Fundraising This kit will give you the background to put your organization s voluntary efforts into a national perspective, adding credibility to grant proposals and solicitation letters. This kit uses Independent Sector s research in the areas of giving and volunteering to give you the background information to understand and define the valuable contributions your volunteers make in your community. The information in this kit can help you create clear, interesting, and inspirational presentations about your organization s volunteer contributions to the community - and to your volunteers. It s no secret that volunteers are hard at work making our communities better places for everyone. In fact, volunteering is almost synonymous with America s nonprofit organizations, which collectively are referred to as the independent sector .
Most people recognize the volunteers that they see throughout their daily lives.
Volunteers put on clown paint to cheer up children in the hospital, help families adopt a pet from the local animal shelter and answer domestic violence crisis hotlines at two in the morning. They are choir members and Sunday school teachers. They are doctors and dentists at a community clinic. They are retired executives helping new businesses grow. They are teenagers cleaning graffiti from a local park or delivering groceries to the elderly.