Root D: Community Partnership

Links to tools and resources can be found below!

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TOOLS AND RESOURCES

SPROUT

• Tips for finding community partners: ideas for how to find and communicate with potential volunteers

• Engaging With Churches

• Engaging with Faculty:

  • RICE Faculty Tool developed by Hannah Blaauw: what to look for in potential faculty partners

  • Faculty in a Box resource

    • ​Working with Faculty- 9 Tips to Remember

    • The Four Loves: God's Invitations to Faculty

SAPLING

• Engaging with Faculty: RICE Faculty Tool developed by Hannah Blaauw

• Mentor Training by Jon Ball: this is a comprehensive training and system to set up church volunteers as mentors for students.

• Volunteer Resources from Silicon Coast Area Team. This is a goldmine of systems and logistical resources! Created by Audrey Chan and Katie Mentzer.

  • ​​START HERE: Guide to Volunteer Documents

  • Finding the Right Fit: Ideas for Partnership

  • Guide to First Meeting With a Volunteer

  • Volunteer Survey to determine interests and gifts

  • Volunteer Agreement

FRUIT​

• Example of a Faculty and Staff Work Breakdown from Washtenaw Community College

• IV and Church Partnership Models

• ​​Advocacy Council Resources