Major projects completed
• Attended Maine Municipal Association Conference to recruit towns for Service Fellows
• Orientated to Volunteer Maine- systems, processes and culture.
• Developed workplan goals for coming year.
• Attended staff meetings.
• Attended Commission meeting.
• Traveled to Hancock and Washington Counties to meet with community groups and learn about their needs.
• Received and reviewed applications from first selection cycle
• Completed scoping meeting for MSF applicant to better understand the project needs and direct applicant into opportunities for the project.
• Received and reviewed applications from first selection cycle
• Completed more detailed procedure and tool for applicants to more detail their respective work plans.
Major focus of effort in the next month/continuation
• Developing programmatic materials and procedures including supervisor and liaison role descriptions and procedures, supervisor handbook, applicant selection procedure, reporting processes and documentation, program calendar etc.
• 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.
• Developing 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.
• Networking and collaborating with other State departments in the development of current applicant work plans as appropriate to their expertise. (i.e. aviation and EMS)
• Collaborating with current applicants to develop more detailed work plans for placed fellows reflective of SMART goal structure
• Use above work plan to develop recruitment strategy in collaboration with applying site and community.
• Collaborate with MSF advisory committee chair on developing future procedures and commission role in applicant selection and review.
• Networking with current VM stakeholders (climate advisory, volunteer network and foundation members) to review current applications and make final selection.
• Review current applicant feedback to implement changes to next cycles procedures.