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Partners in Success: New Horizons in Volunteer Engagement
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“...help make volunteerism
and community service
part of the daily lives of all
Americans...”
Volunteering is National News
...and it has never been more visible, relevant or important
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“While many of us are
well intentioned,
turning intention into
action has become
the aspiration of this
daily guide.”
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“...26,000 service
hours to go before
securing Michelle
Obama as its
Commencement
speaker.”
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“...biologists are
beginning to form a
generally sunnier
view of humankind.”
Nicholas Wade: November 30th, 2009
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VolunteerMatch is working hard to help organizations keep up with the opportunity
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In 2009 We Welcomed 9,252,340 Visits from 10,588 Cities
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California lead the
way with 1,554,597
visits from 669 cities
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Re-imagining Service Together
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• 90% engagement
• 1,000+ individual volunteer opportunities
• 4,500+ volunteer referrals
Attracting New Volunteers
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• 8,500 unique visitors
• 500+ referrals to local nonprofits
• 318 referrals to libraries
Serving as a Community Hub
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1.San Bernardino County Library
2.San Diego Public Library
3.San Jose Public Library
4.Redwood City Public Library
5.Los Angeles Public Library
6.Huntington Beach Library
7.Mission Viejo Library
8.San Diego County Library
9.Santa Clara County Library
10. Solano County Library
Get Involved Top Ten List
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San Bernardino County Library
• Widget on library
homepage
• Has had 1,800+
referrals since 2001
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Huntington Beach Library
• Site syndicate to hub site
• AND a widget!
• In January, 2010 had 30
new referrals
• Use a mixture of hands-on
volunteering projects and
skilled opportunities
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Santa Clara County Library
• Widget!
• 20+ active projects in
January
• Using great photos on
their listings
• Had 3 of the 10 top
most popular
opportunities in January
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NO
DOUBLE
ENTRY
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Observations
• Volunteering has never been more visible, relevant or important
• Turns out people might be more helpful than we understood
• Plugging into the opportunity requires leadership, vision and resources
• California’s Libraries are playing a leading role in re-imagining service
• It is a pleasure to be working with you
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Thank you
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