Join United Way of Thurston County’s team of Community Investment Volunteers!
Please click here to fill out a volunteer application: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommunityInvestmentVolunteerApplication
Every two years, United Way of Thurston County recruits a dedicated team of Community Investment Volunteers. These volunteers read and rate grant applications, interview non-profit agencies requesting funds and make funding recommendations to our Board of Directors. In 2010 these volunteers helped us grant $450,000 to 44 local programs. These funds helped provide tutoring and after-school care for children, meals and shelter for hungry and homeless people and many other essential services. In January 2012 we will again begin our funding process. We invite you to join us as a volunteer.
United Way of Thurston County focuses on three Impact Areas: Education, Income and Health. We believe this helps us focus our community investments on meeting local needs that matter most. Community Investment volunteers will serve on one of three Impact Area panels and review funding applications that fall under that Impact Area.
United Way of Thurston County has a two-year funding cycle, which means funded programs receive two consecutive one-year grants. Programs that receive grants will be funded from July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014.
Year 1: Funding Process
February 28, 2011 (tentative) – Volunteer orientation and training (location TBD)
March 5, 2012 – April 20, 2012: Review grant applications and participate in grant application interviews
(dates and locations will be determined in mid-February)
April 23, 2012 –May 1, 2012 – Impact Panels hold final deliberation meetings, submit final scores and make funding recommendations.
Early June – Volunteer recognition celebration
Year 2: Review Process (February and July)
The second year is dedicated to measuring progress of the programs that received United Way funding. Volunteers will review reports on program measures and assess the level of progress made by each program. You can expect one meeting in February 2013 and one meeting in July 2013.
We will provide an orientation on United Way of Thurston County’s funding priorities and training on how to review funding applications. Interviews and final meetings will generally be held on weekday evenings. Volunteers are expected to read and rate the funding applications on their own time and come to applicant interviews prepared.
As a Community Investment volunteer, you play a central role in this process! We hope that you will decide to join us.
Please click here to fill out our volunteer application: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommunityInvestmentVolunteerApplication
If you have questions or would like additional information you may contact Megan Hawthorne, Community Engagement Coordinator at VISTA@unitedway-thurston.org or 360-943-2773 x22
Or Stephanie Blumhagen, Grants and Financial Stability Manager at sblumhagen@unitedway-thurston.org or 360-943-2773 x11