Volunteers

Definitions and Scope

Target Population: [name of target group]

(Empact's study of skill-based volunteerism)

Client Segments

Volunteers are not a homogeneous group, and may have attributes that places them in the segments listed below:

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. Corporate volunteers may be obtained from arrangements discussed between non-profits and private companies or by employers lowering the barriers for employees to volunteer. Aside from improving the company’s public relations and employee engagement, the use of corporate volunteers introduces opportunities for the private-non-profit sector collaboration.

Emergency Volunteers

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

It should be noted that volunteers may come under one or more segment. Nevertheless, identifiying them as being part of these segments may allow non-profits to better tailor their programs around the motivations, commitment levels and needs of these volunteers.

Size of Target Population

Desired impact for target group

Needs of [insert client type]

Need for people to be motivated to volunteer

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Need for adequate volunteer matching to causes or organisations

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Need for adequate volunteer management or hosting

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Need for [ insert description ]

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Need for [ insert description ]

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

Resource Directory

Mass volunteer matching platforms

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/