Tips on Planning Group Projects
- Pick something that is meaningful. Try to pick a project
that ties into the organization's mission or meaningful to group members.
- Volunteering as a group can help bring your group closer, build
communication skills, and work on teamwork.
- Use what you already know. Use what you are good at. Use the
mission of your organization. Each person has something valuable
to offer the community.
- Often, your organization's volunteer experience will be the most
effective (and rewarding) if you focus your energy on one or two
specific causes instead of spreading yourself too thin working on
many causes all at once.
- Volunteering as a group can help bring your group closer, build
communication skills, and work on teamwork.
- Prepare for the event. Schedule the event with enough
time to recruit and coordinate volunteers.
- Keep in contact with the organization or agency you are working
with. Call to confirm one week before the event (times, number
of volunteers, etc.)
- Keep in contact with the organization or agency you are working
with. Call to confirm one week before the event (times, number
of volunteers, etc.)
- Volunteer! Have Fun!
- Reflect on the experience. Consider how you impacted the
agency, the community, your organization and yourself.
- Reflection takes the service work from "doing something nice" to
being an integral part of a community.
- Reflection takes the service work from "doing something nice" to
being an integral part of a community.