Background:
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Providence has been utilizing volunteers in Rhode Island since 1987. Volunteers come to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Providence from local colleges, businesses, high schools, and the community. It is these volunteers that serve as committee and board members as well as the driving workforce in each house project.
Problem:
Building an impressive volunteer force is no easy task and on top of recruitment, admins were left with countless hours managing waivers and registration. There was no centralized way to capture people who were calling by phone to sign up, volunteers who were coming with workgroups, or those who may have signed up online but had not finished proper paperwork. Tracking down these volunteers and mobilizing them was wasting time and energy.
“100’s of hours have been saved using Helper Helper.”
Solution:
Finding a volunteer management platform was necessary. This is when Habitat for Humanity of Greater Providence Executive Director, Mark Kravatz reached out to learn how Helper Helper could improve upon the volunteer intake and management. Some of the features that Helper Helper offers that are key in their optimizing of volunteer management are:
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Streamlining Volunteer Sign-Up and Waivers
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Sign up and Calendar of Event embedded directly on website (helping to increase SEO)
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Volunteer database- Great way to access volunteers emails and count for end of year fundraising
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Reporting- Simple quarterly reporting for Habitat International
“I have coordinated volunteer experiences for college students for a number of years. The top burden in coordinating is application and waiver forms. Using Helper Helper we were able to move the whole application process online. We are able to manage all the volunteer registration without hiring a part-time or full-time employee.”
Conclusion:
Helper Helper gives Habitat for Humanity of Greater Providence an effective way to onboard and manage volunteers. Using website embeds makes volunteer signup easy and efficient. Because Helper Helper streamlines so many of the tedious tasks that come with managing volunteers, the staff at Habitat for Humanity has more time to dedicate to mission-specific tasks instead. Helper Helper is a great volunteer management solution for Habitat for Humanity chapters.
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