Volunteer Center FAQ

How Do I Find Volunteer Opportunities?

• Log in your MyFSU account
• Click on the OrgSync icon near E-mail and FerrisConnect
• Compete the profile or Click on My Orgs > Volunteer Center (if you already have an account)
• Under the Volunteer Center portal, Click on Communication > Discussions
• Select the category you would like to volunteer under
• Select the Volunteer Opportunity that interests you
• Contact the agency to start volunteering!

 

Definitions of Volunteering

Vol-un-teer
- To do charitable or helpful work without pay

Ser-vice Learn-ing
- A method through which citizenship, academic subjects, skills, and values are taught through both service and reflection

How Do I Report Volunteer Hours?

• Log into your Volunteer Center account
• Click on Forms
• Click on "Report Individual Hours"
• Complete and Submit Form

Why Volunteer?

• To give something back to the community
• For fellowship with other volunteers
• For personal growth while learning skills you'll use later in life
• To build your portfolio and resume'
• To do meaningful work for your own personal issues
• 6 out of 10 youths feel that volunteering is the best solution to community problems

Why should I Report My Volunteer Hours?

• The Volunteer Center is a United Way Agency. Volunteer hours are reported to United Way to ensure our funding, helping us provide students with volunteer opportunities.
• Recognition for volunteering and the chance for you or your RSO to be honored for outstanding community service
• Resume' building

Creative Ways to Volunteer...

• Distributing stuffed animals to hospitalized children
• Disaster relief work
• Christmas fundraiser to buy for the needy
• Collecting pennies for the poor
• Working without pay at the local shelter or hospital

Free Money

Does your organization need money for service projects?

• Michigan Campus Compact offers grants to students and student organizations.
• Please contact the Student Volunteer Center for more information.

National Days of Service

• Make a Difference Day in October
• Martin Luther King Day in January
• National Volunteer Week in Apri

For these days, the VC works with area agencies to coordinate special adopt-a-project programs for students and members of the Mecosta-Osceola community. The goal for these days is to promote community service as a fun group activity, and to encourage first-time volunteers to participate.

Facts

• The Volunteer Center works with public and private non-profit agencies.
• For the 2010-11 school year, FSU students reported more than 40,000 hours of community service.
• The Volunteer Center is able to operate through general contributions from the Mecosta-Osceola United Way.