February 2026
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Major Projects:
Continuing to develop skills in providing Service Enterprise Training. Working with Brick Store Museum on accreditation.
Manage P-Card for department expenses and department travel.
Participated in the Resilient Maine Monthly Steering Committee Meeting
Begin end of service close-out for E. Sawyer and H. Werner.
Hosted Service Programs Leadership quarterly virtual convening.
Hosted a table at the University of Maine Career Fair.
Participated in interview panel for R26-00226 Senior Planner.
Met with site managers to support onboarding of sites for Maine Service Fellows.
Attended MOCA records management training.
Presented to the Monthly CRP Regional Coordinator meeting about Maine Service Fellows and Volunteer Maine’s services.
Created the annual calendar for the Maine Volunteer Manager’s Network, connected with network members to inform planning.
Attended the State Strategy Task Force February meeting.
Revised Certificate in Management of Volunteers course.
Created job listings for 4 open Maine Service Fellows positions and posted them on job sites and social media.
With Lucy Martin, collaboratively managed the social media scheduling and content for Volunteer Maine. Developed, designed, created, scheduled, and deployed social media posts and updated Volunteer Maine website as appropriate.
With Lucy Martin, worked with Resilient Roots, LLC to develop a series of micro-credentials to support development in communication, collaboration, leadership and other key workforce skills. We are working to identify a credentialing process for these courses and plan to deploy them in early 2026.
Attended MCCS and MOCA staff meetings and attended monthly Commission Business meeting.
Met with Maine Service Fellows site host cohort and monthly Fellow cohort meeting.
Issues to be aware of:
Ongoing interviews for Maine Service Fellows for four open positions.
Two Fellows complete service in early March.
Major focus of effort in new month/Ongoing:
Overhauling CMV course and resubmitting it.
Develop social media materials and schedules for all aspects of Volunteer Maine to increase public awareness of the Commission and what it provides to the public. Continue to update the Volunteer Maine website to reflect current offerings and increase visual impact through updated photos and graphics.
Prepare to attend the Points of Light National Volunteer Conference in July 2026.
Support the roll-out of ServeMaine.Org through planning, social media, and site support.
Recruit and interview candidates for four Maine Service Fellows positions for 2026-2027. Onboard new and existing site hosts for 2026.
Work with Good Shepherd Food Bank to reaccredit as a Service Enterprise.
Increase engagement in the Maine Volunteer Managers Network through in-person and virtual meeting opportunities.