Please help with this important and rewarding work.
We understand that getting involved with a not-for-profit organisation is similar to developing a friendship; it takes time, patience, understanding and a little bit of effort. But in common with our Buddy relationships, a corporate or personal partnership with BBA will reap many mutual rewards.
There are number of ways that you can partner with Best Buddies Australia:
Individual – By volunteering with BBA you commit on an individual basis for 12 months with our core programs. You will be matched in a one to one friendship and required to see your Buddy twice a month and contact them once a week. While we currently do not have a Citizens program in Sydney, subject to funding, we will do so in 2010.
Please note that this level of involvement is a more personal relationship with the organisation. It will involve a detailed assessment and matching process.
Great Mates Program (Sponsor a Chapter) – All High School Chapters are required to hold 4 community events each year. This can be as simple as going to dinner together, visiting the gallery, going to the zoo or having a movie night. By becoming a ‘Great Mate’ you commit to engaging with these young people at these events, by simply ‘going along’. As a sponsor, we ask that you contribute to the ongoing costs of supporting a Chapter. However the most important donation is your time and involvement.
Best Buddies is happy to provide some training for you and/or your staff with regards to what to expect. This will help demystify some of the myths about Intellectual Disability, and provide you with some general rules that should be adopted.
General Support – As Best Buddies Australia is a small not for profit, we have many general needs that you may be able to assist with as a volunteer. These range from requiring assistance with our internal review process to helping with a major event. Currently we are looking to review all of our internal business processes with a view to getting better at what we do. If this interests you, please feel free to contact BBA to discuss further.
Payroll Giving – As you’ll be aware, providing a service like Best Buddies involves some costs. A small donation each pay goes a long way to covering the costs for providing training and support to our volunteers, engaging with schools and expanding the program. Please visit www.cafaustralia.org.au for more information.
Major corporate supporter – There are no major corporate sponsors of intellectual disability services in Australia. This presents a unique opportunity for an organisation to venture into, and ally itself to, exciting new territory, by supporting a new not-for-profit organisation. We intend to grow, and invite Corporate Australia to grow with us.
|
|
