For Community Organizations
Partnerships with community organizations are central to our vision of a more just and sustainable world, thriving communities, and a campus that values lifelong civic action. We know that quality mutually-reciprocal partnerships require intentionality, time, and resources, and we appreciate all that you offer to our campus and communities. In addition to the resources below, our staff are eager to meet and discuss the goals, priorities, and possibilities of working together with you.
Working with William & Mary StudentsWhile our students are often committed, hard-working volunteers, they have different needs and schedules than other volunteers may.
To help facilitate successful partnerships between community organizations and students, we encourage that volunteers and organizations create written expectations for their work together. We have created a basic community work plan that you may use to set expectations about volunteer times, impact, and general expectations. You can download a PDF version. |
Recruiting and Managing Volunteers with W&M GivePulseGivePulse is William & Mary’s centralized campus platform for community engagement. GivePulse allows university and community organizations to share opportunities with everyone at William & Mary. Community organizations can submit projects to our GivePulse page and create their own free GivePulse accounts to recruit and manage volunteers at W&M and beyond. View our W&M GivePulse resource page for guides and training videos on how to submit events, manage registrants, and more. If you would like more information or to discuss how your organization can use GivePulse, schedule a consult with [[efmiller, Elizabeth Miller]]. Events shared on W&M GivePulse will automatically be added to our weekly volunteer newsletter. If your opportunity is not able to be shared via GivePulse, email Elizabeth Miller with a three to four sentence description, including point of contact. We will publicize your opportunity in the newsletter for up to three weeks, but we cannot guarantee volunteers. |
W&M Community Partnership Events and NewsletterTo receive information about upcoming events and W&M resources to support your work, please subscribe to our community partnership newsletter. These messages include event registration dates, details about funding opportunities, and campus updates. Annual Events
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W&M Funded Community Capacity InternshipsWe offer a small number of W&M funded community capacity internships each year. Community organizations apply for a student intern whose work will increase the organization's capacity. We will recruit student applicants for the selected internships and guarantee funding ($15/hr) for the applicant you select. Internships last for 70 hours during fall or spring semester and up to 300 hours during the summer. Details about each round of funding and community organization applications are distributed on our community listserv. For information about the requirements of organizations which host an intern, review the Funded Internship Community Partner Expectations guide. |
Independent InternshipsIf you are interested in creating other internship opportunities for students, please refer to the Career Center website regarding how to post internships. For more information, contact [[career, the Career Center]]. You may also post internships to our volunteer newsletter. |
Tutoring NeedsFor tutoring needs, the School of Education at William & Mary posts requests for paid tutors on a regular listserv message. To submit a request, please email Dorothy Osborne with a description of your need, the compensation offered, and contact details. |
Campus ResourcesHere are a few more W&M resources which may be of interest.
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