reConnect - August 2009

This is the perfect opportunity to promote your volunteers and your organization! Over the next two weeks we’re shooting a campaign for TVO to promote the power of volunteering. We want to celebrate committed volunteers from across Ontario who are passionate about their contributions. Nominate yourself or pick one of your most active volunteers to feature. If you are interested in taking part send us a message at gh@getinvolved.ca or DM us on Twitter at Twitter.com/GetInvolvedca. See below for more info on how you can #GetInvolved

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#GetInvolved Hashtag!

Last month GetInvolved.ca took the dive and joined Twitter. We've loved the opportunity to promote your causes and talents. To celebrate our new Twitter presence we've started a #GetInvolved hashtag. According to hashtags.org, "Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets. They’re like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post." Every time you use #GetInvolved in your tweets we will retweet you and you enter for a chance to be featured on our new TVO campaign! See some examples below:

GreenROM: How to #GetInvolved? I #GetInvolved by communicating the importance of environmental conservation! http://www.getinvolved.ca
josue: How do you #GetInvolved? I #GetInvolved by working on the online presence of Manifesto Community Projects http://themanifesto.ca
sufc: @GetInvolvedca Speak Up for Change is looking for youth writers to contribute to our blog! http://bit.ly/Ribja #GetInvolved

This Month

Act:

August's Featured Challenge - THE GREAT PINE PURGE

Studies around the world show that in many cases where invasive alien species have not been controlled, native plants and animals are entirely eliminated from a region and the economic costs of trying to control and re-establish native populations are extremely prohibitive. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has been working hard to identify and control these types of unwanted visitors on our properties. Help out and join the fight!

Watch:

Get Involved features stories of everyday citizens passionate about social change. Season One of Get Involved has been airing throughout the summer on TVO. If you didn't get a chance to catch them be sure to watch out for our Get Involved half hour promo airing September 15th at 7pm. This special episode features 18 of the seasons' profiles rolled into one. Be sure to tune in and tap into the inspiration to see how you can get involved and give back!

Connect:

Interested in volunteering at your local farmers market? Want to raise eco-awareness in your school? Want to put your media skills to work for social change? Whatever your passion is, we have a match for you! Browse our offers and needs according to pillars to find the perfect volunteer opportunity. This month Manifesto Community Projects is looking for skilled trade volunteers. Check out how you can get involved today!