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National Volunteer Week
is April 18th-24th!
How Can You Celebrate?
Make Highlandtown a GREEN townApril 17 - Clean up the streets with the Southeast Community Development Corporation (SECDC) and fellow community members interested in keeping our streets clean and green! Attention History Buffs
April 24 - The Maryland Humanities
Council invites you to serve as a judge for the 2010
Maryland History Day. Help Our Senior NeighborsApril 25 - Join CHAI (Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc.) on Senior Home Repair Day, choose a work shift and help our senior neighbors with their yard work, checking smoke detectors and simple home repairs. |
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BVU's GIVE Program
CLASSMATE NEWS: Congratulations to GIVE Classmate Tamara Chumley on being recognized as one of the Baltimore Sun's "10 to Watch Under 30!"
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY NEWS:
On March 13th 17 GIVE Classmates, 4 GIVE
Advisory Board Members, and 3 friends of GIVE volunteered with the Baltimore Free Store to organize their warehouse in preparation for the opening of their new storefront! Check out pictures of our volunteers in action.
On April 29th the GIVE Class and Advisory Board will meet with one of Baltimore's most
dynamic young nonprofit leaders to learn about the mission of the
Baltimore Child Abuse Center (BCAC) and lessons from his experience as
Executive Director. GIVE members will then
participate as skills-based volunteers for BCAC, working in small groups to discuss program-focused questions and solutions.
LEARNING SEMINAR NEWS:
On Tuesday, May 18th BVU's GIVE Program will present the second Learning Seminar of 2010 - "The Power of Relationships: Building, Leveraging and Maintaining Your Network." Registration opens soon.
Stay tuned for more exciting GIVE Program Updates...
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Business Spotlight
Legg Mason Hosts BVU's First Corporate Round Table
On March 24, 2010, Legg Mason hosted BVU's first Corporate Round Table on the topic of Employee Volunteer Committees (EVC). Through this event, community involvement professionals from BVU member companies gathered to learn about trends, effective practices and ways to enhance their company volunteer programs.
During the first Corporate Round Table, representatives from BVU member companies discussed best practices, and the roles and responsibilities of an EVC. Participating companies included: Citi, Clifton Gunderson, Constellation Energy, COPT, HPK, MGH, Laureate-Walden University, Legg Mason, T.Rowe Price, Reznick Group, and SC&H Group. Read More
The next corporate roundtable has been scheduled for May 2010. If your company is a member of BVU and would like to participate in a Corporate Roundtable, or if your company would like to host one of these events, please contact Nan Bambara at: 410-366-1722 or nbambara@bvumaryland.org |
One Less Car advocates for providing
safe and effective transportation alternatives for all citizens through
education, lobbying, and facilitation between our communities, governments, and
state and local representatives. The organization is working to make
Maryland an example of the economic and social good that comes from a society
where everyone - regardless of age, physical condition or economic background -
has the opportunity to bike, walk or use mass transit to get where they need to
go.
BMore
Streets for People - Get Involved!
Four
years ago the City of Baltimore conceived a Master Bike Plan. Among its
components is the periodic closing of selected streets, for a morning, for
exclusive use by pedestrians, cyclists and skaters. Many cities are
organizing these types of events. Last October, the City and the Roland
Park Civic League carried out a successful field test, and approximately 1,000
Baltimoreans participated. In December, ten City Council members co-sponsored a
resolution calling on the City to implement a broader plan, named "BMore
Streets for People."
One
Less Car is currently recruiting volunteers to make this plan a reality - this
is an opportunity to make Baltimore an amazing, unique environment and they need
your involvement! To learn more, contact Mike McQuestion (443-912-7655
or mike.mcquestion@gmail.com) or Frank Pratka at 410-262-8818.
Next Meeting: April 6th, 7-8:30PM, at the
Greater Homewood Community Corporation, 3503 N. Charles St.
Learn more about how you can get involved with One Less Car.
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Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) Maryland is a nonprofit organization committed to developing civic leaders. BVU trains and places professionals on nonprofit boards and offers guidance to companies on civic engagement and employee volunteer activities. BVU's Volunteer Central, a program of BVU, is the primary resource for recruiting, developing and organizing volunteers in Greater Baltimore. Through our programs more than 30,000 people have helped strengthen hundreds of nonprofit organizations while serving our community. |
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Tuesday, April 13th
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Frederick Douglass
Isaac Myers Maritime
Museum Join BVU for an evening focused on helping you DO SOMETHING
to make a difference in Baltimore. Learn about issues facing our city's
youth as highlighted in WYPR's recent "Growing Up Baltimore" series,
meet fellow community members who share your passion for service, and speak
with nonprofit representatives about how YOU CAN HELP NOW as a volunteer!
Learn more and register here! |
Skills-Based Volunteer Opportunities:
for St. Vincent de Paul
Events Coordinator
for the Community Greening Network
Let BVU and Volunteer Central find the perfect skills-based volunteer opportunity for you!
To learn more about personalized matching to skills-based volunteer opportunities contact:
Jim Dickinson
410-366-0910
jdickinson@bvumaryland.org |
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Join one of our
HANDS ON Projects!
Participate with other volunteers in one of our monthly projects.
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