On May 18, 2021, the Corporate Volunteerism Council hosted a program, “Ways We Can Help: Rebuild Our Communities” with guest presenters, Tracy Nielsen from HandsOn Twin Cities and Eva Song Margolis with Greater Twin Cities United Way. Following is a recap of the program, a link to the presentation and ways you can engage to help our communities rebuild.
HandsOn Twin Cities
HOTC surveyed their nonprofit members in March 2021. They found the biggest challenges related to volunteer engagement were identifying virtual opportunities, constant need to shift on a dime, not able to have volunteers in person, limited capacity at our location, loss of long-term older volunteers, engaging and re-engaging with volunteers, finding safe and efficient ways to keep volunteer engaged, communicating to the community we have safe volunteer experiences, clients or volunteers uncomfortable using technology/Zoom and lack of needed technology.
They also identified these broader community needs: existing significant racial disparities and systemic inequities in the Twin Cities, community and businesses already significantly impacted by the pandemic, many without capacity to reach an audience online or rethinking their business model, an estimated 1,300+ businesses affected by the civil unrest and intermediary organizations need to quickly scale and change to support their members.
Provided these options for how to help: