Volunteers

Definitions and Scope

Target Population: [name of target group]

(Empact's study of skill-based volunteerism)

Client Segments

Episodic Volunteers -

Skilled Volunteers

Skilled volunteers refer to volunteers who are enlisted to provide specific skills and talents, usually to address a dearth in skills within the non-profit. Skilled volunteers refer to volunteers who are enlisted to provide specific skills and talents, usually to address a dearth in skills within the non-profit. These skills generally come from professional training or relevant work experiences. Examples of skilled volunteers include law students doing pro-bono work.

Corporate Volunteers

Corporate volunteers refer to volunteers that have been sourced from private companies or volunteer in the capacity as an employee of said companies.

Emergency Volunteers - https://www.scdf.gov.sg/home/community-volunteers

Needs of [insert client type]

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Need for people to be motivated to volunteer

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

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Need for adequate volunteer matching to causes or organisations

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Gaps and Their Causes

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Need for adequate volunteer management or hosting

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

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Need for [ insert description ]

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Resource Directory

Mass volunteer matching platforms

Bantu

https://bantu.life/

Giving.sg (NVPC)

https://www.giving.sg/

SG Volunteer

https://sgvolunteer.com/

Youth Corps Singapore

https://www.youthcorps.sg/en/join-us/

General skills-based volunteer matching platforms

AIESEC

https://aiesec.org.sg/

Conjunct Consulting

http://conjunctconsulting.org

Empact

http://empact.sg

Law Society Pro Bono Services

http://probono.lawsociety.org.sg/

National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)

https://www.nvpc.org.sg/

Professional pro bono bodies

Pro Bono Accountancy

http://www.probonoaccountancy.sg/

Informal Volunteer Movements

Be KIND SG

A ground-up movement that organizing micro-volunteering activities https://www.facebook.com/BeKindSG https://www.meetup.com/Be-Kind-SG/

Probocon

Originally meant as a platform to provide FASS graduates with relevant career guidance, Probocon has since expanded to help fresh graduates from various faculties get a head start in their first job (NUS News)

http://www.probocon.com/

Youth Corps Service Week

An initiative organised by Youth Corps Singapore (YCS) annually. YCS Service Week aims to rally youths to participate in community service to contribute towards a more caring and cohesive society.

https://www.youthcorps.sg/en/initiative/

Volunteering Service Project Fundings

Community Service Project Fund

https://www.youthcorps.sg/en/initiative/

NUS Community Engagement Fund

http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/resources/funding/community-engagement-fund

NTU CoLab4Good Fund

https://www.ntu.edu.sg/sasd/communityengagement/spreadpostivechangetoday/fundingyoureffort/Pages/Funding-Your-Community-Project.aspx

SMU CDL Young SDG Leaders Fund

https://www.smu.edu.sg/about/financial/financial-assistance-schemes/CDL_Young_SDG_Leaders_Fund

SMU Shirin Fozdar Community Service Project Grant

https://sfp.smu.edu.sg/csp-grant

Young ChangeMakers

https://www.nyc.gov.sg/en/initiatives/grants/young-changemakers