About United Way of Yuma County
Volunteer Solutions is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by a group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students, recipients of MIT's prestigious Entrepreneurship Award. They developed an exciting website, supported by a comprehensive database of volunteer opportunities.
Individuals:
If you want to volunteer...
- Agencies in our database are looking for volunteers. Search by keyword, zip code, or your specific skills and interests to find the right opportunity. If you would like to talk to a Volunteer Representative to help you find an opportunity to volunteer, call (928) 783-0515
- Nonprofit organizations are seeking the skills of talented people to serve on nonprofit boards of directors. This site. helps individuals find the right place for them to get connected.
High School & College Students:
If you want to get more involved in the community and learn skills to apply in your future....this site
Provides opportunities for exposure to the fields of nonprofit management and social work.
- Provides volunteer opportunities for youth to gain job skills. Opportunities provide exposure to a range of tasks from daily office skills and customer service to working one-on-one with clients to public speaking.
- Volunteer experiences will enhance your resume and/or employment or college application.
Corporations:
If you want your company to get involved...this site
- Determines the resources you need to run a successful volunteer program. Provides technical support to develop corporate volunteer programs.
- Gives your company an opportunity to get involved In the Day of Caring. Each year, during the Day of Caring, individuals from the Yuma area will come together to work on specific projects at local agencies or community facilities.
- Introduces leadership opportunities to employees through Board positions and other volunteer opportunities.
Nonprofit organizations:
If your nonprofit organization needs support...this site
- Helps you recruit volunteers. We provide opportunities through mailings to businesses, schools, libraries and individuals; the Internet, public relations events like volunteer fairs, and the media. Additionally the Institute will provide display areas for nonprofit brochures.
- Provides technical assistance. We provide Internet grant research, grant writing assistance and technical assistance for the use of Volunteer Solutions.
- Holds series of training sessions for nonprofits, held quarterly, covering such topics as board development, grant writing, cultural competency, media and public relations, and strategic plan development.
- Encourage collaboration among nonprofits.
- Provides a forum for nonprofits to have a legislative voice through a connection with a representative of the Chamber of Commerce.
The services provided by this site. will promote long-term nonprofit capacity building strategies and resources for Yuma area nonprofits.
For more information, call (928) 783-0515.
The inclusion of any organization or person in this database does not constitute a representation, warranty, or endorsement with respect to the competence, suitability, or reliability of such organization or person by United Way of Yuma County; nor does United Way of Yuma County sponsor or endorse any third-party web site.
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