If you are a nonprofit leader, here are a few facts you might find interesting:
25% of all new volunteers make their first contribution to an organization between Thanksgiving and New Year’s!
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Over 300 NEW volunteers contact the Volunteer Center during the holidays – looking for ways to support organizations like yours.
At the Volunteer Center, our mission is to connect local volunteers to organizations in our community – we’re here to help you achieve your mission!
You can attract new supporters to your program by listing your projects in the Volunteer Center’s 2023 Holiday Volunteer Guide. The Holiday Volunteer Guide promotes volunteer opportunities – and your organization – to thousands of local volunteers through our marketing partners, media outlets, and the Volunteer Center Enews and social media channels. Our holiday guide launches on November 1st – so be sure to share your projects by Oct. 30 to make sure you’re included in all our promotions.
Use our online form to submit your volunteer needs before October 30 to be included in the Volunteer Center’s 2023 Holiday Volunteer Guide!
Examples of Holiday Projects that are great for Volunteers:
- Host a project on Family Volunteer Day (Saturday, November 18th)
- Fundraising: help with mailings, send thank you notes, call donors
- Employee team-building activities
- Seasonal projects that require a short-term commitment
- Filling in for long-term volunteers while they are on vacation
- Projects that families can do together
- Helping out at a holiday party or special event
- Meal prep or food delivery
- Painting, planting, or refurbishing spaces
- Preparing care packages for program participants
- Sorting and packaging donations
- Hosting a donation drive for food, clothes, etc.
- Update an existing project with a holiday twist
- Offer a virtual or in-person orientation to recruit ongoing volunteers
Use our online form to submit your volunteer needs
It’s easy to be included! Just email connect@scvolunteercenter.org or call (831)427-5070 for help listing your volunteer opportunities, updating projects you’ve already listed, or making sure your previous projects are included in the 2023 Holiday Volunteer Guide.
