WHAT DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION NEED HELP WITH?
In addition to volunteer opportunities that help deliver your organization’s core mission, you may also want to consider opportunities where someone could assist on a specific question or challenge in such areas as technology, marketing, and fundraising. Here are some ideas:
Accessibility: how to make your organization’s office accommodating for people with disabilities
Accounting Systems: what is the best software for your organization’s needs
Advocacy: effective strategies for changing the opinions of decision-makers or the public
Board Recruitment: good board recruitment practices for your organization’s specific needs
Business Planning: how to better meet your organization’s objectives
Change Management: suggestions for strategies and processes to successfully implement change management
Copywriting: how to improve your organization’s written content to better connect with its target audience
Crowdfunding: elements of an effective crowdfunding campaign
Data Collection and Analysis: questions about your organization’s data collection and analytical needs
Employment Law: a specific issue concerning HR manuals and policies
Financial Management: a specific issue regarding your organization’s financial practices or strategy
Fundraising: views on fundraising goals, tactics, and funding sources
Grants: guidance on the preparation of grant proposals
Graphic Design: editable and reusable template to be used to promote events
Healthy Environment: questions on such topics as ergonomics, energy efficiency, and overall environmental sustainability
Human Resources: possible strategies to better link HR to organizational goals
Interior Design: ideas for possible improvements to your organization’s space to reflects its purpose and improve operations
Market Research: specific questions about gathering and analyzing information concerning an issue area, program, or operating environment
Performance Management: feedback on your organization’s performance management system, and possible improvements
Search Engine Optimization: suggestions regarding keywords, social media, and other features to make your organization’s website more popular
Strategic Planning: guidance on specific issues on how best to analyze operating environment and gather information on strengths and weaknesses
Technology: views on your organization’s technological needs (software, tools, equipment) to improve outcomes
Translation and Interpretation: translation and/or interpretation of written or verbal content
Volunteer Management: how to better manage volunteers, including how to align volunteer work with your organization’s needs
Web Analytics: how your organization can measure traffic, better understand site visitors’ needs and behaviours
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