Jul 6
An Appeal for Increased Volunteer Activity
Hi Everyone-
Just a quick appeal. We have just a little over a month to Madison Nonprofit Day (11 August 2011). I know many of you will help the day of the event with set-up, food pick-up, providing assistance to participating nonprofits, etc. But we also need help NOW.
So regardless if you are a presenter, a host, or volunteering for a specific project, program or activity, if you are not working on something forMadison Nonprofit Day right now, and haven't in the last two weeks, we need you. There are details of special projects to be confirmed (lots of details), there is data entry for the web (very behind), there are activities that need docents/guides, and range of promotional needs, including handing out or delivering postcards, posters and flyers to stores or at upcoming events, and more.
Our big needs right now are:
(1) Handing out promotional materials— Art Fairs, Summer Festivals, even the Farmers Market. This is the first year that we have 1,000s of postcards, and I'd like to see them in peoples hands instead of a box in my office. Pick an event, pick-up some postcards, and be done in an hour or less;(2) Website Updates/Content— we have bios for photographers, restaurant histories, summaries of participating nonprofits, and event and activity summaries that need to go live soon. The registration/rsvp system is set to go live by the end of next week. So if you write well and aren't afraid of using a web form to update the website, let me know and we can get you working. Your schedule is your own; and(3) Confirmation/Logistics— events and special activities/projects are proceeding at a rapid clip, but even with all the work and detail going into them, there's a need for telephone or email confirmation of specific details (can we use photographs of your organization? do you want invitations to the photo exhibit to hand out? do you need us to pick-up food for the luncheon or will you deliver? we need your bio? we described your event/activity this way, any modifications? etc.) Just choose a day, where you have 1-3hrs of free time and I'll send you a list of confirmations that need to happen. Your own schedule, but mostly between 8am-5pm, since it involves work related communications
So if you can help, send me an email or give me a call 608.241.3616
Thanks,
Alnisa Allgood
Organizer
P.S.: Media and Communications Folks. If you've volunteered for it, I need you to contact me IMMEDIATELY.
P.S.S.: If you are presenting and haven't turned in your presentation title and summary, please do so.
