Engaging Local Communities for A Kid Again's Mission
Engage local communities with A Kid Again to provide hope, happiness, and healing for children with life-threatening illnesses. Increase volunteers, focus on recruitment strategies, enhance volunteer retention, and establish a self-sufficient social enterprise. Strategies include targeting students and the elderly, feedback mechanisms, and revenue diversification through donations and volunteering incentives.
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Mentifica Consulting: A Kid Again Beibei Chen, Ruozhao Chen, Cody Herman
To engage local communities with A Kid Again to further embrace their mission of providing hope, happiness and healing for children with life-threatening illnesses and establish a self-sufficient social enterprise. Objective
Agenda Recruitment Volunteering Retention Shared mission Social Enterprise Resale Store
Recruitment According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, 53% of volunteers are under 25. Thus, we plan to increase total volunteers from 1,100 to 2,000 by the end of 2018 through: 1) Targeting middle and high school students through partnerships with teachers a) Service-learning curriculum b) Clubs c) In-house service projects 2) Grow strong base of college students by establishing more chapters in A Kid Again regions
3) elderly volunteers (ages 61-70) Increase amount of a) b) Organizations such as American Legion, Elk s club, golf clubs, etc. c) Employment opportunities Social media While 89% of donors 50 and under have volunteered in the last 12 months, this group volunteers fewer hours overall (25% spend 100 or more hours, compared to 54% of those near retirement, ages 61- 70). -- Fidelity Charitable
Retention 1) Change in organizational structure a) Title and position: Volunteer Manager, Program Lead, etc. b) Opportunity for promotion and full-time employment c) Brief training for new volunteers 2) Feedback a) Online survey: recommendations volunteers have for A Kid Again b) Monthly check-ins with volunteers providing individual feedback
Revenues and gains Cash and in-kind donations 79% volunteers in a charitable organization have made donations 50% gave more because they volunteered 42% volunteered without intention of giving, then decided to give after volunteering --Fidelity Charity Resale store with shared mission Support and grow the charitable cause of A Kid Again Resale donations to generate revenues Providing hope, happiness and healing for children with life-threatening illnesses
Resale Store 1) Spread A Kid Again mission statement through in-store advertising and offering volunteer resources 2) Donors able to receive tax write-off for donations, which will be processed by volunteers 3) Provides greater flexibility for volunteers and full-time staff
Conclusion Volunteering Recruitment Retention Social Enterprise Resale store with shared mission using donations to generate revenues
Work Cited 5 Trends in Effective Volunteer Management. Points of Light, 12 July 2017, www.pointsoflight.org/5- trends-effective-volunteer-management-conference-volunteering-and-service. Snyder, Mark. Volunteers' Motivations: A Functional Strategy for the Recruitment, Placement and Retention of Volunteers. Wiley Online Library, Jossey-Bass Publishers, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nml.4130020403/epdf. Volunteer Growth in America. Corporation for National and Community Service , Volunteering in America , Dec. 2016, www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/06_1203_volunteer_growth.pdf+. Volunteer Trends . Fidelity Charitable , Fidelity Investments Charitable, www.fidelitycharitable.org/docs/volunteering-and-philanthropy. Volunteer Trends. National Council of Nonprofits, 15 Apr. 2015, www.councilofnonprofits.org/thought-leadership/volunteer-trends.
