project was pretty transactional. The Volunteers from an HR team came ot support swapping hte clothing boutique from winter to spring inventory. 3 of 10 volunteers returned to volunteer again in a different capacity 00:24:38 Laurie Rinker: We actually now charge for Corporate Volunteers about 60% of the time 00:24:38 Catherine Amos: 7 - volunteers came with a good attitude and were genuinely interested in helping us and learning more about what we do. Points taken off because it seems like the company volunteers as a checkbox but not to create lasting impact with us 00:24:39 David Brown: Hi everyone! Will this recording be sent out and shared with everyone? 00:24:41 Florence Carroll: 8 - we were giving back to the community that hosted our retreat. We worked with the corporation and the local agency so we started the project as a partnership so the volunteers felt a part of something bigger. 00:25:03 Annelise Ferry: Hi David, yes, the recording, chat, and all the bonus resources will be shared by email in the days following the webinar. 00:25:10 Chris Mulat: 3- We were fulfilling their needs for volunteer hours, but had no skills or understanding for our very frail seniors. 00:25:19 Tina Oliver Jordan: 3 - 00:25:30 David Brown: Thank you Annelise! :) 00:25:35 Mary Martin: From my experience, it really depends on the personality of the corporate partner. We try to make it a partnership, but some corporate partners don't view it that way 00:26:04 Annelise Ferry: You’re very welcome, David! 00:26:24 Jenna Warren: 1- started the relationship with intention for it to be mutual, they came in for a volunteer opportunity but when I would reach out with our other needs they would ignore my questions + requests entirely. Felt as if they only wanted the opportunity to 'be involved in community' but couldn't deliver on more urgent needs as originally discussed 00:26:39 Irene Smith: I agree with someone's response that it depends on the corporate partner and what you have to offer each other. 00:26:41 Esther Boettger: Haven't done anything like this before. 00:26:50 June Bass: remember what is the need of the business. Many use it as a team building project. 00:26:55 Kay Ferraz: I just started in this role so haven't participated in a corporate project yet. 00:27:08 Chris Mulat: Oh yes, the comment about photos!! That's what they wanted to document! Not the insight on what our elders really need. 00:27:08 Shannon White: we just had a staff training and this image was used!!! 00:28:21 Die Spittle: 6 - it’s great to have corporate volunteer events, they definitely fill a need, but the big thing is turn corporate/business volunteers into members of our community that care and participate in our mission independently (without corporate sponsorship) 00:30:45 Elisa Fleig: We often get requests from corporations that are not flexible in terms of what we need, but only offer to do something on a very specific date or time and how many people, which often does not align with what would be most helpful to us 00:31:26 Chris Wade: Do people map supporter journeys for corporate volunteers from first contact to ongoing connection? Working alongside fundraising so that its a mix of giving money and giving time? 00:34:27 Annelise Ferry: How to Conduct a Community Needs Assessment & Examples: https://www.galaxydigital.com/blog/community-needs-assessment 00:35:54 Chris Mulat: Too many corporations want to do things in large groups on a specific date and time which we can't accommodate, as that is too overwhelming for our frail seniors. We need individuals to volunteer. 00:36:31 Shirley Nagg: How true too often! 00:36:37 Douglas Stewart: Team building seems to be a big thing our corporate partners are looking to do. 00:36:38 Samantha Machalik Gallagher: Yes, Chris! 00:36:42 Kelly Leversee: Our organization is in the same situation as Chris Mulat above. 00:36:42 Rosemary Badger: yes 00:36:47 Tina Oliver Jordan: I agree! @ChrisMulat 00:36:56 Mary Martin: We push for prioritizing the needs of the community, but often companies say they want to do what's needed, but in reality have a long list of expectations 00:36:57 Charlie Iro: Time allocation is an issue, sometimes we have big groups with very tight turnaround. 00:36:58 Janet Tinsley: Corp B is lots more inclusive to more individual. Maybe add a tour of the facility? 00:37:04 Rosemary Badger: Mission moment is so important! 