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At Hands On Charlotte, we are always interested in helping address the new challenges facing our community as well as offering new opportunities to our volunteers.
Please review the "Five Different Ways Hands On Charlotte Works with Volunteers" and "Guidelines for Hands On Charlotte Monthly Projects"
Examples of current monthly projects are listed under project descriptions. If your proposed project does not meet the Monthly Projects guidelines, we can list your volunteer opportunity under other volunteer opportunities and possibly under group volunteering information. To do this please send a brief description of the opportunity along with contact information to DougM@handsoncharlotte.org If you have any questions please call 704 333-7471 ext. 103. If you would like to receive a project proposal form for a Monthly Project or for Hands On Charlotte Day, please contact us.
Five Different Ways Hands On Charlotte works with Volunteers
1. Monthly Volunteer Projects
- a. listed in monthly guide to service
- b. require a volunteer project coordinator
- c. require partner agency agreement
- d. No fundraising or clerical activities
2. Group Projects
- a. for civic, church, corporate, youth, etc. these groups contact Hands On Charlotte looking for specific projects
- b. require date, time, size of project, supplies, and a contact person
- c. requires coordination between inquiring group and agency, not Hands On Charlotte
- d. listed on the group volunteer opportunities sections of our website
3. Business Cares
- a. Projects for companies that can be molded into team building activities
- b. range in size from 5 - 100 volunteers
- c. one time projects
- d. material provided
4. Hands On Charlotte Day Projects
- a. Hands On Charlotte's annual event
- b. we manage dozens of volunteer projects throughout the city
- c. require that projects involve physical labor, landscaping, painting, and building
- d. agency must provide supplies
- e. require staff supervision
5. Web site Listing
- a. listing of volunteer oppportunities on our web site
- b. listings are updated about twice a month
- c. no guarantee of volunteers
- d. prompt follow-up is required by agency providing the listing
Guidelines for Hands On Charlotte Monthly Projects
Hands On Charlotte's projects for individual volunteers must meet the following guidelines.
1. The partner agency must be a non-profit, neighborhood or public service organization with proper IRS status.
2. Commitment: Hands On Charlotte's Flexible Volunteer Model allows volunteers to choose which projects they attend. We do not require volunteers to attend the same project for any length of time. If your program requires volunteers to make a commitment; then the project would be listed on this website.
2. Time: most of our volunteers work Monday through Friday 9 am until 5 p.m., so most projects take place on weeknights or weekends.
3. Group Involvement: projects must be organized for groups of 3 or more volunteers.
4. Activities: no fundraising activities or clerical work.
5. Frequency: At most once a week, usually once or twice a month
6. Length: Weekday projects should be 2 hours or less; weekend projects should last a maximum of 3 hours.
7. Children's Projects: we only work on structured activities; not babysitting.
Steps to Creating a Hands On Charlotte Monthly Project
1. Fill out Project Proposal Form. Hands On Charlotte determines if it fits our criteria
2. Hands On Charlotte will find a Project Coordinator - a volunteer to manage the project
3. Meet with Hands On Charlotte staff and Project Coordinator and sign a Partner Agency Agreement
4. Place project description in Hands On Charlotte Guide to service. The deadline is the 5th of the previous month.
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