Council on Rural Services...
Darke County Volunteer Network Meets Thursday, June 7 

With additional budget cuts looming and more area residents needing help from social service agencies, Darke County nonprofit organizations are finding themselves relying more than ever on volunteers to help make those services available.  For a nonprofit organization that has few, if any, paid staff members, managing the efforts of volunteers can be a difficult task. 

Because of this growing need, local nonprofit leaders have come together to form the Darke County Volunteer Network.  The group is focused on providing professional development opportunities for volunteer administrators. 

Anyone who manages volunteer efforts for an area nonprofit organization is welcome to attend, and participation in the group is free of charge.  Attendees are also invited to bring their brown bag lunch and eat during the meeting. 

“More and more people want to volunteer their time with nonprofit organizations in our area, but sometimes we have to be creative when we are looking for a match between what our agency needs from volunteers and what volunteers are offering to help us with,” says Sherry Baker, HandsOn West Central Ohio Volunteer Coordinator for Council on Rural Services.  “This group will provide some great ideas for how we can professionalize our work, and ultimately that will help us find better ways to work hand-in-hand with volunteers to meet so many community needs.” 

The program will be “Hot topics” roundtable discussions at the June 7th meeting. Do you have a burning question? 

The meeting will be held at State of the Heart Hospice at 1350 North Broadway in Greenville.   The meeting will be at 12:00 noon and be kept to a strict one hour meeting.  Bring a brown bag lunch; lemonade and coffee will be provided.  All non-profits are welcome. 

To learn more about this group or to reserve your space at the group’s next meeting, contact Sherry Baker at (937) 548-8002, ext. 211, or sbaker@councilonruralservices.org.