Creating a Successful Service Project Using Our Site
Step 1:
Find a person or family to assist.
- If you don’t know an individual or family to help, consider contacting a church or a local group like Rotary, the Boys & Girls Club of America, or the YMCA.
Step 2:
Determine who will be helping.
- Knowing how many people you have helping will help determine the scope of your service project.
- Consider gathering a team of dependable people who can meet the needs of your project.
Step 3:
Choose a way to help.
- Talk to the individual or family about what kind of help they could use. Some ideas that work well and provide lasting impact include:
- packing their pantry with food / necessities
- paying the gas or electric bill for the season
- building a wheelchair ramp
- doing yard work for someone who is unable
- beautifying a rundown playground
Step 4:
Create a project on this site.
- Our site will walk you step by step through the tools available for a service project. Use any of these that you feel are appropriate. All will always be available to use, and creating a project is always free.
- Fundraiser. Raise money using the Venmo donate button.
- Meal Delivery. Create a calendar for deliveries to a person or family.
- Work Party. Create a service day where the community shows up to roll up their sleeves and do something for the recipient.
- Potluck. Determine a time and day people will bring a dish for a group meal. Consider planning a potluck for your work party!e
- Comment box. Beneath the stack of these four tools is a comment box. Use this to add a human touch of communication between participants as you work together to serve others.
- Update box. The project organizer will be able to update participants using this feature.
Step 5:
Share!
- Let people know about this project! Share the link and/or utilize our social media sharing buttons.
Step 6:
Help Your Friends!
- Use the tools to raise money, meal plan, do a work party, and hold a potluck. Use the comments section to communicate during the process.