The Volunteer Center coordinates a number of services specifically for non-profit agencies of all types, including small grassroots organizations, municipal and government entities, local chapters of national non-profits and international organizations.

• Recruitment and referral of volunteers, including board members
• Professional development for volunteer directors through the Volunteer Management Institute.
• Customized Training for professional staff and volunteers
• Consultation on nonprofit management

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The Volunteer Center of Bergen County is a vital partner to non-profits and the community, collecting and maintaining comprehensive data on agencies and their volunteer positions. The information is posted on our website at www.bergenvolunteers.org - which is accessed free of charge by approximately 100,000 prospective volunteers annually. The information is also included in the Guide to Volunteering, published annually in printed form and downloadable from our website.

Beginning this year, agencies can take advantage of a new membership category. The annual $50 membership fee provides non-profits these great benefits:

• Agency information - including complete contact information and mission - posted to the Volunteer Center's online database and the Guide to Volunteering
• Unlimited number of volunteer positions listed on the website and in the Guide
• Unlimited number of volunteer positions listed
• Unlimited updates of volunteer position listings throughout the year
• Listing on our HOT JOBS web-board and blog
• Listing on our HOT JOBS web-board and blog as well as email notification to our volunteer pool regarding your current and immediate volunteer projects
• Discount on select trainings
• Free attendance at the quarterly Volunteer Managers' Roundtables, a premier networking opportunity for those engaged in volunteer management at your agency
• Special benefits for your volunteers 55 years of age and older. Become an RSVP Station and we can offer these volunteers reimbursement for mileage, additional insurance coverage, and special recognition through a national and local level.
• Listing as an Agency Member in the Volunteer Center's annual report

If your organization does not wish to become a dues-paying Agency Member of the Volunteer Center, we will continue to provide the following service free of charge:

• Listing of your Agency name, address and phone number on the website and in the Guide (without information about your mission, contacts and volunteer positions)

We will also provide the following services for a fee:

• Trainings at regular fees
• Volunteer Manager’s Roundtable for $10 per meeting

To find out more about becoming a Member Agency, contact Debbie Emery, Director of Community Volunteer Services at (201) 489-9454 ext. 118, or by email.

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Need volunteers? Then we can help! We maintain an extensive database of volunteer opportunities at non-profits in and around Bergen County. There are four ways individual volunteers and volunteer groups can find out about the available positions: 
 

• Search the Volunteer Center's online database
• Look through the "Hands-on Guide to Volunteering" 
• Complete and return a Volunteer Information Form online 
• Talk to a real person

No matter which method (or combination of) a prospective volunteer chooses, the result will be contact information for an agency (or agencies). The volunteer is encouraged to follow through by getting touch with the agency - a call which will hopefully end in a mutually satisfying volunteer placement. 

Volunteers will be referred only to agencies that have registered with the Volunteer Center! 

So don't delay - register your agency today! Once we receive the information, it will be added immediately to our in-house database, next month to our online database and to the next issue of the "Hands-on Guide to Volunteering" (published twice a year). 

Please remember to give us complete and accurate information and to include a variety of volunteer positions, including requests for leadership volunteers (board and committee members). If your agency needs the help of volunteer groups, please be sure to include information about group projects, too!
 

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The Volunteer Center of Bergen County offers a range of trainings to help non-profit, faith-based, and community groups build their capacity to provide services. We provide courses to help agencies effectively engage volunteers, we teach Boards of Directors about their roles and responsibilities, and we offer a variety of trainings in marketing, fundraising, and technology to help agencies become more proficient.

From start-up, grassroots groups to well-established non-profit organizations, the professional staff at the Volunteer Center can help you build and strengthen your agency so you can concentrate on delivering your mission. The courses are open to staff, board members, volunteers, or anyone interested in building capacity for effective non-profit management.

Click here to view training calendar and register for upcoming trainings.

For more information, please call (201) 489-9454 or email training@bergenvolunteers.org.

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The Neighbor Academy is a series of introductory courses covering the basics of non-profit administration. The Neighbor Academy courses are offered free of charge and are ideal for representatives of these groups:

Newly incorporated or yet-to-be incorporated non-profit organizations.

Neighborhood Associations, faith-based groups, and small or start-up grassroots organizations.

To request a schedule of Neighbor Academy trainings, please click here.

Please click here for a training registration form.

For more information, please call (201) 489-9454 or email training@bergenvolunteers.org.

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The Volunteer Center of Bergen County can provide training programs for professional staff and volunteers in non-profit organizations. Skilled Volunteer Center trainers will work with you to tailor training programs to meet your organization's unique needs. Workshop topics include:

• Strategic Planning 
• Board Development 
• Fundraising 
• Special Events
• Public Relations 
• Volunteer Program Management 
• Leadership Development 
• Youth Leadership 
• Mentor Training 

Training is provided on a contractual basis. Fees vary depending on size of group, extent of training, materials, etc. Call us at 201-489-9454 or email us at training@bergenvolunteers.org to arrange a training consultation for your organization.

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