00:37:08 Angelique Seth: I always have an initial chat with cooperate groups to educate them on what we expect from them. We have a volunteer handbook that gets sent out before I meet with them. Info is also outlined on our website 00:37:16 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Sometimes the community wants to see a non-profit do more creative events that have not been done before 00:37:21 Kelly Leversee: Team building for them does not equate to our mission 00:37:35 Annelise Ferry: This seems to be a big recurring comment! @Chris 00:37:46 Elisa Fleig: Are any of you requesting a donation along with volunteering for corporations? It often costs us money to host large groups, for both materials and staffing 00:37:46 Gina Edwards: Quite a few of our nonprofit partners cannot physically accommodate the large teams because the agency is not large enough and they don't have enough staff to manage the volunteers. 00:37:48 Julie Burkley: in addition to a lot of what has been said, a challenge I'm hearing (esp since COVID) are that employees don't want to make long-term commitments (which is the nature of our direct service vol opportunities).... 00:37:50 Megan Young: I always like to start with the goal(s) of activity. 00:37:57 Shirley Nagg: Dialog over demands! 00:38:11 Dawn Burleigh: In our case, it is usually they want to do a one time project and not actually volunteer. A photo op for them. 00:38:43 Anna LePetri: Yes, my org requires a donation for groups requesting a specific opportunity catered to a date and other specs of their request. Otherwise, they can be plugged into existing opportunities for free but can't customize the experience to their needs. 00:38:50 Annelise Ferry: @Elisa This might be a beneficial resource: Why Volunteers Make Exceptional Donors (and What Nonprofits Should Do About It)https://www.galaxydigital.com/blog/the-link-between-volunteers-and-donors 00:39:57 Megan Young: I also think being proactive in a menu of options corporations can participate makes it more successful. 00:39:59 Samantha Machalik Gallagher: @Anna have you had success using this model? 00:40:41 Sarah Philippe: @Anna. we are starting to move towards this model, especially when they have large group. 00:40:47 Kara Simon: Being at a small nonprofit, bandwidth is a big factor in how/why a yes is a yes or a no is a no when it comes to corporate / service project engagement. Community needs, mission of our organization, and longevity of engagement are key for my decision making process. 00:40:51 Tahtiana Garcia: @anna we do the same. Most of our groups have to sponsor their volunteer activity 00:41:01 Elisa Fleig: @Anna, that sounds very interesting. How do the corporations react to this model? 00:41:03 Shannon White: @Kara yes!!!! 00:41:06 Megan Young: It does not take any resources away from the organization in order to host volunteers! 00:41:18 Shirley Nagg: Corporations need to stop seeing themselves as the saviors of society's needs! 00:41:42 Chris Wade: Often, I look at first corporate volunteering activities as a step towards building ongoing relationships and partnership - with the company or the individual employees. So, the first event may be a bit inefficient, but keep an eye on the goal of ongoing partnership including funds. I also seek communities of interest- eg tech people for x cause, scientists / teachers for cause y etc. The real benefit is usually tapping. Into skills volunteering and linking employees in hackathons etc. 00:41:51 Anna LePetri: A lot of success surprisingly! We've found a lot of companies reaching out have a budget set aside anyway, and they've just not been allocating it with us because previously we didn't ask for their money. Some say they can't do it, especially small businesses, but big businesses have often been receptive to paying. 00:42:17 Annelise Ferry: @Anna, that’s such fantastic insight! 00:42:19 Laurie Rinker: We heavily focus on need and impact 00:42:40 Janet Tinsley: Our opportunities goal is to help clients. 00:42:45 Elisa Fleig: @Anna, do you still allow those smaller businesses who can't pay to participate? 