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“Summer of Service – Northern Nevada” is a three-month promotional campaign aimed at stimulating community volunteerism during the summer months. All northern Nevada residents will be invited to participate by becoming actively engaged with programs, events, and organizations directly impacting our local community.
These amazing women from the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project understand the value of community volunteerism.
Why
The state of volunteerism is quite low in northern Nevada. Not only does the State of Nevada rank last in the entire country, many local organizations would benefit from voluntary service. The volunteerism rate of 20.6% of all Nevadans ranked as the lowest in the United States last year. Yet, the economic impact in northern Nevada from this low rate was an astonishing $266.5 million. Imagine the economic impact if 30% of northern Nevadans volunteered…it could surpass $300 million!
To make this work, we’re…
- Responding to a growing leadership issue by addressing the critically low volunteerism participation.
- Seeking ways to strengthen our community. This is a no-cost solution for both residents and local non-profit organizations.
- Carving the path of future community leadership through youth service opportunities.
- Capturing the attention of people visiting northern Nevada, who will be invited to become actively familiar with our residents, events, and local community.
How
- NPcatalyst will work with non-profit leaders to register their volunteer job opportunities online
- Nevada Volunteers provides the online link to their Volunteer Match web portal
- NPcatalyst and medial promotions will drive residents to the Summer Of Service webpage and online volunteer system
It Works!
Last year…our first year…we posted over 15,000 volunteer hours representing, over 120 local community and charitable service opportunities. Our goal was 100!!! But, thanks to the active involvement of local non-profit leaders and the number of local residents visiting our website for volunteer information, our project was a major hit!
Recognizing our efforts to create positive change in the volunteer culture of our community, NPcatalyst (the coordinator of SOS) was a finalist in the StayCLASSY Awards (Small Business in Philanthropy), which awarded organizations for their nationwide efforts to create change.
Contact
All inquires for information, volunteer connections, and community opportunities should be made to Pete Parker, Managing Partner of NPcatalyst, a Reno-based firm passionate about connecting donors and volunteers with non-profit organizations. He can be reached at 333-9444 and pparker@npcatalyst.com.
