Volunteers are more than likely critical to your project’s functionality. Respecting volunteers and knowing each of their strengths and weaknesses saves time and frustration. Know your needs. Make sure you know how many volunteers are needed, what will be expected of them, and how long…
Outreach & Recruitment Tabling at volunteer fairs, plant sales and harvest fairs, food- and urban agriculture-related events, and events held by organizations with similar missions Emailing city or neighborhood listservs about specific volunteer opportunities Neighborhood outreach including door-to-door flyering Providing service learning and internship opportunities…
Outreach One of the goals of the Seattle Community Farm is to engage the community in growing and sharing food. Therefore, we only do outreach in the immediate neighborhood around the farm, rather than engaging with large groups from anywhere in the city. The immediate…
In order to reach the targeted audience for volunteer opportunities, Concrete Jungle tables at college and universities career fairs and volunteer fairs. This allows Concrete Jungle to be able to engage the ideal volunteer demographics, and also to spread the news of what Concrete Jungle…
Outreach and Recruitment The VISTA found success in both active and passive outreach and recruitment strategies. Active Outreach Characterized by face-to-face, phone and email contact, active outreach is effective when you know who in the community might be interested and how to get connected…
Outreach The outreach efforts for this program were heavily focused on making a community presence during the off-season months of winter and into the beginning of the growing season. Attending monthly meetings for existing community organizations and coalitions, local farmers market informational booths and having an active…
Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. Concrete Jungle’s gleaning events at farms, orchards, and vineyards outside the city of Atlanta are called Adventure Picks. These are day-long events that typically involve a few hours of harvesting followed by an “adventure” to nearby…
Written by Katie Allen, Grow A Row Coordinator VISTA The Grow A Row Coordinator VISTA works with Kitsap Harvests Volunteer Coordinator to recruit and manage Grow-A-Row volunteers. Volunteers sign up through the Kitsap Harvest website and indicate which program they are most interested in, then…
Spokane Edible Tree Project (SETP) had approximately 250 volunteers participate in the gleaning program in 2018. The number of volunteers has continued to grow each year, as SETP gains recognition throughout the community. However, as with most nonprofits, the difficulty comes in finding committed and…
Through the Mississippi Gleaning Network, gleaning supervisors coordinate volunteers across the state to enter fields and groves after farmers have finished harvesting to pick up tons of good produce left behind. Volunteers represent groups from various religions, church denominations, youth groups, corporate and civic organizations,…