00:43:26 Annelise Ferry: Nonprofit Capacity Building: Your Operational and Volunteer Management Toolkit: https://www.galaxydigital.com/blog/capacity-building 00:43:53 Sarah Philippe: We also focus on need and impact-focusing on educating about our program and where our funding comes from at the beginning and tehn highlighting the impact they made at the end. We are a food shelf and have been facing huge cuts, by educating corporate groups about at the beginning we have found that they come up to us at the end to ask how their organization can financially help and to set up m ore volunteer opportunities 00:43:54 Anna LePetri: I'll typically plug in smaller businesses to existing needs I already have if they're willing to be flexible with their dates and timelines. But only usually if its a small handful of people. When it becomes a big group, we try to be firm with our boundaries/what we're capable of doing without additional ufnds 00:44:28 Elisa Fleig: @Anna, thank you for this valuable insight! 00:44:31 Elyse Gelinskey: I think when we had more staff and more funds we pretty much said yes to anything- even if it didn't REALLY benefit us or the community, but now I am more comfortable with asking, re-directing, and if I weight it out and it doesn't fit or benefit us or the folks we serve, I suggest another non profit for them that's going to be a better fit. Its ok to let go if it won't work. 00:44:56 Anna LePetri: You bet! It was scary to test out in the beginning but worth delving into in the long run 00:45:31 Evan Tiffany: I like the idea of having a conversation with a corporate volunteer representative to explore these overlapping needs before getting into specifics. Thank you for sharing this! 00:46:07 Shannon White: so sorry could you please show the venn diagram one more time? 00:46:13 Sarah Philippe: I have said no to groups but used ChatGBT to make sure I was being tactful and respectful in letting them kno0w why and potentially stearing them towards a conversation about what we needed. 00:46:30 Colleen Sewall: At my organization all of our corporate volunteer opportunities are a fee for service. Once I explain to groups that if they want a customized project that requires my staff to site visit, plan the scope of work, procure supplies, manage the project, and clean up, and they seem really receptive to that. Otherwise, if they don’t have a budget I refer them to other volunteer opportunities in the community like a local garden or food bank. 00:46:53 Annelise Ferry: Love that, @Colleen! 00:47:41 Janet Tinsley: Volunteers come to us because they believe in our non-profit mission - helping children heal from abuse and neglect. 00:47:41 Elisa Fleig: How much do you ask corporations to donate? Are you asking for a specific amount per person? 00:47:51 Megan Young: As the parent of a preschooler - I can see this being awful. 00:47:58 Annelise Ferry: Community Needs Assessment: The Resources and Examples Your Organization Needs: https://www.galaxydigital.com/blog/community-needs-assessment 00:48:54 Harrison Grisez: @janet Is it hard to handle a large group of corporate “strangers” with such a vulnerable population? 00:49:05 Court McCracken (she/her): Nearly this exact scenario has happened to me in a program I was running and it was highly disruptive. 00:49:13 Marion Harris: What if your hiccup is big groups only wanting to volunteer on Saturdays as we don't have staff coverage but could really benefit from an ongoing relationship? We do not say no to any volunteer group but if we cannot accommodate their preferred date/time, we always offer the opportunity to schedule ahead in two sessions. Many people though only want Saturdays. 00:49:31 Janessa McCormack: We have a local business who's head office supports our National office. They contact us every year to volunteer, however only want to volunteer for 4 hours during the work week. Sometimes we have opportunities but most often we do not. We have to say no sometimes, but we do give them a list of possibilities for down the road. 00:49:48 Chris Wade: We forged a great partnership between Rolls Royce and a UK ALS charity, through a personal connection with a director. We worked out with them that they way they could help the most was to leverage their supply chain (google, Microsoft, Dell, Apple etc) to find tech solutions for people living with ALS. So we held hackathons and project events between people with AlLS who described their challenges, and the tech employees. The outcome was lots of life tools or tremendous value including a children book, that when read banks the voice of the person who will likely soon lose theirs (so they don’t sound like Stephen Hawking - have own voice). They also made a version of Siri that understands very slurred speech so someone with big mobility issues can use it to pull curtains etc. Was a massive success 00:49:56 Deborah Parkinson: Intergenerational activities that are mutually beneficial work well 00:50:25 Janet Tinsley: Harrison, volunteers need to be cleared before they work with the children. We look at different opportunities if this type of volunteering doesn't fit. 00:50:34 Annelise Ferry: Incredible @Chris 00:50:44 Laurie Rinker: wish we could copy the various chat notes .) 00:50:48 Kelly Leversee: We partner with Rotary for one day a year (Rotary is for Reading) where they read to every second grade class in the Public Schools we serve. Every organization can send individuals that day. 00:51:09 Elyse Gelinskey: Chris Wade- sounds awesome- cool initiatives to meet a very specific need, and also brought a lot of joy! 00:51:30 Annelise Ferry: @Laurie and @Gina, We’ll share the chatbot notes with everyone on the webinar recording page. You’ll all receive a link to this page by email. So glad to see so much conversation!! 00:51:39 Annelise Ferry: chatbox* 00:52:04 Gina Edwards: Thank you Annelise! I hit delete by accident! 00:52:14 Megan Young: We work with wildlife, and while there are times that our ambassador animals are available....we have to set expectations upfront that depending on how they wake up that morning, and the weather, noises in the area, etc. We may or may not be able to do a demonstration, "mission moment" 00:52:19 Annelise Ferry: You’re very welcome! Everyone is sharing such incredible insights on this topic!! 00:52:23 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Getting new volunteers/groups are great but you want to be sure to keep the ones you have while creating new partnerships. 00:52:39 Harrison Grisez: Understandable, thank you Janet! 00:52:58 Tina Oliver Jordan: finding the right partners seems to be key 00:53:16 Jennifer Weichel: we have strict screening guidelines for all volunteer roles; so if corporate volunteers are coming to us they still need to go through our screening process. For many this has not been a problem. They find our system pretty user friendly. 00:53:19 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Megan Young in my personal life I co founded a cat rescue and I understand what you are saying 00:53:25 Megan Young: Yep. 00:54:11 Megan Young: Learning through some very disappointed groups that you have to set those expectations that, "the welfare and safety of the animals (and people) comes first," 00:54:30 Kara Simon: We tried and failed the service project fee model so I would love to find other resources that backup a smooth implementation of something like that. Also working on a list of expectations for corporate engagement/service projects so this discussion is helpful to gain clarity of what those expectations should be for us! 00:54:37 Shannon White: I always ask about budget but I am uncomfortable asking. What's the best or easiest way to bring up cost or any budget they may have for the project? 00:54:37 Janet Tinsley: Collection drives is a good fit for some we can't meet their expectations. 00:54:38 Annelise Ferry: This could potentially be helpful in this scenario: Calculating Volunteer Program ROI: A Holistic View for Volunteer Leaders https://www.galaxydigital.com/free-tools/volunteer-program-roi-guide 00:54:48 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: How many have had to turn away a volunteer from a group who is bringing a check because the background check did not clear and they still came anyway and how did you handle it? It has happened 00:55:09 Chris Wade: If anyone wants to see the ALS project I mentioned see https://www.iwillalwaysbeme.com/ 00:55:15 Rosemary Badger: We have a group volunteer request form on our website 00:55:47 Annelise Ferry: These are fantastic questions, everyone! Feel free to also use our Q and A zoom feature to pose your questions 00:55:47 Shannon White: how would one verbally ask the group for money without pushing them away? 00:55:54 Court McCracken (she/her): Yes, have had a similar experience in animal welfare. And sharing that the animals needed time to themselves was a great mission moment. Even if it was different from their expectations. Good reason to build a relationship and come again! 00:56:38 Colleen Sewall: We have a corporate request form on our website and one of the questions is if they have some budget set aside so they are thinking about it before we meet to discuss what they are looking for. It already breaks the ice on the topic. 