Link H4LA to Dollars for Doers Programs

[senakim18]

Overview

Set up H4LA (via Civic Tech Structure) and H4LA volunteers to Dollars to Doers Programs and other donation matching tools, i.e., Benevity, 360 Match Pro, etc.

Action Items

• [x] Compile a spreadsheet of companies with Dollars for Doers programs

Resources/Instructions

• https://360matchpro.com/volunteer-grant-companies/

[senakim18]

Dollars for Doers spreadsheet started here.

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

@lizoh12 the spreadsheet you made must be in your personal drive, because I don't have access to it. Please move it to CTS:Donation-Infrastructure

[senakim18]

Sorry about that! It's moved now.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RrF4Y7h-l6VXhXSQBFjCovcs1zWs1mRSkpaM0lI2F08/edit?usp=sharing

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

We need to craft draft templates for the various volunteer types

• current volunteers
  • who got the job after starting volunteering at HfLA, but they remained a volunteer
    • MSG congrats, I wanted an opportunity to thank you and learn more about your volunteer work at Hack for LA. Do you have, book appt
  • who got the job before volunteering at HfLA
    • MSG, I wanted an opportunity to thank you and learn more about your volunteer work at Hack for LA, do you have time, book appt.
• past volunteers
  • MSG: Congratulations on getting a job at X company. I would love to have a few min to talk to you about it. Do have time, book appoint.

[senakim18]

Templates here! I don't have access to the civictechstructure Google Drive so I just shared it from my Google account for now.

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

https://doublethedonation.com/forms/sc-johnson-volunteer-grant-guidelines.pdf

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Benevity wants the following information

Findability

• [ ] Search Aliases If your charity is often referred to by another names, enter them here, separated by commas. Eg: The Y, YWCA 255 characters limit, remaining: 255

• [ ] Tags Common words people might use when searching for your charity, separated by commas. For example, a cat shelter might include the tags: cats, kittens, animal shelter, rescue career, employment, job, preparation, training, vocation

Charity Profile

• [ ] Charity Logo No file chosen Files must be less than 32 MB. Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg. Images must be at least 223x153 pixels.
• [ ] Mission Statement Content limited to 5000 characters, remaining: 5000
• [ ] Charity Description Content limited to 10240 characters, remaining: 10240

Online Presence

• [ ] Website URL 255 characters limit
• [ ] Twitter Username
• [ ] Facebook Page 255 characters limit
• [x] RSS Feed - n/a 255 characters limit

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Benevity wants the following information

Findability

• [ ] Search Aliases:

  Hack for LA, MERL Center, CivicStructure

• [ ] Tags:

  coding, internships, tech for good, social responsibility, social impact, hacking, inclusivity, volunteer, impact infrastructure

Charity Profile

• [ ] Charity Logo
• [ ] Mission Statement:

  Make the world a more equitable place through open source and the power of volunteer time and expertise when combined with scalable and sustainable initiatives.

• [ ] Charity Description:

  
  Civic Tech Structure, creates sustainable structures and opportunities that help volunteers to make significant impacts in the areas of: Citizen Engagement, DEI, Environment, Justice, Social Safety Net, Voting & Representation and Workforce Development through Communities of Practice and Open Source: Research, Community Events, and Software Development.

We partner with Nonprofits and Government agencies to create more equitable and effective experiences for the communities they serve.

We have 3 main initiatives:

Hack for LA hackforla.org A volunteer civic tech organization that provides opportunities to build/grow tech and soft skills, and mentor other developers, while giving back to the community on issues such as homelessness, criminal record expungement, and food insecurity.

MERL Center merlcenter.org A volunteer community of monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) professionals creating resources about the intersection of MERL and open source, data science, AI and human-centered design, for people of any technology capacity.

Communities of Practice Creating global communities of practice governance structures and tools for managers or civic tech/social good volunteers.

### Online Presence
- [ ] Website URL: 

https://www.civictechstructure.org

- [ ] Twitter Username 
- [ ] Facebook Page
- [x] RSS Feed - n/a