Maine Service Fellows Coordinator: November 2022

Major projects completed

  • Worked with Service Fellows Applicants to develop a scope a strong scope of work.
  • Met with community partners to discuss resources that could be leveraged for the program including Live + Work Maine, and Seacoast Mission.
  • Attended Volunteer Leadership Conference. 
  • Developed strategy around fundraising in collaboration with foundation members in order to best make the case for individual fellow opportunities as aligned with identified donors’ values, and geographic area.  
  • Met with Maine Health Access Foundation to discuss funding opportunities with the MSF project model.
  • Developed Memorandum of Understanding agreement for Projects hosting a Fellow
  • All applicants are ready to move into recruitment with 2 funded projects and one potential source of funding for the final project.

Major focus of effort in the next month/continuation

  • Attend staff meetings and Commission meeting.
  • Continue to develop programmatic materials and procedures including recruitment materials and benefits poster, applicant selection procedure, reporting processes and documentation, program calendar etc.
  • Continue identifying potential donor and grant opportunities available to both back fill remaining funding needed for a second fellow position and increase total numbers of spots on going.
  • Develop strategy around fundraising in collaboration with foundation members in order to best make the case for individual fellow opportunities as aligned with identified donors’ values, and geographic area.  
  • Network and collaborate with other State departments in the development of current applicant work plans as appropriate to their expertise. 
  • Collaborate with current applicants to develop specific recruitment details and plan in advertising for a candidate.
  • Recruit candidates for Maine Service Fellow project sites.
  • Develop and formalize an interview and selection procedure.
  • Networking with current VM stakeholders (climate advisory, volunteer network and foundation members) to continue to pursue funding opportunities to expand the reach of the program.
  • Continue to review current applicant feedback to implement changes to next cycles procedures.