United Way’s ‘Get Connected’ Website Connects Volunteers With Volunteer Opportunities

| March 6, 2021

VENANGO CO., Pa. – Get Connected Venango, the United Way of Venango County’s resource for volunteer connections, is an online portal used to connect volunteers with volunteer opportunities. 

(Photo: Will Price, Executive Director of United Way of Venango County at a previous United Way event.)

The program can be used by both volunteers and by agencies looking for volunteers. It compiles the most recent information through user profiles to keep accurate and personalized information on one convenient website. Get Connected is also working to develop resources that guide agencies and volunteers to best practices to support these connections.

Last year United Way created a Volunteer Coordinator position within their organization to facilitate this program. The position, filled by Jessica Struthers, is responsible for keeping the website up to date and linking volunteers with opportunities that fit their interests.  She is continually in contact with agencies, ensuring their profiles are current and contain correct information. She stays in touch with the community and is constantly looking for volunteers. 

The website recently got a newly improved domain name, venangoconnect.org. It will continue to connect users to the same easy-to-use volunteer matching site, but it is now more specific to Venango County and provides an easy-to-remember web address.

Starting in March of 2021 United Way will begin offering ‘Get Connected’ meetings for area agencies and community members who would like to learn more about the software. These meetings will include separate sessions for agencies and volunteers. The upcoming meetings will inform attendees of what the Get Connected program can offer and how to register for a profile. 

Meetings geared toward volunteers and agencies are scheduled and a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those who RSVP a few days prior to the meeting. A meeting for agencies, or groups who use volunteers, is scheduled for March 9th, at 11:00 a.m. A second meeting will be held for volunteers on March 25th, at 3:00 pm.

To RSVP to these meetings,  contact Jessica at the United Way of Venango County via email at Jessica@uwvenango.org or call 814-676-6545. 


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