2. Largest day of volunteering in WA Kick-off to United Way Fundraising Campaign Over 10,000 volunteers from 100+ local companies Over 400 projects throughout King County unitedwayofkingcounty.org What is Day of Caring?

3. Who’s involved? unitedwayofkingcounty.org

5. Recruits partner organizations

6. Engages corporations

7. Manages registration

8. Supports organizations and Volunteer Project Leaders

9. Celebrate

10. Gather Resultsunitedwayofkingcounty.org

12. Plan and register a volunteer project

13. Provide all necessary supplies*

14. Act as point of contact for Volunteer Project Leader

15. Manage project on event day

16. Collect and save volunteer waivers

17. Celebrate results

18. Provide post-event feedback to United Wayunitedwayofkingcounty.org

20. Recruit team members

21. Act as point of contact for partner organization, share info with team

22. Provide post-event feedback to United Wayunitedwayofkingcounty.org

24. Laying the groundwork

25. Phase 2: July 27th-September 16th

26. Volunteer Registration and Communication!

27. Phase 3: September 16th and beyond

28. Event Day and follow up Project Submission Deadline July 15th Early Volunteer Registration July 27th Volunteer Registration Opens Aug 2nd Volunteer Registration Closes Sept 9th Day of Caring! Sept 16th Sept 19th Post-event Surveys unitedwayofkingcounty.org

29. Submit a project Attend Agency Training Project reviewed by UWKC Make final edits to project Volunteer registration opens What happens in Phase 1? unitedwayofkingcounty.org

31. Sell the benefits

32. Share the features

33. Connect it to your mission

34. Planning for success

35. Think through logistics (timing, supplies, staff, etc.)

36. What is your back-up plan?

37. How will you thank volunteers?unitedwayofkingcounty.org

38. Writing Project Descriptions that Sell Which would you rather? Title: Day of Caring Help in removing the window awnings at the Community Center. No training required. Need muscles and ability to climb a ladder. Versus. . . Title: Clean Sweep for Children A lot of heart and a little muscle go a long way to help children thrive. We invite you to help us spruce up our youth residential care facility, with yard cleanup, planting bulbs, pulling weeds, and reconstructing the compost and recycle bin areas. The variety of tasks will meet all your diverse interests, talents and abilities. Your tasks, in turn, will make a positive impression on resident youth and their family and/or visitors, staff and the neighbors! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

39. Communication Time! Agency contacts VPL, sends Packet Confirmation sent to agency and VPL UWKC approves volunteer registration Volunteer Project Leader (VPL) signs up for project What happens in Phase 2? unitedwayofkingcounty.org

41. Communicate with Volunteer Project Leader early on and frequently

42. Project Leader Manual

43. Suggest a Site Visit

44. Communicating with United Way

45. Changes to projects (location, time, # of volunteers, contact)

46. Cancellationsunitedwayofkingcounty.org

47. What happens in Phase 3? Day of Caring! Orient Volunteers Thank Volunteers Supervise Volunteers After Party! Survey and follow up unitedwayofkingcounty.org

49. Orientation

50. Supervision and coaching

51. Celebrating Success

52. Thanking Volunteers

53. The After Party

54. Satisfaction Surveysunitedwayofkingcounty.org

56. Separate volunteer registration page

57. Slightly different registration schedule

58. Project binsunitedwayofkingcounty.org

60. Flickr: Tag photos with #dayofcaringKC

61. Facebook

62. Like us! We like you.

63. Tag United Way of King County

64. Tag your volunteer group’s company page

65. Twitter - @VolunteerKC

66. Follow us! We follow you.

67. Join the conversation: #dayofcaringKCunitedwayofkingcounty.org

68. Pop Quiz! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

69. The number one most important factor in having a successful Day of Caring experience is? Communication! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

70. You know you’ve written an excellent project description if it. . . a) Sells the benefits, shares the features, and connects to your mission b) Could fit on a post-it note c) Reads like an instruction manual unitedwayofkingcounty.org

71. The first thing you should do when you receive your confirmation email from United Way is. . . a) Jump for joy that your project was picked, and then forget about it until September 14th b) Contact your Volunteer Project Leader, send them the VPL Manual, and confirm project details c) Delete it unitedwayofkingcounty.org

72. 5 minutes into your project, a volunteer hits her head on the dumpster (true story). Good thing you had everyone sign the. . . United Way Volunteer Waiver! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

73. Your volunteers finish the project 2 hours early. What do you do? Consult your back up plan! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

74. Which of the following is a great way to thank your Day of Caring volunteers? a) Ask for their feedback on the project b) Take a group photo and send it to them with a thank you note c) Document and celebrate their accomplishments d) Say “Thanks” e) All of the above unitedwayofkingcounty.org

75. If you were to come to Qwest Field from 3-6pm on September 16th, what might you find there? Free food and drinks! b) Prizes! c) Entertainment! d) All of the above e) None of the above unitedwayofkingcounty.org

76. When you receive your post-event survey from United Way, you should a) Delete it and mark it as spam b) Fill it out and help make Day of Caring even better! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

77. The number one most important factor in having a successful Day of Caring experience is? Communication! unitedwayofkingcounty.org

78. Questions? Contact us at dayofcaring@uwkc.org For additional Day of Caring info, check out www.uwkc.org/doc and our FAQ page unitedwayofkingcounty.org

79. THANK YOU! unitedwayofkingcounty.org