00:56:46 Court McCracken (she/her): Some corporations also offer Volunteer Grants or Dollars for Doers - where their employees will volunteer a certain amount of hours and the corporation will give matching grants in the form of funds 00:57:01 Janet Tinsley: Lucy...it would depend if the charge was a felony or abuse of children. 00:57:04 Jennifer Weichel: @Lucy we have had to turn away someone from a significant donor company and it's difficult because we can't disclose why they did not pass our process. but it became a good awareness piece for the company as well. 00:57:49 Megan Young: Can people share non-event or day of service ideas? 00:57:49 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Yes Court McCracken 00:57:49 Court McCracken (she/her): Yes, that does happen sometimes. Thank you for sharing 00:58:06 Tiffany Bailey: @Jennifer W, could you share your vetting/screening process for Corporate groups? I alone coordinate all volunteers and run all of our events and I find it difficult to vet every individual in a corporate group but I do screen every "community" volunteer individually 00:58:14 Jennifer Weichel: It is great when we can help volunteers who work for companies that give funds to those with x amount of hours. 00:58:58 Anna LePetri: @Shannon I hear you on money being an uncomfortable convo. Personally, I'm just very honest that a donation-based service opportunity is our policy to help make the opportunity possible to begin with, and that they're not just paying for an event but are also donating to support our organization's work. We also provide extra benefits for the donation: company logo on our website, light snacks and refreshments provided at the volunteer opportunity, potential for highlighting in the newsletter, etc. 00:59:03 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Felony and we were able to handle it professionally but its something to remind nonprofits this can happen. Thank you! 00:59:10 Tiffany Bailey: @Megan Y We host a Day of Service with United Way and focus on revitalizing our properties and/or help prepare and serve meals to our veterans/clients 00:59:22 Colleen Holcomb: I work in a senior care setting. We often get requests for something groups can do at their location but benefits us. What alternatives/ways do you all have for groups to get involved this way that isn't writing letters? The letters just aren't beneficial, the residents often are confused why they are getting a letter from a stranger and it's not meaningful to them. 00:59:49 Kara Simon: Is this presentation being marketed to corporations as well as nonprofits? This is valuable information for corporations to hear/receive! 00:59:50 Rita Chovan: I had a group of football players from a local parochial high school contact me 1 week before wanting to do a project-only 2 hours. I didn't want to say no, but also didn't have a great need. I was first told 10 students, then the day before told 20. I sent instructions to the coach regarding location, and since there were so many students, a secondary location... timing, what they would be doing, etc. The coach did not read the email, the team arrived late... at only one of the locations (so 20 football players without that much work). We flexed and figured out how to get the players to the secondary location. As we were trying to leave we then learned that the local sports channel was coming to do media. So... it ended up that the players were going all over town doing 2 hour projects for publicity. I had players sitting around, complaining that the water we provided was warm, coaches just stood around watching, etc. Not something that we'll be willing to do again. 00:59:51 Court McCracken (she/her): Yeah, curious how many orgs approach this as a “sponsorship” opportunity? 01:00:09 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Exactly Jennifer Weichel 01:00:11 Janet Tinsley: Does anyone else get requests to volunteer from schools? 01:00:11 Annelise Ferry: The Ultimate Guide to Boosting Volunteer Engagement with Technology - https://www.galaxydigital.com/free-tools/the-ultimate-guide-to-boosting-volunteer-engagement-with-technology 01:00:16 Chris Mulat: Totally agree - the cards and letter projects are so confusing and distressing for our elders. 