What's in it for you?
Benefits for Retired Volunteers Through RSVP
UW Madison Students Get Support for Volunteering
Make a Cash Contribution Through Your Employer's Matching Gift Programs
Build Your Work Team Through Volunteering
"A great opportunity to make a positive difference that fits your schedule"
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What's in it for you?
There are many intangible and tangible benefits of volunteering to support adult literacy. Whether you are a professional, retiree, or college student we'd like to let you know of a few programs that can make it easier to volunteer. Everyone volunteers at Literacy Network for a different reasons, but some benefits are available to everyone:
- Flexible Opportunities Fit Your Schedule
- Make a Difference
- Learn About Different Cultures
- Improve Communication Skills
- Gain Teaching Experience
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Benefits for Retired Volunteers Through RSVP
RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) offers some great support to volunteers at Literacy Network and other organizations around Madison. They include:
- Personalized volunteer placement and follow-up.
- Supplemental accident and liability insurance.
- Reimbursement for transportation costs.
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UW Madison Students Get Support for Volunteering
Literacy Network offers a variety of internships, paid and unpaid.
If you want to gain ESL teaching and lesson planning experience, please apply for our Community Literacy Internship. Hiring takes place at the end of each semester for the next term - qualified students are welcome to submit a resume any time.
If you would like to develop or utilize your non-profit skills, consider submitting your resume for an internship in volunteer coordination, grant research and/or writing, or marketing.
The University of Wisconsin Literacy Initiative (UWisLit) is a student organization with a mission to recruit, train, and support literacy volunteers working with adult students in Dane County.
The Morgridge Center for Public Service also provides support to UW Students who are interested in getting more involved in the Madison Community. Learn more about these services at their website:
- The Volunteer Transportation Program provides free cab rides for students who volunteer on a regular basis for eight weeks or more at a non-profit agency off of the bus lines.
- Service-Learning combines community service and learning. Faculty members choose to incorporate a service-learning component, partner with a non-profit agency, and facilitate in-class reflection actives to connect the student's service to learning.
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Make a Cash Contribution Through Your Employer's Matching Gift Programs
Many larger employers offer to match their employees' contributions of time or money to a charitable organization. Matching grants range from $250 to $1000. Applying to your employee matching gift program is a great way to increase Literacy Network's capacity to reach adult learners. Contact us if you have any questions or need documentation of your volunteer time. We have received matching gifts from a few companies already:
- Kraft/Oscar Mayer
- CUNA Mutual
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Build Your Work Team Through Volunteering
United Way of Dane County hosts the Days of Caring the last week of August every year. Literacy Network welcomes teams of volunteers to help distribute program information, spruce up our building and offer consulting services during the event. Small volunteer teams are welcome at other times of year with advance notice. Please contact our volunteer manager (volunteer@litnetwork.org) to make arrangements.
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