COME TOGETHERVOLUNTEERMATCH SUMMIT DECEMBER 1 & 2, 2015

Meg Garlinghouse, LinkedIn for Good

LinkedIn Research Insights Review

VolunteerMatch SummitDec 1, 2015, Oakland CA

Meg Garlinghouse, Head of LinkedIn for Good, Boardmember, VolunteerMatch

Ariana Younai, Manager, LinkedIn for Good for Nonprofits

AgendaThe value of skilled volunteers

Trends in the volunteer marketplace

Ingredients for successful volunteer engagement: Case Study

Taking action!

Human capital is the largest and most untapped resource in the world….and

more abundant than ever before

Meet Caroline Nassif

Caroline is an Architect who joined the Berkeley Food and Housing Project to help them plan and design new food bank

An economist and normal person are walking down the street. The normal person says “Hey, there’s a $20 bill on the

sidewalk” and the Economist responds, “that is impossible, if it were truly a $20, it would have already been picked up”

The myth of the efficient marketplace6

Numbers game!

7mm+

7,308

470

4,455

68,624

What skills do they have? (primary ones are IT, Marketing/Communication and Social Media)

Who are they?

Most popular volunteer opportunities...74% interested specifically in mentoring opportunitiesTop 5 causes they care about*

Education

Children

Environment

Human rights

Science and Technology

*Skill trumps cause

Maggie’s challengeNONPROFIT SEEKING VOLUNTEERS

Ashoka’s Maggie Lemere turned to LinkedIn to find volunteers to transcribe countless hours of interview footage

when she was developing “changemaker” stories though video and multimedia.

THE SOLUTION

Tapping into LinkedIn’s Volunteer Marketplace

for skilled volunteers

An opportunity for NicoleeVOLUNTEER SEEKING TO MAKE A CHANGE

Nicolee had a life-long passion for language and literature, and was looking for opportunities in the field of

translation.

Nicolee Spiller, Volunteer Translator

Connected on LinkedIn

RESULTS

Exceptional volunteers

RESULTS

Opportunity to impact the world

Maggie Lemere Sr. Communications Specialist,

Ashoka

Nicolee SpillerVolunteer Translator,

Ashoka

Maggie’s perspective

“The expertise and professionalism Ashoka has access to while recruiting and then collaborating with volunteers has greatly increased through the

LinkedIn Volunteer Marketplace.”

RESULTS

Maggie Lemere Senior Communications Specialist, Ashoka

Nicolee’s perspectiveRESULTS

“Personally I’ve benefited a ton from my experience volunteering with Ashoka. It led me to seek out other opportunities in the field of translation, and I’m even

considering graduate programs focused on translating Spanish and Portuguese into English.”

Nicolee Spiller Volunteer Translator, Ashoka

VolunteerMatch & LinkedIn: A Match Made in Heaven

Which nonprofits use skilled volunteers?

Those who have to (small nonprofits with no or 1 FTE)….and Those who can (larger nonprofits who have an FTE who

manages volunteers)

The Bar Bell Effect

Get Started Today - or see if your listings are already up (volunteer.linkedin.com)!

Summary These are real $100 bills

Enormous and growing Volunteer Gap

Time has never been better

It takes seconds to post (via VolunteerMatch) and minutes to search