[Year-Round Housing] Fwd: FW: Casco Bay Volunteer Program

[Mlongreene2 at aol.com]

Hi All,  Feel free to get me any suggestions here or pass them  directly on 
to Chris Wolff.  Thanks,  Mark
 
  
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 From: cwolff at islandinstitute.org
To: mlongreene2 at aol.com
Sent: 1/18/2008  12:20:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: FW: Casco Bay Volunteer  Program






 
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From: Chris Wolff
Sent: Fri  1/18/2008 12:22 PM
To: restech at maine.rr.com; 'Roger Berle';  bisharatl at aol.com; Donna Damon; 
fifthmaine at juno.com; mlongreene at aol.com;  bahoppin at aol.com; Beth Howe; 
njordan at long-island.lib.me.us;  EMahoney at harborviewproperties.com; Lynne Richard 
(lrichard at pwd.org); Alden  Robinson; Thea Youngs; Brooke Brewer; dstein at maine.rr.com; 
train17 at aol.com;  abfinney1 at verizon.net; mphyfe at maine.rr.com; 
marktierney at gmail.com;  dinosaurenterprises at yahoo.com
Cc: Robert Snyder;  dtuttle at deloitte.com
Subject: Casco Bay Volunteer  Program



 
Hello Casco Bay folks, 
The Island Institute is interested in creating a volunteer program,  where we 
match professionals who are interested in donating their services  with 
island needs.  We have been receiving more requests over  the last 18 months from 
members and other individuals that want to make a  non-financial volunteer 
commitment to the Island  Communities.       
One group of potential volunteers are typically older (50-60 years old)  Baby 
Boomers, who are retired or near retirement, but are still very  physically, 
and mentally active.  They are looking for ways  to give back.  Some of these 
individuals have professional  backgrounds such as legal, consulting, 
technical or business.   Other individuals are willing to be ‘arms and legs’ to 
complete short  term projects. 
Other non-profit organizations have successfully been able to ‘tap’ the  
energy and time of these individuals to further help the communities that need  
the help. 
We would like to pilot this program for Casco Bay.  I am  interested in 
hearing from you about what you think are some of your volunteer  needs.   
The opportunity is to create a formal community  of experts and volunteers 
that could directly help the island  communities.  This would be in addition to 
formal Island  Fellowship program, and would not be in conflict. 
Unlike the Fellowship program, which is oriented to younger,  post-graduate 
college students who are willing to make a 1-2 year full time  commitment, this 
program would allow individuals to volunteer for short-term  projects, and 
allow them to work with the Island Communities on a virtual  basis (e-mail, 
telephone, occasional visits to the islands for  meetings).  Additionally, there 
would be no expectation of  compensation or expenses for their time/travel. 
This would be a new ‘service’ for the island communities, sponsored by  the 
Island Institute. 
Over the past few years, I have heard that there are needs in the  following 
areas: 
    *   Grant Writing Advice & Support  
    *   Business Plan Development  
    *   Brush Removal & Beach Cleaning-Ups (Arms & Legs)  
    *   Legal advice regarding affordable housing: buy-back options, land  
leases, land trust models, eligibility language, etc.  
    *   GIS mapping and data management  
    *   Town ordinance language and planning and development  
    *   Small business development- marketing, website development,  etc.
Please put some thought into ways your  community/organization may benefit 
from the use of volunteers.  Once I  receive your ideas, I will be in touch to 
flesh out your needs: volunteer  position descriptions, qualifications/skills 
needed, number of hours expected  for the determined projects, etc. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at  712-8551.  
Please send your feedback/responses to me by Friday, February  1st. 
Thanks, and have a great weekend! 
Chris






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