On February 14th, love was in the air at Jungle Amsterdam, a sustainability center in the East district, where we organized the first Valentine’s Volunteer CafĂ©. Over forty visitors and nine social organizations came together to meet each other.
Meet new volunteers during NLdoet!
On the 10th and 11th of March, NLdoet is back, two days when people all over the Netherlands volunteer for a day. A day of painting, renovating a playground, creating a neighborhood garden, or organizing a game afternoon for residents of a nursing home. Do you have any tasks that would be fun to tackle as a group? Or is it time for a fun activity and could you use some extra hands? Then sign up quickly at [website].NLdoetVCA will promote the tasks in Amsterdam to the volunteers in our database in the run-up to NLdoet.
Tips for a successful NLdoet
- Visit a local supermarket, bakery, or butcher and ask them for a contribution in food and drinks.
- Send the registered volunteers a brief program including the ‘cozy’ parts like coffee and tea time with treats. This way, they can look forward to a pleasant day. Perhaps you could also make time for a tour?
- Create a sign-up sheet for names and email addresses of the present volunteers. This way, you can thank them again a week after NLdoet and inform them about other activities.
- Do you have your own Facebook page? Then post fun photos here in the run-up to NLdoet, during the day, and afterwards. Also a nice way to thank your volunteers afterwards!
Read more tips on the website of NLdoet
Communication materials and scripts
On the NLdoet website, you will also find a number of posters that you can use, a video frame where you can place your own video, and social media posts.scripts and other useful documentsready for you.
Even sparren?
Do you need help coming up with a good NLdoet task? Know that there are organizational advisors ready to brainstorm with you. Just for free.You can find all advisors on our website.Good luck!