The 21st Century Citizen. How do we Get Involved Today?

For the past ten years my partner at qmedia solutions and I have been doing a lot of pro bono work for a number of not-for-profits and charities. We've really enjoyed it but we wanted to do more. First we wanted to tell stories about some of the amazing people who had inspired us. And so we started with TV storytelling and on October 26th Get Involved had it's World Premiere on TVO-- Ontario's premiere public broadcaster. So far we have produced 25 profiles of amazing innovators, social entrepreneurs and activists. Take a look at our stories. Tell us what you think. Tell us about people or organizations that inspire you. During our research we sensed a growing movement growing all around us-- people realizing their skills and their expertise can be used not only to bring them financial rewards but deeper connection and meaning in their lives. And so our next step was to concieve of a website that would transform the inspiration of the television profiles and help propell people into action and Getinvolved.ca was born. Join the conversation...

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Monday, December 21, 2009

reConnect December 2009

Happy Holidays from GetInvolved.ca!

The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived just in time for New Year's resolutions. Power of the Hour is a brand new online volunteer tracking tool that allows Get Involved users to collectively pool their hours towards a cause. Already we've had over 1 million hours pledged by individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations. Share your volunteer goal on Power of the Hour for a chance to win one of 3 iPod Touches given away every 250,000 hours pledged. Help us meet our goal of 2 million hours and commit to making a difference in 2010.

New Features

Power of the Hour

Power of the Hour has a variety of new features to help you make a difference and track your volunteer progress. You can use your Get Involved account to sign in and easily pledge your volunteer goal for the New Year. Challenge your friends and family by creating a group so that you can collectively track your hours. Search for your favourite non-profit and donate your hours to the cause of your choice. Get inspired by browsing our list of existing actions to build your own personal action list. We give you the tools to engage, motivate and inform your community about all the ways you can make a difference.


This Month

Act:

Featured Challenge - Power of the Hour

Encourage others to sign up and add their hours by sharing your actions and progress with your community. Whether it’s helping out on a school field trip, coaching, mentoring or running for a cure— your hours add up quickly. Take action and pledge your volunteer goal today!

Watch:

Over the Fall we invited our members to be apart of our national campaign to promote volunteering. Featuring individuals, businesses and non-profits, these spots encourage volunteers to take action. The campaign has been airing on TVO, and we also have them featured throughout the Watch section of GetInvolved.ca. You can also see the promos live on q media solution's new website. Special congratulations to featured campaign BeautifulCity.ca whose youth-led advocacy campaign just passed in City Council this month creating millions of dollars in new funds for the arts.

Connect:

At Get Involved there are tons of volunteer opportunities constantly being posted:

CAMH is looking for Drum Circle Volunteers for their mental health programs

Warden Woods Community Center needs Family Sponsors for the Christmas holidays

Kids.now is looking for a Communications and Development Coordinator (internship position) for January 2010

Check out over 1000 more opportunities!

Posted by Get Involved GANG at 10:36 AM
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