Resource:How to organize a student volunteer community

Intro

Atle Alexander Johansen is a University Innovation Fellow and an international undergraduate student studying Accounting at the University of North Dakota. After he finished his UIF program training he co-funded and became presidento of the student-lead organisation Volunteers Together.

Volunteers Together, as it says in its facebook page, has the mission of empowering students to cultivate a brighter tomorrow through service learning and strengthening volunteerism in Grand Forks by bridging the gap between the students of the University of North Dakota and the community.

Volunteers Together started about 8-9 months ago and they currently have aproximately 200 members.

Need and goal (what you did to continue to assess the need and how this would fill that need)

Academic support (what kind of support is needed to maintain the club)

Audience (who joined the club)

Leadership (who leads the club, and what leadership roles exist)

Faculty (academic mentors or liaisons)

Space (where the club meets)

Activities (what activities does the club lead and/or partake in)

Promotion (how the club membership is promoted to other students)

Maintenance (how you keep members interested and engaged)

Connections (how your club connects with other organizations, the university, and the community)