Advertise Your Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
 Do you want to sift out short-term holiday volunteers from those who want to be
involved in your organization long-term? With Volunteer Wisconsin, you can! When adding or editing a specific opportunity, select the "Holiday" interest from the Interests drop-down menu.
Happy Holiday Volunteer Hunting!
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Use these Promotional Materials for Upcoming Volunteer Days
Below is a list of upcoming volunteer-related days. Successful promotion of these
events can help you to gain volunteers and increase awareness of your organization. Click each date headline for the link to the official resource center for each unique day. These links include FREE promotional posts and ideas, with more information for each of the following days.
January: National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month. You can spend this month promoting mentor positions you have available and showing appreciation for the mentors you have currently.
Monday, January 15: MLK Day 
To honor the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January is observed as a holiday and a national day of service. Plan a one-day service project, which volunteers can walk in and do. Don't forget to promote to families, as many schools take off for MLK Day!
Sunday, February 11 to Saturday, February 17: Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week
You're invited to join in the week-long celebration of kindness. Help turn the world kind by celebrating RAK Day (February 17) and RAK Week. It's our chance have fun being a little extra kind.
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New Website Feature: Qualifications
As an Agency Manager, you will now be able to require proof of certain position requirements for a volunteer to respond to your opportunity. When adding or editing a specific opportunity, scroll down to Qualifications. Then select the qualification you require for a volunteer to be successful at that opportunity. If a Qualification is selected on the opportunity, only those who are qualified will be able to respond. The opportunity will still be visible to all users on the site. This allows qualified users who have not uploaded proof to complete the process and apply for the opportunity, instead of blocking all users who have not been approved.
All Qualifications are reviewed by a site administrator and approved based on the proof provided.
The Qualifications currently available on the website are:
- Commercial Driver's License*
- Driver's License
- Fluency in ASL
- Fluency in Spanish
- Fluent in Language(s) Other Than English
- Certified or Trained in Tax Preparation*
- Nursing Certification*
- CPR Certification*
* indicates documentation is needed for qualification approval
If there are qualifications you would like added to more efficiently find volunteers, please contact site administrator, Natalie Holbrook, at
holbrook.natalie@marshfieldclinic.org
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Please include the qualification and if there is a certification or other proof for the qualification.
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Do You Have A Volunteer Rock Star?
Do you know a volunteer who deserves some very special recognition?
Volunteer Wisconsin offers a way to recognize your volunteer through the Volunteer Rock Star program. Every two weeks, Volunteer Wisconsin will recognize a new Rock Star. The Volunteer Rock Star's picture and profile will be displayed on both the Volunteer Wisconsin website and the Volunteer Wisconsin Facebook page for two weeks. Honorees are also sent a personalized Volunteer Rock Star certificate and magnet, and a copy of the nomination.
Volunteer 
To be eligible to receive a Volunteer Rock Star award, nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Nominee must be volunteering in Wisconsin.
- Must be nominated by someone who has direct contact with the volunteer.
- A volunteer can be nominated multiple times, but only can be nominated by the same organization once a year.
- Nominating organization must be a nonprofit, school, government agency or neighborhood association.
To nominate a volunteer please fill out the nomination form (it should take no more than 5 minutes).
Recognize a volunteer today!
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Save the Date:
Wisconsin Volunteer Coordinators Association Conference
May 3-4, 2018 | Stevens Point
Get your capes out, boots and mask on, and be ready to unleash your superpower: Volunteer Management! Join fellow volunteer managing heroes from across Wisconsin for a two-day professional development conference. Keynote speakers include:
Rick Lynch, author of
Volunteer Management Handbook, and
Barry Altland, author of
Engaging the Head, Heart and Hands of a Volunteer.
Do you want to help other volunteer coordinators develop their kryptonite into their strength? Those willing to help train other heroes should submit a
Request for Proposals. Share your volunteer management expertise with your peers!
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Complimentary E-Book From Verified Volunteers
Check your inbox for Verified Volunteers' new e-book, Enhancing the Volunteer Lifecycle, coming soon. The book covers: how to better develop and define volunteer positions so both the organization and volunteers benefit, ways to get the right people in the right volunteer roles, and set volunteers up for success with proper training and support, and strategies to keep volunteers engaged by clearly communicating volunteer impact and outcomes. Volunteer Wisconsin knows this book will be a great addition to your collection of resources, especially for those new to the field.
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Connect With Us On Facebook 
Connect with
Volunteer Wisconsin on Facebook to see our featured Volunteer Rock Stars, browse volunteer content you can share on your page, keep up-to-date, and more!
We would love to share volunteer success stories and volunteer spotlights from organizations across Wisconsin on our Facebook page! Please send a picture (or two) along with a caption to Natalie Holbrook at
holbrook.natalie@marshfieldclinic.org.
Pictures should show the event and/or volunteers, preferably wearing or in front of something that represents your organization. Be sure to have signed photo releases from all pictured individuals before submitting.
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