It has been a very busy fall thus far as a VISTA. As the Volunteer Coordinator here at United Way of Kitsap County, I have been recruiting both volunteers and local non-profits to partner with us to bring lasting change to our community. Our first big project day this fall was the National Day of Service on 09/11. That Friday we had a great turnout of nearly 100 people, all volunteering among 4 different parks in the county. Most had heard about the volunteer opportunity through our UWKC volunteer website. Since then, I have had huge success in marketing our volunteer opportunities to the community. This month I launched the United Way of Kitsap Volunteer Center fan page on Facebook and linked it to our Twitter page @UWKitVolunteer. We have seen quite an increase in followers simply through viral marketing via emails and local blogging. We are also looking into live streaming of later big service day events such as 09/11 and Day of Caring. As the one building the capacity of my organization, it is very exciting to see the effects of the changes that I am making.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
October at UWKC
It has been a very busy fall thus far as a VISTA. As the Volunteer Coordinator here at United Way of Kitsap County, I have been recruiting both volunteers and local non-profits to partner with us to bring lasting change to our community. Our first big project day this fall was the National Day of Service on 09/11. That Friday we had a great turnout of nearly 100 people, all volunteering among 4 different parks in the county. Most had heard about the volunteer opportunity through our UWKC volunteer website. Since then, I have had huge success in marketing our volunteer opportunities to the community. This month I launched the United Way of Kitsap Volunteer Center fan page on Facebook and linked it to our Twitter page @UWKitVolunteer. We have seen quite an increase in followers simply through viral marketing via emails and local blogging. We are also looking into live streaming of later big service day events such as 09/11 and Day of Caring. As the one building the capacity of my organization, it is very exciting to see the effects of the changes that I am making.
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