Use Verizon's Website to Recruit your Spring Volunteers!

Monday, February 23, 2009

(National Wildlife Federation)



 

Earth Day Volunteer Connections Powerpoint Presentation
 
Steps for Submitting Opportunities to Volunteer
 
Sample Email to Your Network
 
Largest Concentration of Verizon Employees Spreadsheet
 

What is Volunteer Connections?
Online tool for nonprofits/schools to post volunteer opportunities for active US-based Verizon employees.  Secure website for active US-baseds Verizon employees to find Volunteer opportunities.  Links Verizon employees to the Volunteer Journal/VIP. 

 

How do I access Volunteer Connections?
Register your volunteer opportunities online at http://www.verizonfoundation.org/requestvolunteers

 

Login = ED2009 during March-April time frame.

As Spring begins to near and each of us begin to finalize our Spring calendar of projects ranging from restoration, clean ups, planting and much more, the National Wildlife Federation, in conjunction with the Verizon Foundation, would like offer your organization a chance to recruit new volunteers to assist with your projects.  

The Verizon Foundation’s Employee Engagement team is inviting environmental organizations to post their volunteer projects, especially those scheduled in April and during Earth Week (April 20th), on the Verizon Volunteer Connections website. Through this website, Verizon employees will be able to review your volunteer opportunities and sign up to lend a hand with your project. 

In addition to supporting the Verizon Foundation’s focus on employee volunteerism, this special initiative also supports the environmental component of Verizon’s corporate responsibility strategy. Verizon’s strategy is to take steps to reduce the environmental impact of its operations, including greenhouse-gas emissions, and educate Verizon customers how wireline and wireless broadband can help them significantly reduce their energy consumption. To learn more, please visit http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=MShGvbh4PE9IPB8g8_nSAw...  

Requesting volunteers through the Verizon Connections website is easy! You can submit one or more online volunteer opportunities online at http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=XXHInsMGKw26sVRw7ALhKw.. .

If your organization has not previously registered an account on the Verizon Foundation’s online system (e.g. for grants or matching gifts purposes), you will need to click on the “First time user” link to register an account in order to submit your volunteer opportunities.  If your organization already has an account on the system but you don’t know the account login information, you can click on the “Need Help” icon at the bottom of that login page to submit a request to the Verizon Foundation online support team for assistance.

For this special initiative, it is important to enter the special code ED2009 in the “Invitation Code” box at the login or user registration page (whichever is applicable).  This code will ensure that your opportunities are highlighted on the Verizon Volunteer Connections system for employees during Earth Week.  

When deciding which projects to list, think about some of the different types of volunteer assistance you might need, and consider posting projects that need volunteer help during weekend or evening hours.  Projects could include but are not limited to:

Lastly an additional bonus for your organization: Verizon employee volunteers can also request a Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) grant of $750 from the Verizon Foundation for any qualified nonprofit where they volunteer 50 or more hours in the calendar year.  More information about this grant program can be found at http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=bDccdKKQs1dQm3O6B1Sq7g... 

We look forward to highlighting your volunteer opportunities to Verizon employees.