Increasing Participation, Consiousness, and Volunteers to Initiatives - Content Draft

We are going to have a presentation / brainstorming activity for our company next week..

And the topic that is assigned to us is...

"What are the other things we can do to increase participation, consiousness, and volunteers to these Community Service Initiatives?"

Here's what our team are able to come up with...

Before the Event Campaign

Promotion Campaign Methods

• Email Blast
• Infographics
• Posters
• Published Calendar of Events and Activities (Needs More Activities)
• Published List of Participants for specific events
• Contents ranges from FYI/facts, Upcoming Events, Statistics

Presentation

• Must be attractive, catchy but matches the purpose of the event.

Content

• Invites for events must contain complete details.
• What - event background
• Who - beneficiary organization's details, possible team assignments, volunteer skills needed if any.
• Where - location of event
• When - schedule
• Why - mission statement for the event
• How - contains how the event is planned or program, transportation, materials, food, operation.
• Prior to acceptance - this is important to manage volunteer expectation.

Who???

• People want to help but may not be able to join on the day of the event.
• Exceeding number of target participants.
• Provide "More Ways To Help"
• Fund raising, back office, logistics, coordination, multimedia, documentation.
• Choose the right people for the task.

After The Event Campaign

Post Mortem

• Provide information and maintain good volunteer experience.
• A summary of the held event.
• Important to indicate what is done, what worked, what did not work as expected, and how to handle in the future.
• Must be sent to all, not just to the participants.
• This way, Those who are not able to participate are still informed, and may decide to join in future activities.

Video Presentations, Pictures and Documentations

Tools

• Online Presence - set up official accounts using various free services online
• Offers flexibility of being assessed outside office network and mobile devices.
• Facebook - creating pages which can be used for event announcements, Campaigns
• Twitter - quick updates
• YouTube - upload video documentations of
• Instagram - quick Photo sharing
• Blogs - documentation of events
• Online Surveys - for feedback, information gathering, like Surveymonkey

Charge Codes / Benefits

• NOT for the volunteers. This is a volunteer event.
• Event Management/ Planning / Meeting / Organizational task which cannot be avoided but are done during office hours.

This is subject to change by the way. It may seem serious but actually it's an informal presentation. :)

"I Don't Always" Meme by memegenerator.net

- A Day of Volunteering @ GreenEarth Heritage Foundation -

Last August 16, 2014 is a very productive and well spent Saturday, where more than 60 volunteers from Towers Watson Philippines conducted it's yearly Tree Planting Activity organized by WAVE Environment Group.

The partner/beneficiary for the said event is the GreenEarth Heritage Foundation located at Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges, San Miguel, Bulacan. The venue is estimated 2 and a half hours travel time away from Metro Manila.

Towers Watson Philippines and GreenEarth Heritage Foundation

The day started by meeting at our office in Bonifacio One Technology Tower, Taguig City. Call time is 5:30 am and departure is 6:30 am. Fortunately we're not that behind schedule. During the travel, there were games, quizzes and prizes. Some dedicated participants came from mid-shift, and took the chance to sleep during the travel.

There's a short hike, maybe close to 5 kilometers, going to the GreenEarth site, which the participants were able to experience before being fetched by service van.

Stretch of non concrete road

Bamboo raft to cross a good-thing-its-not-deep-this-time river

Volunteers crossing the river

We were welcomed by the villagers and their kids playing simple musical instruments. James Matti gave an opening speech, then we were given a tour to the GreenEarth Heritage facilities until we reach the Tree Planting Site.

Welcome Message to TW Volunteers

James Matti speaking to the villagers and volunteers

Tour around the GreenEarth site

Group Picture after Tree Planting

The volunteers took lunch the proceeded to the Study Hall for GreenEarth Heritage presentation, games and activities for the kids. We played Pinoy Henyo, Charade, and The Boat Is Sinking.

On the Study Hall for presentation, and games with the kids

Me with fellow TW Associates and GreenEarth Kids while playing The Boat Is Sinking

That's the end of the activity with GreenEarth. Now, backtracking the hike, though now we're riding the van, and back to the bus. Going back to Manila.

I really had fun with this activity. We were able to meet new people and help GreenEarth even in a small way. By giving back to nature, i'm also able to express my appreciation for it, and what it has given us.

Until the next event! :)

Token of Appreciation from TW WAVE Environment Team

For more information about GreenEarth Heritage, visit it's website at http://www.greenearthheritage.org/

Credits to WAVE Environment Team, Dru for other pictures