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Member
Agency Program
You'll increase your visibility
with our Member Agency Program with;
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Volunteer opportunities listed in
the "Volunteers Needed"
weekly column in
The Morning Call
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Volunteer opportunities listed in
The Express Times
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A direct link to your
organization's website
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Corporation Connections
through
Business Volunteer Council
corporate fairs,
Mini-Days of Caring,
and flyers of volunteer opportunities emailed weekly to
corporations.
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Board Connections with
corporate and community volunteers
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School Connections
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Expanding
Youth Programs
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Discounts
on volunteer management
workshops and trainings
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Consultation or assessment
of your
organization's volunteer program
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Customized
workshops
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Discount
for
"Breakfast for Champions"
program
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Opportunity to
"Spotlight"
your agency on the Volunteer Center website
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- non-monetary items from corporate
partners and a listing of your needed items for community members
to see
For
a membership form
click
here.
For a Brochure
detailing these benefits, call the Volunteer Center.
Schedule
a site visit for a personal consultation.
Faith Based
Volunteer Program
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 SERVICES
TO FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS & CONGREGATIONS
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Is your congregation or
faith
based organization looking for ways to serve the
community or looking to recruit more volunteers? Are
you looking for training specific to the needs of
religious organizations? |
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Click here
for more information |
Holiday
Hope Chests
This past holiday season, the Volunteer Center
asked school
age children, elementary through high school, to find an old shoe
box, fill it with items for a homeless or needy child and then
wrap it. The Volunteer Center then delivered them to area
agencies serving at-risk youth. Over 3200 were collected!
Participants included: schools, colleges, Brownie Troops, churches,
corporations, agencies, day care centers, and various individuals.
If you are interested in
participating this holiday season, look at our
Youth page, or
contact the Volunteer Center.
Mini
Days of Caring
Initiated in 1995 as a spin-off of Day of Caring, this program
is a personalized matching of corporate volunteers with United
Way member agency projects. In 2006, more than 1052 corporate employees
from 9 corporations participated in projects,
donating approximately 4734 volunteer hours and saving agencies over
$85,401.
If you would like to participate in
a Mini Day of Caring,
contact Jane Trotter at 610-807-0430
Project
Blueprint
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Congratulations to our
Spring 2007 Graduates!!
Participants listed from left to right: Roberta Whitcomb,
Sharon Purvis, Diana Rodriguez, Felicite Gibson, Sandra
Pedrosa, Audie Torres, Carolina Velasquez, Selina Winchester
Not
pictured: Donna Woods, Beverly Brown, Michelle Nance, Tania
Rodriguez,
Aissatou Fall, Dr. Mohammad Mobin |
In order to serve the whole community, the United Way firmly believes
in recruiting volunteers who represent everyone. In 1987, the
board of directors of United Way in Lehigh County created Project
Blueprint, a unique opportunity for minority volunteers. Project
Blueprint, coordinated by the Volunteer Center, recruits African
Americans, Latinos and other minorities and places them on boards
of directors and committees of voluntary organizations. Project
Blueprint has armed United Way and other boards with astute volunteers
who can most effectively meet the new and emerging needs of our
community.
This six-session leadership
development workshop, held every spring and fall, covers topics which
relate to board membership and leadership skills including: the
roles and responsibilities of a board member, understanding
nonprofit finances and legal issues, analyzing communication
styles, and how to choose the right board. Board placement is
available for participants. Representatives of Lehigh Valley
nonprofit agencies will familiarize participants with what is
going on in the nonprofit sector in the Valley today and will
offer their insights into why they want diversity on their boards.
There is no fee for
this program, but registration is required.
If you would like a registration brochure
for the next program mailed to you,
Click Here.
Be sure to give us your name and
mailing address
Thank you to our Sponsors:
"Someone
Special" on WAEB/AM
(on-going program)
Since 1991 the Volunteer Center of
the Lehigh Valley, in conjunction with WAEB and Gebhardt's, has
been honoring your special volunteers. The program is
coordinated by the Volunteer Center and is free of charge!
The procedure is simple and gives
you a special way to say thank you to your very special
volunteers. The complimentary air time will also give you a
chance to promote your organization, school or church;
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1. Submit names of volunteers along with a brief description
of what makes them a special volunteer, for example,
participation in special projects/events, years of services,
etc. Please include their address so the Volunteer
Center can send them a congratulatory letter. Also, give a
brief description of your organization, school or church.
2. Eligibility states that the
nominee be a volunteer, not a paid staff person, and must
volunteer at an organization, school or church with
non-profit status.
3. Each weekday (Monday through
Friday) one volunteer will be scheduled for announcement.
The volunteer will be mentioned between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Bobby
Gunther Walsh's radio show on WAEB, 790 AM.
4. Your "Someone Special"
Volunteer will receive a personalized plaque donated by Gebhardt's.
PLEASE BE SURE A REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL OR
CHURCH PICKS UP THE PLAQUE AT GEBHARDT'S (1010 Airport Rd,
Allentown PA 18103, 610-439-1984) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ANNOUNCEMENT.
Plaques are usually ready the end of the first week of each month.
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If you are
a non-profit agency with IRS registered non-profit status and
would like to nominate an individual(s) as a "Someone Special"
volunteer, please click here.
Weekly
Volunteer Opportunities Column in The Morning Call -
IN TUESDAY'S AM MAGAZINE!!!
Adult and teen readers of the newspaper can look through a menu
of current volunteer opportunities, which lists the agency and type of
volunteer work needed, and then can make contact with the person
listed to receive further information. If you would like to list an opportunity in the
Morning Call column, and you are a MEMBER AGENCY, please click here.
If you would like to view a copy from this week
please
click here.
Volunteer
Program Management Series
Fall 2007
Offered yearly, this 6-week series focuses on the 5 functions
of the management process as they relate to issues in volunteer
management, including planning, organizing, staffing, leading
and directing. Guest speakers are featured throughout the series.
The course is designed for new or experienced coordinators of
volunteer programs or anyone interested in exploring a career in
volunteer administration.
Next class: every Thursday,
beginning September 13th, 2:00-4:00 pm at the Volunteer Center
office, 2121 City Line Rd, Bethlehem
Scholarships available - For
consideration, send a letter stating who you are and why you need
a scholarship to the Volunteer Center.
VOLUNTEER
CENTER MEMBER AGENCIES RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT, which includes
instruction and materials. Limited scholarships are
available through the Society of Volunteer Administrators.
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