March 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 Technical Assistance Opportunities Webinar and Resilient Maine Quarterly meeting.
Participated meeting with representatives from United Ways of Maine regional groups to plan for the integration of VounteerMe sites into the ServeMaine platform.
Closed out service for Maine Service Fellows Emma Sawyer and Holly Werner. Holly will return for a second term of service.
Attended the Maine Climate Corps Network Quarterly Meeting.
Held interviews for 21 Maine Service Fellows candidates, resulting in the selection of four candidates by their host sites.
Provided ongoing support to sites during their interview process with MSF candidates.
Supported the AmeriCorps Competitive Grants scoring consensus process.
Presented to statewide municipal managers through the Community Resilience Partnership to provide information about volunteer recruitment and management, facilitated the presentation by one of the Maine Service Fellows about their service to the same group.
Attended MOCA records management training.
Presented to the Monthly CRP Regional Coordinator meeting about Maine Service Fellows and Volunteer Maine’s services.
Attended workgroup meetings through ASC for Workforce Development and Volunteer Engagement.
Attended the State Strategy Task Force March meeting.
Continue to review and revise technical issues with the Certificate in Management of Volunteers course.
Met with Jane Clifford from the Good Shepherd Food Bank to assess their readiness for Service Enterprise recertification.
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.
Participated in the Maine Volunteer Leadership Conference planning committee.
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:
Final 2026 Maine Service Fellow completes service in April.
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 June 2026.
Support the roll-out of ServeMaine.Org through planning, social media, and site support.
Plan orientation for Maine Service Fellows 2026-2027 cohort for June 1, and the orientation of new sites to being Site Hosts.
Work with Brickstore Museum around Service Enterprise Coaching.
Increase engagement in the Maine Volunteer Managers Network through in-person and virtual meeting opportunities.
Support application to the Volunteer Generation Fund through AmeriCorps.
Support Volunteer Maine’s engagement in the development of resources and guidance for SNAP/MaineCare service requirements.