01:00:30 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: We have a lot of schools Janet 01:00:31 Shirley Nagg: Need clear expression of the lead time needed to craft a meaningful experience - everyone gets to be winners then! 01:00:54 Elisa Fleig: @Colleen, I also wonder about those types of opportunities. One that has worked for us in the past was a group making "tie-blankets" from fleece fabric for one of our shelters. They all watched an instructional Youtube video together and procured the fabric themselves 01:00:59 Jennifer Weichel: @tiffany for our corporate groups they complete the volunteer application on line, and we only require the backgournd checks and a signed code of conduct. So we would only be turning them away for backgound check concerns that emerge. For those engage with us on a regular basis the screening also entails 3 references, training modules and an interview with staff. 01:01:10 Megan Young: Can anyone share non-day of activities? 01:01:19 Jenna Warren: I get a lot of college requests in the Boston area 01:01:21 Rita Chovan: I agree on the lead time, and will change requirements. 01:01:24 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: If it is allowed I welcome any emails from everyone to continue networking if that is alright 01:01:25 Chris Wade: This is quite old now but still stands up - the business case for companies investing in volunteering. https://corporate-citizenship.com/wp-content/uploads/Volunteering_The_business_case-1.pdf 01:01:26 Annelise Ferry: [Get Connected Feature Spotlight] Volunteer Background Checks- https://www.galaxydigital.com/features/volunteer-background-checks 01:01:41 Annelise Ferry: Thanks for sharing this resource, @Chris! 01:01:43 Keith Hardy: This has been great - do you have any quick tips on getting started with recruiting corporate partners? 01:01:52 Anna LePetri: College requests are tough. That's an area that I still struggle with -- more difficult than corporate in my experience! 01:02:09 Annelise Ferry: @Lucy, Yes! We’d love for ya’ll to network and connect with one another. Feel free to exchange emails/LinkedIns in the chat! 01:02:21 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Thank you!!!!! 01:02:24 Jessica Heidish: How does everyone deal with the corp vols who, after spending loads of time coordinating, then they either don't show or cancel last minute, or send 2 volunteers when they said they were sending 10? 01:02:25 Chris Wade: More recently in the UK - this is also really useful - https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/volunteer-revolution/businesses/employee-volunteering-report/ 01:02:25 Janessa McCormack: We have a Volunteer/Participant From for group/business volunteers which covers, name, address, health care # (in case of accident) media permission, allergies and physical limitations so we can select the best position for them. As long as they aren't alone with youth, this covers them and us for the day or few days they are volunteering 01:02:39 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: lucy.pintouri-godwin@fredhab.org 01:02:42 Janet Tinsley: Asking corp donors if they would like to volunteer is a good way to get engagement. 01:03:39 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Are the comments recorded as well so we can have time to read them in a email 01:03:44 Kyle Evans: Can the texts be saved? 01:04:02 Rob Zaremsky: What would you recommend an organization do when a business request includes bringing a project to them at a hotel for a conference with 400+ volunteers and only one hour of time devoted to volunteering? 01:04:04 Rosemary Badger: aBsolutely 01:04:10 Annelise Ferry: [Course] Volunteer Leadership & Internal Advocacy - https://www.galaxydigital.com/free-tools/volunteer-leadership-and-internal-advocacy-course 01:04:12 Jason Lloyd: Any ideas or experience in the chat on broaching fee based volunteerism or sponsorships as a faith based organization? 01:04:22 Jessica Heidish: Jessica.heidish@ourcac.org - would love to continue networking! 01:04:26 Jenna Warren: @anna yes, colleges are typically the groups with very specific day+time requests with large groups that they use for team building experiences that we often can't accommodate 01:04:54 Kyle Evans: It is not clear how we can do that. Please advice. 01:04:56 Janet Tinsley: Rob...maybe putting together snack bags or personal care packages. 