Partner Opportunities

As a Volunteer Arlington Partner, you are able to post your volunteer opportunities for FREE! Additionally, there are numerous opportunities and benefits which can support your mission and volunteer engagement.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Volunteer Arlington is delighted to bring back our day of service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 16, 2023. We will gather our partners and volunteers together in person and virtually to celebrate the civil rights leader’s life and legacy with “a day on, not a day off.”

We encourage our partner nonprofits and county departments to host a service project, listen-and-learn, DIY project, or other activity to engage willing volunteers from our community.

Learn more about the sign up here. Please complete by Thursday, October 20.

Tentative schedule the morning of Monday, January 16:
8:45 - Registration at Volunteer Arlington site (location TBD)
9:00 - Opening program
9:30 - Travel to off-site locations
9:45 - Projects at Volunteer Arlington site begin
10:00 - Off-site and virtual projects begin

If you are a partner organization and would like to sign up to host an opporutnity for volunteers, please click here.

Civic Engagement Projects with LCE

The Leadership Center for Excellence program for young professionals offers opportunities for participants to engage in leadership development as well as civic engagement. As a Volunteer Arlington partner, we invite your organization to consider facilitating a civic engagement project for our Ignite Young Professional Program. 

Learn more about the Ignite Civic Engagment opportunity and apply here.

Trainings

Bi-Monthly Partner Zoom Calls 

Volunteer Arlington partners meet once a month, generally the first Tuesday, at 3:00pm for networking, content delivery and Volunteer Arlington updates.

Personalized Partner Trainings

Volunteer Managers are given a one on one personal training to learn how to use the volunteer management tool. To learn more and sign up for a session, please contact us at volarl@leadercenter.org.

Resources

Nonprofit Skills-Based Volunteering Toolkit, Common Impact

Events

MLK Day of Service, Monday, January 16, 2023

Application forms to host a group of volunteers are due by Thursday, October 20, 2022.

Meet & Greet with "On Board!" participants (10/14/22 and 5/13/23)

As a Volunteer Arlington Partner, Nonprofit Executive Directors are invited to connect with individuals who have spent a day pursuing board effectiveness and training. The Fall Session is Friday, October 14, 2022 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.. The Spring Session is Friday, May 13, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Executive Directors will have the chance to give a 1 minute elevator pitch to the entire class and then have lunch with the participants. Volunteer Arlington Partners are asked to email volarl@leadercenter.org to sign up for the ON Board Training sessions.

Arlington Cares: A Celebration of Volunteerism, 2023 date coming soon.

Nominations are due each year in early May. Learn more about the nomination process here.