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Volunteer Opportunities

Allocations/Outcomes Volunteers
Duties include:
• Attend allocation training and study all program funding requests assigned
• Attend all sessions where agencies present their requests
• Prepare questions for agencies to clarify requests
• Take part in the committee's decision making process to allocate the funds
   
Areas studied in the allocation process:
• Budgets
• Programs
• Management reviews
• Audits
• Funding sources and reserves
• Outcome measures
• Needs assessment
• Long-term expenditures
• Facilities expense
  Interested?  Contact at Ext. 104 or                           at .

Book Drive Coordinator
This volunteer would work on the Fun Learning Moments Book Drive program.  Kicked off on United Way's National Day of Action on June 21st, this on-going community wide program will be conducted quarterly to collect and distribute books int the hands of deserving children.  The focus is on 3 to 4-year olds.
Activities include:
• Sending correspondance about the program
• Coordinate with companies to run a book drive
• Collecting and organizing books
• Distributing books
• Help develop and manage the collection/distribution plan database
• Work with community early childhood educators
• Attend Early Childhood Education community initiative meetings
• Assist in reporting results to date, both verbally and in writing for community presentation
 
Qualifications
• Good organizational and management skills
• Professional demeanor with good presentation skills
• Enjoy working with children and families
• Computer skills
   
  Interested?  Contact at Ext. 104 or                           at .

Be a Loaned Executive

Are you:
• Energetic, self-motivated, team-oriented
• Entrepreneurial minded - embraces growth opportunities, enjoys learning and welcomes challenges
• Flexible, organized and detail-oriented
   
If you have any of these qualities, consider becoming a Loaned Executive for the United Way. Working with the United Way staff, Loaned Executives plan, organize and implement campaigns in workplaces throughout Madison County, serving on average 8 to 10 hours per week for 17 weeks.

If you are interested in becoming a Loaned Executive or if you are a company that would like to participate in the Loaned Executive Professional Development Program, please contact at Ext. 105.

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Management Review Volunteers
Duties include:
• Attend training and receive submitted materials
• Divide committee into functional study groups if necessary
• Study submitted documents
• Gather any additional information needed
• Check accuracy of findings within committee before compiling final report
• Prepare final draft and recommendations with an implementation plan which includes a schedule for the completion of each recommendation
   
Areas studied in assessment:
• Governance
• Administration and management
• Financial management
• Financial accounting systems
• Human resource management
• Program management and planning
  Interested?  Contact at Ext. 104 or                           at .

 

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer positions currently available at the Main Branch of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library.  For guidelines and application visit

 
 






Contact United Way of Madison County, AL
phone • fax

Huntsville, AL 35801