01:05:07 Elyse Gelinskey: I have teamed up with our local United Way to have companies collect items that Seniors would like to receive, and host a collection drive- then organize the items into "packs" this was a for profit company- so they had the money, but their original idea was writing cards for the seniors- not a great fit. It ended up being a win-win. Might also be a cool idea for the Seniors to make a wish list and distribute that to the company- they are giving a personal gift to someone- not a general letter 01:05:15 Elisa Fleig: @Rob, we have done a huge trail mix with a group of that size before, where the participants contributed the ingredients and then packaged them into individual sized bags 01:05:21 Angelique Seth: We've had folks pack summer kits from a curated list offsite and then deliver them. I have a pdf flyer that I can edit and send out. We also have someone curatingan art show as a third party fundraiser. 01:05:38 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Same Jessica Heidish 01:06:08 Janet Tinsley: We receive backpacks full of back to school supplies from MUW for our clients. 01:06:17 Jennifer Weichel: @rob we have doe collections at these type of events, or assembling items needed into kits for the womans shelter, homeless, kids in foster care. 01:07:18 Tiffany Bailey: tiffanybailey@veteransinc.org or linkedin.com/in/tbailey90 -- would also love to connect with you all! 01:07:27 Annelise Ferry: Measuring Volunteer Impact: Why, When, and How - https://www.galaxydigital.com/blog/measuring-volunteer-impact 01:07:44 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: lol please grab my email as I am trying to keep up lol 01:08:07 Annelise Ferry: Connected with you, @Tiffany! 01:08:14 Isabel Miller: isabelm@kanbesmarkets.org and linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/isabeljmiller 01:08:33 Janet Tinsley: Make sure to have positive volunteer stories to help get folks engaged. 01:08:41 Annelise Ferry: [Webinar] How Volunteer Leaders Can Build Community Partnerships to Solve Their Greatest Challenges - https://www.galaxydigital.com/webinars/building-community-partnerships 01:09:01 Annelise Ferry: Connected with you, Isabel! 01:09:06 Shannon White: This has been wonderful! Thank you so much! I have a 2pm to prep for so I need to hop off. Excited to get the slides and a copy of the chat! :) 01:09:09 Colleen Sewall: I have found that we have been inundated with corporate volunteer requests two times a year- April for Global Volunteer Month and December for the holidays. Has anyone else found this? We are trying to keep the momentum all year long 01:09:11 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Yes! I also write for our newsletter for the stories in Volunteer SpotLight. 01:09:17 Jessica Heidish: @Rob, cards for whoever you serve, cards for your regular volunteers and/or donors, small kit packing or bundling. I've done a day like that for a small crowd, about 200. We did first aid kits, school supply kits, no-sew blankets, super hero capes, and a few others. 01:09:21 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: The stories are so very important 01:09:30 Annelise Ferry: I couldn’t agree more, @Lucy! 01:09:40 Jessica Heidish: @Colleen, yes, everyone wants to volunteer during the holidays! 01:09:59 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Also Volunteer Appreciation lunches awards beside the national stated days 01:10:06 Anna LePetri: @Colleen, yes we experience that too! It's a major challenge. I just try to do my best to make an appeal for other times of year, but it's not always successful for sure. 01:11:05 Tahtiana Garcia: @colleen yes. I often have a conversation with groups during these times to let know we need just as much help in January and offseason. Sometimes we will then have those groups come back during non peak times! 01:11:13 Tina Oliver Jordan: food for thought as this is a new thing for us 01:12:19 Deborah Parkinson: Thank you, very informative 01:12:26 Tiffany Bailey: I create a "calendar of volunteer opportunities" and send it to our usual corporate volunteer groups that typically feature projects year round, even though most groups are looking for April, Nov./Dec, and Summer opportunities - but I found sending them alternative dates throughout the year helps . So I schedule them first and then send the need out to individuals in the community who also reach out to volunteer so they can fill in the gaps 01:12:40 Kelly Leversee: @ Anna LePetrti - We partner with both the Community College, the small Private Collage and the University in town. We have had great success with them Students Earning Service Learning Hours. They work in our school gardens and After School Programs. 