Membership Affiliation Level

Why become a Member of VCRI when our agency can be an affiliate for free?

Recognizing the funding challenges, rising costs for providing services, and tighter budgets nonprofit and social service agencies throughout our region are facing, volunteers will play a more vital role in meeting the needs of your organization. This makes the mission of VCRI, of “connecting people to opportunities for effective volunteer community service” and the capacity building resources we provide are more valuable than ever.

Research shows that four out of five nonprofits use volunteers; nine out of ten say that “volunteers provide substantial cost-savings and greatly increase the quality of services or programs provided.” A conclusion of the study is that investing in volunteer management is critical to realizing those benefits. (Independent Sector)

VCRI can help you build your capacity to effectively recruit and manage volunteers making your organization more likely to retain those that are key to fulfilling your mission.

Membership to VCRI is only $150 and runs from January 1 to December 31 and is renewable each year.
This small investment pays for itself many times over and is a true value.

In addition to the benefits of basic affiliation listed below, Member Agencies receive:

• Exclusive recruitment listings in the Sunday Providence Journal a minimum of twice yearly (Circulation est. of 465,000 readers each Sunday). This isn’t just an opportunity to recruit volunteers but a great way to advertise your events or fundraisiers as well! Our volunteer opportunities column runs weekly in the Sunday Lifebeat section and is valued at $4,559 in advertising space.
• Exclusive fee discounts of 20% for professional development workshops and conference.
• Exclusive preferential placement of agency & volunteer needs on our website with the assigning of a Member/Recommended agency  icon, a link directly from our Home page through the “Recommended Agency” button and periodic features on the main volunteer search page under “Recommended Agencies” and “Featured Opportunities”

Benefits of Basic Agency Affiliation:

• Increased visibility for your organization through our website, www.vcri.org.
• Increased visibility of your volunteer opportunities in local, regional or statewide publications where your agency is, provides services and/or where volunteers are needed.   
• Opportunities and tools for quality recognition and retention of your volunteers
• Outstanding Volunteer Awards to recognize your best volunteers in a statewide forum
• Low cost Presidential Service Awards to honor volunteers serving 100+ hours.

In 2006 VCRI:

• Made over 15,000 referrals of potential volunteers to agencies that needed them;
• Trained 407 volunteer managers and individuals working with volunteers;
• Supported the volunteer needs of 523 nonprofit agencies, government programs, healthcare facilities and schools.

It doesn’t stop there!  We are continually looking for new and innovative ways to benefit you.

Don’t miss your chance to reap the full return on your investment. Act today by simply clicking Online Payment now to ensure a full year of ALL benefits for 2008. You can also call and we will send you an invoice to help you process payment via check or money order. It's really that easy!

VCRI is here for you and is always ready to help you help those in need and make RI a better place to live and work. Feel free to contact us with any questions, comments or to start taking advantage of all we have to offer.

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