PBV

Easy as Pie!12 June 2015

Project Based Volunteering

Today’s To Do List • What is a Project Based Volunteer?

• What types of projects would a Project Based Volunteer do?

• Broadly Workshop Your Idea

• Discuss the Next Steps

What is a Project Based Volunteer? • A temporary volunteer who completes a specific project within a defined

period of time using a specific set of professional skills

• An unpaid contractor

• Possible skills your project may need

• Familiarity with current DOT expectations—Jacob

• Ability to work with publisher and adobe softwares—Jessica

What Types of Things Does a PBV Do? • What types of things does your department need help with?

• How often does this need occur?

• Does this need fit the definition of a Project Based Volunteer?

• A temporary volunteer who completes a specific project within a set period of time

Workshopping Your Idea• In one sentence, what will your project accomplish?

• Like a personal ad…but not…

• Why does this project need to happen? How will it help the food bank run more effectively?

• Ex: “By updating, expanding, and strengthening the Chef’s Math course in the CCK education program, participants will more fluidly move within recipes and a formal kitchen setting by being able to make relevant, analytical, and critical decisions in an immediate fashion.”

Workshopping Your Idea• Now that you have the end goal in mind, what skills are necessary to

get you there?

• Top 5-7 skills

• Looking at those skills• What skills are absolutely non-negotiable?

• What skills can be negotiated?

• What skills are desirable?

Workshopping Your Idea• Now that you have the skill set in mind, what does success look like?

• What is the bare minimum that would allow you to feel like the project was accomplished?

• What is the highest ideal that would allow you to look at this project and feel like the project and more was completed?

• What is the middle range?

Things to Consider at This Point • The infamous triangle

• When is it due?

• Is this worth my resources?

• If not, no worries

Good

Fast

Cheap

After the Form Submission• The Volunteer Management Department begins recruitment

• When we find a viable candidate:

• Contact you, set up an interview with you, Volunteer Management, and the volunteer

• If the interview goes well, we check references

• References check out, we offer the position to the volunteer• Sit down with the volunteer to sign the Memorandum of Understanding

• Who/What/Where/When

• Check in frequency

• Benchmark establishment

After the Project Completion• Evaluate the whole thing

• Exit interview the Volunteer

• Get feedback from them

• Give feedback to them

• Acknowledge them however you choose• Job recommendation or reference

Questions? Sorry…no pie to enjoy…Chris is having a party next door, though!

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