01:12:48 Annelise Ferry: Software can help you connect with the best corporate partners for your org. This might be a helpful resource: The NEW Volunteer Management Software Buyer's Guide & Workbook - https://www.galaxydigital.com/free-tools/volunteer-management-software-buyers-guide 01:13:16 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Yes Tiffany. I also do a weekly fun email blast in Galaxy for special volunteer needs 01:13:21 Devonna Morgan: Being a team of 1 also limits time, availability, etc. Getting other staff and volunteers to "play along" with groups has been difficult. We see a lot of frustration due to interruptions. 01:13:59 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Thank you for this wonderful web. I look forward to more! 01:14:04 Annelise Ferry: Love to hear that, @Lucy! Here’s an overview of that feature- https://www.galaxydigital.com/features/email-marketing-for-nonprofits/ 01:14:42 Colleen Holcomb: Where do we download the worksheet? 01:14:49 Max Willingham: Thank you, very informative and great insights in the chat! 01:14:57 Yvonne Haddox: thank you! I appreciate you!!!! 01:15:00 Jennifer Weichel: Thank you. 01:15:01 Austin Adderholt: Thanks, y'all! 01:15:06 Tahtiana Garcia: Thank you! 01:15:08 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Again here is my email for anyone wanting to stay in touch lucy.pintouri-godwin@fredhab.org 01:15:10 Felicia Desboine: Thank you! 01:15:11 Annelise Ferry: Volunteer Advisory Teams: Strengthen Your Volunteer Engagement Strategy with an Effective Advisory Team - https://www.galaxydigital.com/volunteer-advisory-teams-strengthen-your-volunteer-engagement-strategy-with-effective-team-building 01:15:12 Sarina Marsh: Thank you! 01:15:13 Matt Phillips: Thank you all for the great information and brainstorming together 01:15:14 Jose Calvillo: Thank you! 01:15:19 Shirley Nagg: Fantastic! Thank you! 01:15:24 Katie Ferguson: Thank you so much! 01:15:26 Chris Mulat: I agree, there is an enormous amount of education. I spend hours on the phone educating so many people about what is needed to interact with frail elders and elders with dementia. Usually the groups pull back. 01:15:26 Tiffany Bailey: Thank you ! 01:15:29 Kelly Leversee: Thank You! This was one of the best Webinars I have experienced! 01:15:31 Elisa Fleig: Thank you so much, great presentation and great comments! 01:15:35 Corey Shaffer: Thank you! Great information👍 01:15:36 Amy Barter: Thank you. Very good conversations and ideas 01:15:37 Jeanne McCarthy: Thank you! Jeanne McCarthy 01:15:39 Tarin Potter: Thank you!! 01:15:39 Annelise Ferry: Join us for next month’s webinar! https://www.galaxydigital.com/volunteer-advisory-teams-strengthen-your-volunteer-engagement-strategy-with-effective-team-building 01:15:41 Dawn Burleigh: Thank you! 01:15:46 Kelsey Atkinson: thank you! 01:15:47 Janessa McCormack: Thank you! 01:15:48 Veronica Guajardo: Thank you! 01:15:50 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Keep up the great work! Hopefull we can meet up as agroup in close areas! 01:15:53 Mary Mlot: Thank you - great information. We're currently working on a couple of projects with corporate volunteers, so this is immensely timely and helpful! 01:15:56 Christopher Boyle: Thank you very much for this session 🙂 Such valuable sharings and ideas from presenters and the group at large. 01:15:56 Annelise Ferry: Volunteer Commons: https://www.volunteercommons.com/ 01:16:14 Chris Mulat: Thank you for your inspiration. We will step back and reflect a bit. 01:16:14 Heather Venables: Really useful thought provoking session - thanks for hosting Court, and thanks Sue for such a great session 01:16:19 Annelise Ferry: Sue Carter Kahl Consulting: https://suecarterkahlconsulting.com/ 01:16:24 Rita Chovan: Thank you... gave me ideas to create a corp volunteer program. 01:16:25 Keith Hardy: thank you)! 01:16:30 Matt Phillips: How do we get connected to Galaxy Digital?? 01:16:34 Rachel Boeglin: Definitely would like to attend the volunteer advisory team talk 01:16:35 Anna LePetri: Thank you!! 01:16:37 Jennifer Williams: Thank you 01:16:38 Enza Smith: thank you 01:16:39 Rachel Boeglin: Thank you@ 01:16:41 Laurie Rinker: Thank you! 01:16:43 MOHAMED NOUR: thank you 01:16:48 Lucy Pintouri-Godwin: Thank you!!!! 01:16:48 Enza Smith: Thank you 01:16:49 MOHAMED NOUR: so helpful 01:16:51 Annelise Ferry: @ Matt send us an email at info@galaxydigital.com 01:16:55 Carolina Cardoso Estrada: thank you 01:16:56 Holly Papstein: Thank you!