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In these specific Community Skill Bank projects, you will find information on the various projects currently running that need help from Mentors, specifically, in order to be successfully completed.***
Steps for Getting Started——–> Mentors for a Cause
***There are also “Help for A Cause” Community Skill Bank projects running for different Professions, Trades & Interests–Click Here!***
If you would like to find out general information about becoming a community volunteer that assists on “Community Skill Bank” projects–Click Here! If you already know that you want to be a “Mentor for a Cause”, you may select a specific project to help that matches your interests and follow the steps below.
If you are a philanthropic organization that would like to submit a “Request for Help” from a Mentor–Click Here!
To Request Help, Simply Follow these Easy Steps
Step #1–Please subscribe to follow this project at the bottom of this Mentors for a Cause project home page. We keep your email information private. We never sell it. We just need your email address so we can send you email notifications that are relevant to this project. You will receive email notification about Information & Updates relevant to all “Mentors for a Cause” projects helping any cause.
——–>We recommend that you subscribe to follow this page. On this project page, you will receive “Requests for Help” & general updates that are relevant to all “Mentors for a Cause” helping any cause or interest. You will receive automatic email notification of updates of general concern to all Mentors.
Step #2–Please subscribe to follow the “Help for a Cause” Community Skill Bank Project Main Page–Click Here! You will receive email notification about Information & Updates relevant to individuals of all Professions, Trades & Interests volunteering their time in the “Help for a Cause” Community Skill Bank project.
——–>We recommended that you subscribe to follow the Community Skill Bank Main Page to see current opportunities and changes that are relevant to all professions, trades & interests assisting on “Help for A Cause” Community Skill Bank projects. To receive updates that concern all community volunteers helping in the Community Skill Bank, please subscribe to follow the “Help for a Cause” Community Skill Bank Project Main Page–Click Here!
Step #3–Please subscribe to follow the specific project cause or interest that you wish to help.
To View & Search for all Mentors for a Cause Projects–Click Here! We recommend running this search as new projects are added constantly. Here are the categories of some of the causes or interests served that you can subscribe to follow & receive email notifications of Requests for Help:
| Help Animals | Help the Environment | Help Children & Teens | Help Veterans | Help Seniors | Help Women, Women’s Issues & Organizations | Help People | (Miscellaneous/Other)–Requests for Help that do not fit neatly into the categories above will be found here in “Help People”. If you are interested, please follow the “Requests for Help” pertaining to Mental & Physical Health Issues, Social Equity Issues, Basic Needs, etc.|
| Help for All Nonprofits | You will see all Requests for Help from all Nonprofits & Philanthropic Organizations when you subscribe to follow this “Mentors for a Cause Helping All Nonprofits” project. Please choose from the specific causes above to receive narrower, more targeted Requests for Help that match your interests (Ex. Veterans, Seniors, Animals, the Environment, etc.)
Please note: Each profession, trade or interest in the Community Skill Bank “Help for a Cause” project has a “Help all Nonprofits” option. If you choose to Follow the “Help all Nonprofits” project you will get to see all Requests for Help that come in from philanthropic organizations needing a specific skill set. If you choose to also follow a specific project, you may get duplicate notifications of Requests for Help.
Step #4—Do you have any ideas or information to share with other Mentors that would help them to help their community? Let us know via the “Share Information & Resources” comment section below on this page if you would like to share useful tips, advice and resources that would help other Mentors in the “Help for a Cause” Community Skill Bank.
Do you have tips for Mentors who care about helping specific causes that would be helpful to them as a community volunteer helping that cause? For instance, Mentors for a Cause helping Veterans, Seniors, Animals, the Environment, etc. Please share with them in the “Share Information & Resources” comment section on the project page of that specific cause.
Step #5–On every “Mentors for a Cause” project page you will see current Projects, Information Updates, Resources & Requests for Help in the comment section at the bottom of the page. When there is a Request for Help, you will see “Project Status: Open”. That means that Your Help is needed!
You can peruse the opportunities to volunteer and help the causes that you believe in and want to support most. You can choose if, when and how much you would like to help! You can decide to help with the request if it is a cause that you want to dedicate your time, effort and skills to assist. If it is not of interest, simply pass that request by.
Please let us know via the “Share Information & Resources” comments section below if you decide to help with the request. That way everyone else interested in following this project will be instantly notified that the request is being taken care of and that you are the one filling the request. If you specifically request for us to keep that information private, we are also able to keep the name of the person or organization that fills the request anonymous if you prefer.
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Who do you know that might also like to share their skills to help their community? Will you invite your friends, colleagues & family members to help by sharing their skills? The social media buttons located on this page make it easy to share this project through your social media channels!
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If you are a philanthropic organization, you may request Free help.
To get started, Simply Follow the Easy Steps Below.
This Free service is open to nonprofit organizations, schools, colleges, universities, fraternal organizations, faith communities, government agencies and other philanthropic organizations that deal directly with individuals who are in need. If you are an individual, please connect with one of these organizations and ask them to submit a “Request for Help” on your behalf.
Please use the purple links under Step #3 above to navigate to the exact “Mentors for a Cause” project that you would like your Request for Help to be listed under (Help Veterans, Seniors, Animals, All Nonprofits, etc.). See More Information on posting on any of the Mentors for a Cause Projects and getting the word out via social media: Request for Help–Learn More!
——–>Simply fill in the categories of information below and send the request in as a “comment” under the specific type of profession or trade needed. Copy & Paste these categories with your answers in the “Share Information & Resources” comment section of any specific project post. Click “Post Comment” to submit your Request for Help:
Request for Help Form Information
Copy & Paste the Categories in Bold and Submit your answers in a “Request for Help”. We call it “opening a project” when you send in a “Request for Help”. Your project status is “open” until you get the volunteer help you need. If you fill out the details below and send it in as a comment, you will save yourself time from having to answer the same questions over and over again for potential volunteers. People will have the details they need to know if they can help you. Please Copy & Paste and Fill Out only the Bolded Categories that best fit for your “Request for Help” in order to achieve successful results.
Request for Help Form
Project Title: (Is there a Volunteer Job Title or a Name for Your Project? This is the first information people see so please make it very clear and interesting enough for them to read more. Please delete all of these form directions in parentheses when you submit your “Request for Help”. For brevity, please keep only the category headings in bold.)
Project Status: (Open, Ongoing, Pending, On Hold, Closed)
Details about the Project: (What, specifically, do you need done? Please include information on what the project is, a “job description” for the person helping and any requirements or restrictions that you have.)
Project Location: (Please put major cross streets & city if you need people to participate at an actual location. If you are requesting help that can by done by computer or by phone, simply type “Help by Computer/Phone”)
Project Due Date: (When do you need people by? Examples: Actual Date Needed, Immediate, A.S.A.P. or Begin at any Time)
Approximate Number of Volunteer Hours Requested: (Total number of Volunteer Hours Requested.)
Specific Goals for the Project: (What is the “Deliverable” or Finished Product to be Accomplished?)
Where to Get More Details: (Is there a website, YouTube video, or other source for information about your project?)
Directions on How to Get Started: (What is the first step if a person wants to help?)
This Project & Request for Help is Posted by: (Name of the Organization or Individual Requesting Help on this Project. This will be visible to the public if you include it.)
Contact Information: (This will be visible to the public if you include it.)
——–>When your Request for Help project submission has been approved, it will show up in the comment section below as an open project for community volunteers to see who are helping with the Mentors for a Cause Project. Let’s work together to Make a Difference in our Community!
