Program Officer for Volunteer Initiatives: February 2022

Major Projects Underway

  • GSA/Roll of Honor open for nominations and online. 
  • Looking for GSA committee to help with selecting winners for this coming year.
  • Service Learning training was completed -- organizations are receiving coaching and planning for projects. 
  • Service Enterprise cohort will wrap up this month. Coaching is currently underway for the previous cohort. 
  • CMV course has some issues with links and downloading. Kelsey is working with a contractor to find the cause. 
  • Maine Service Fellows advisory committee meeting: will be meeting this month to discuss Fellows requirements, application overview, and the updated Sponsor Requirements.
  • Kelsey will be taking the CVA test in April. 

Upcoming Project Focus

  • Need to get training for CERT programs, and recruiting youth organizations for CERT, Kelsey will be creating an RFP to contract with someone to help with this effort. 
  • Volunteer Generation Fund's ARP funding has not been announced yet -- however we are beginning to strategize how we would apply these funds and which organizations to partner with. 
  • E&E task force has started planning for Maine Volunteer Leadership Conference in the fall. 

Ongoing

  • E&E Task Force
  • Maine Volunteer Mangers Network: Had a network discussion about volunteer appreciation. April will be youth engagement in volunteer programs.