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Are you an Atlanta Community Food Bank partner agency looking to get time back to focus on running your agency, create more 1:1 time for those you serve and connect to a community of other agencies?

We know that volunteers are the backbone of your organization and as the local volunteer management experts we want to help your volunteer program grow so you can get more food to people who need it! Through our partnership with Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hands On Atlanta partners with 20 nonprofit partners each year to support volunteer engagement.

What You’ll Get

Technology

• Free access to our volunteer management software

• Access to software for onsite volunteer check-in

• automated emails to volunteers prior to projects

Promoted

• Projects promoted on social media as needed

• Features in our hot project list in occasional newsletters

• Access to a food pantry volunteer recruitment marketing toolkit

Training

• Customized Training on Volunteer Management & Software

• 1:1 Consultation from volunteer management experts

• Quarterly Workshops

• Annual networking calls with other pantries

Measurements

• Data Tracking on volunteers

• Customized Reports

What You’ll Do

This is a 10 month partnership to support your organization with volunteer recruitment, engagement, management, and retention. We are looking for organizations who are able to commit to the following criteria:

Communication:

• Be accessible via phone and email- respond within 5 business days

• Provide two (2) primary contacts who are easily accessible to HOA and volunteers

• Update Hands On Atlanta staff on any organizational, contact, and staff changes

Volunteer Management:

• Abide by HOA nondiscrimination policy

• Never ask volunteers to fundraise

• Keep to project that’s listed on the website

Training and Hands On Connect:

• Attend two two hour virtual trainings

• Complete and organizational profile and submit a project within one week of trainings

• Use the HOA volunteer management software at least once per month

• Submit volunteer opportunities at least two (2) weeks in advance of project date

• Report attendance and submit attendance sheets within 5 business days of volunteer event

START YOUR APPLICATION:

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please fill complete this readiness assessment by July 15, 2021.

Learn more:

To learn more about this partnership, please join one of our upcoming interest sessions:

Points of Light and The Starbucks Foundation Expand Innovative Service Model in 20 Cities Across the United States

Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, and The Starbucks Foundation announce the expansion of The Starbucks Foundation Service Fellows Program, an innovative service model inspired by national service.

Following a successful six-month pilot last year, the full-scale program will expand to 7 new markets, reaching 20 cities and engaging 100 Starbucks partners (employees). The program is designed to provide needed day-to-day support to local nonprofit organizations while providing an opportunity for Starbucks partners to pursue their personal passion to get involved in their communities.

“The Starbucks Foundation Service Fellows program is a promising model that provides companies with a new way to think about the role they can play in promoting and enabling service opportunities,” says Natalye Paquin, president and CEO of Points of Light. “We believe that by partnering together, the Service Fellows will significantly enhance the capacity of nonprofit organizations to effectively leverage human capital to meet their missions. We are excited to see this program grow and look forward to supporting fellows as they unlock their own potential to create meaningful change through service.”

Points of Light received a $3.5 million grant from The Starbucks Foundation to expand the infrastructure and impact of The Starbucks Foundation Service Fellows program by 2020, which includes direct support of Points of Light’s commitment to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector through resources, programs and partnerships.

The Starbucks Foundation will fund support for local nonprofits affiliated with the Points of Light Global Network. As part of this service model, Points of Light will match the 100 fellows with their local network member. During their service term, the fellows will work part-time for Points of Light, expanding the capacity of the local nonprofit and their community partners to meet their missions, while continuing to work part-time at Starbucks. This experience plays an important role in exposing the Fellows to future civic and community engagement opportunities, while expanding their professional skills and experiences.

“Each Starbucks store is part of a community, and we’re committed to strengthening the neighborhoods we serve,” says Virginia Tenpenny, executive director of The Starbucks Foundation. “We believe service goes hand in hand with our mission to inspire and nurture the human spirit, one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. This program is an evolution of Starbucks long-standing commitment to serving our communities, year-round.”

Following an application process that kicked off this week, the first group of 50 Starbucks partners across 20 cities will be selected as Service Fellows, to begin in September with sector education and organizational onboarding, and their service terms will run from October 2019 through March 2020. The second group of Service Fellows will serve April through October 2020.

Members of the Points of Light Global Network that will host Service Fellows are: Hands On Atlanta, HandsOn Bay Area, HandsOn Birmingham, Boston Cares, HandsOn Broward, Chicago Cares, VolunteerNow, Spark the Change Colorado, Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Houston, HandsOn Miami, Hands On Nashville, New York Cares, HandsOn New Orleans, United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey, HandsOn Twin Cities, HandsOn Greater Phoenix, HandsOn San Diego, Seattle Works, United Way of King County, and United Way of Greater St. Louis, as well as Points of Light headquarters in Atlanta.

To learn more about the impact of The Starbucks Foundation Service Fellows program, visit the Points of Light blog or Starbucks Stories for impact stories.

About Points of Light

Points of Light – the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service – mobilizes millions of people to take action that is changing the world. Through affiliates in 250 cities across 37 countries and in partnership with thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages 5 million volunteers in 20 million hours of service each year. We bring the power of people to bear where it’s needed most. For more information, go to www.pointsoflight.org.

About The Starbucks Foundation

Established in 1997, The Starbucks Foundation strengthens communities around the world by advancing opportunities for youth, veterans, refugees and coffee, tea and cocoa farmers and their families, supporting communities affected by disaster, and promoting civic engagement. The Starbucks Foundation is a U.S. 501 (c)(3) charitable organization under U.S. law, and receives funding primarily from Starbucks Corporation and private donations. Learn more at https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/community/starbucks-foundation.

Serve your neighbor being affected by the shutdown

An important letter from Kyle Waide, President and CEO, Atlanta Community Food Bank

The current government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history. Georgia’s federal employees and contractors are feeling the immediate impact. Roughly 16,000 of our neighbors have either been furloughed or required to work without pay since the shutdown began four weeks ago.

Many of these families are faced—for the first time—with impossible choices between food and other necessities, like housing, transportation and medication. During the past week, we've seen a 383% increase in searches for help on our website. We've heard from local TSA workers who have never had to ask for food assistance. And we've talked to multiple feeding partners who are reporting an increase in the number of people they serve daily.

The Atlanta Community Food Bank is proactively working to support impacted federal employees and contractors. We may see many more in the coming days if this shutdown continues. If you or someone you know is met with the new challenge of putting food on the table during the shutdown, please the ACFB Government Shutdown relief page to find help.

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The Atlanta Community Food Bank and it’s partner food pantries need your help more than ever. The increased demand for food means there’s even more need for volunteers to support these distribution efforts. It’s time to step up and serve.