Business Services & Sponsorships

The Volunteer Center of Rhode Island (VCRI) offers a full range of services to develop and enhance community involvement programs for any size company, from small businesses to large corporations. We can tailor a program that matches the needs and goals of the business and its employees with those of non-profit service organizations.

Basic Consultation Services
Professional consulting to any size business to establish an employee volunteer program may include:

• Strategic assistance to enlist the support of top management
• A review of the structural models available for employee volunteer programs
• Assistance in assessing employee interests and current volunteer involvement through use of surveys and interviews
• Assistance in establishing systematic methods and procedures for the successful development of the employee volunteer program

As part of the basic consultation services, employee-based volunteer program implementation options include:

• Compilation of a statewide nonprofit information center and volunteerism library to be housed at the corporation for employee use
• Planning and facilitation of community service day projects for groups of employees
• Presentations on volunteer rights and responsibilities or other topics of interest to help employees become more effective volunteers
• Arrangement of agency fairs, inviting local non-profit organizations to set up displays/booths on corporate premises
• Arrangement of "Brown Bag" sessions to discuss services and volunteer opportunities with employees during lunch breaks, with speakers from local nonprofit organizations
  Cost: $100 per hour

Employee Volunteer Tracker and Web site
This product allows your employees to find volunteer opportunities supported by your company, utilizing a “plug & play” Web tool stored on your company intranet. In addition, the tool will enable your employees to easily post their volunteer hours, so that you have the information you need to report to your auditors and the public about the good works you are doing in our community. VCRI supplies the training and ongoing support of the product.
Base Cost: $2,500

Board Placement Services
VCRI will place your employees on local nonprofit boards of directors. If you choose this service, VCRI will:

• Create a detailed interest profile that is used to place the employee
• Set up interviews with organizations that fit that interest profile
• Attend the interview with the employee
• Train the employee in basic board management

These services continue until the actual placement has occurred. A follow-up survey will take place within six months to ensure satisfaction.
Cost: $750 per employee

In addition to the services we provide to local businesses, the Volunteer Center of Rhode Island (VCRI) is proud to offer these business sponsorship packages:

Program Sponsorship
Who is your target market? VCRI offers sponsorship opportunities for the following programs, targeting specific markets, including:

• Family Volunteer Program (targets families throughout RI)
• Volun teen (targets youth aged 13-19 throughout RI)
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program (targets seniors aged 55+ throughout Providence, North Providence and Johnston)

Sponsorship benefits include: corporate logo on all items connected with the program; hyperlinks from our website to yours; tickets to program events; speaking opportunities; and opportunities to share company information with program participants.
Cost: Exclusive business sector sponsorship: $20,000
Program sponsorship: $5,000

2008 Business Sponsorships Opportunities

Volunteer Management Conference
May, 2008
Marketed to 2,500 Nonprofit Professionals throughout RI and New England
Corporate sponsors will have their logo prominently displayed on conference materials and through a hyperlink on our Web site. You will receive an opportunity to give participants information about your company in their conference packets, as well as information booth space. Finally, you will be given a complimentary ticket to the event for your own business employee volunteer manager to attend and learn.
Cost: $500 & $1000 levels

National Volunteer Week
April 21-25, 2008
Expected distribution number: Statewide

A series of receptions and community service projects will take place during this important week. Corporate sponsors will have their logo prominently displayed on local National Volunteer Week materials and through a hyperlink on our Web site. Press materials will include your company’s name as a sponsor. You will also be given display space at the events for participants to learn more about your company. Finally, you will be given two complimentary tickets to each event happening during this week.
Cost: $5,000

Membership Sponsorship
Year-round
Do you already support a number of nonprofit organizations? Consider giving an additional donation for those organizations that will help to build their organizational capacity to work with volunteers more effectively. Corporate sponsors can choose the number of scholarships to give, as well as the agencies to receive the scholarship. The nonprofit organizations will receive a letter notifying them that you have provided a membership scholarship, and this will enable them to attend workshops at a discounted rate, as well as receive priority service through VCRI in all their volunteer related needs, throughout the year.
Cost: $150 per scholarship

Monthly Workshop Series
Marketed to 2,500 nonprofit professionals throughout RI
Corporate sponsors will have their logo prominently displayed on workshop materials and through a hyperlink on our Web site. You will receive an opportunity to give participants information about your company in their conference packets. Finally, you will be given a complimentary ticket to the event for your own business employee volunteer manager to attend and learn.
Cost: $250 per workshop
Total Series: $2,500

Newsletter Sponsorship
Quarterly
Expected distribution number: 7,000 each
Your company will be prominently thanked within the body of each newsletter, so that readers know your generosity made the newsletter possible. In addition, you may include a brief volunteer-related message to our constituents within the body of the newsletter.
Cost: $1,000 each newsletter

Outstanding Volunteer Awards
Year-round
Expected distribution number: 7,000 individuals throughout RI (12 awards made available)
Business logo appears on award nomination form, available to all users of VCRI services, and on the physical award given. A committee reviews the applications quarterly and chooses 12 honorees throughout the year; sponsor will be given a vote in choosing the honorees. Awards presented during National Volunteer Week in April. Press materials will include business name as sponsor of these prestigious awards; a hyperlink will be established on our website where the award is mentioned. Finally, you will be invited to attend all award ceremonies and given the opportunity speak at these events, as your schedule allows.
Cost: $1,500

Presidential Service Awards
Year-round
Expected distribution: 7,000 individuals throughout RI (# of awards unlimited)
Business logo appears on nomination form, available to all users of VCRI services. Press materials will include business name as sponsor of these prestigious awards; a hyperlink will be established on our website where the award is mentioned. Finally, you will be invited to attend all award ceremonies and given the opportunity speak at these events, as your schedule allows.
Cost: $1,500