The Volunteer Center of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties
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A pioneer in the field of volunteerism, The Volunteer Center Serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties plays a critical role in fostering a strong network among nonprofit, public, and business sector organizations and ordinary citizens, united by the overarching goal of improving local communities.
The Volunteer Center Serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties assists individuals to both serve their communities and attain personal and professional growth through community involvement. Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations, local government, schools, and businesses, we act as a catalyst for ensuring that every person has the opportunity to be a powerful, contributing community member.
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Programs and Services
Consulting & Training
Volunteers supply the human resource energy needed to create a better community. The Volunteer Center works to ensure quality volunteer experiences at our partner nonprofits so that volunteers remain a renewable resource. Our staff and consultants provides expert consulting and training to nonprofit, corporate and government clients, building their in-house capacity to engage or deploy volunteers strategically.
Volunteer Services
Our Volunteer Services provide every community member with opportunities to volunteer and ensure they have the training, support and incentives to participate and benefit from service. Engaging volunteers from diverse segments of the community-with emphasis on marginalized groups such as people with disabilities and youth-Volunteer Services annually connects 15,000 volunteers to nearly 1,000 nonprofit agencies, schools and government organizations.
Corporate Services
Through leadership of the Bay Area Corporate Volunteer Council (BACVC), The Volunteer Center offers assistance and advice to local corporations as they define their own approach to corporate community involvement. In additional to leading the BACVC, we offer volunteer event management services as well as consulting services to develop an outstanding employee volunteer program.
Emergency Preparedness
In partnership with local government and other key disaster responders, The Volunteer Center stands ready to mobilize and deploy spontaneous volunteers in the event of a disaster.