Jump Start Your Nonprofit Contest

We are thrilled to have been chosen by Modern Office Methods, a leading office equipment provider in Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Modern Office Methods (MOM) is hosting a contest for local nonprofits to compete and have the chance to win $20,000 in new office equipment! If we win we can get new copiers! We no longer receive maintenance on our costly copiers. Winning new copiers will not only make our operations more efficient but will also free up money to spend on our other services that would have been spent on equipment. This should make everyone’s job more manageable and help us to serve our community better! Please take a minute out of your day to support us in this wonderful contest. Voting ends on Tuesday, July 31 at 5:00 pm.   

Open AmeriCorps Positions

HandsOn Central Ohio inspires, equips and mobilizes people to create meaningful change in their lives and in their community. HandsOn Corps Volunteer Mobilizers create meaningful partnerships with nonprofit organizations and develop high impact projects to engage volunteers. HandsOn Corps members serving at HandsOn Central Ohio participate in a variety of activities which include recruiting and training Volunteer Leaders, supporting an innovative database technology that connects volunteers to over 500 nonprofits in the community, and leading volunteers in service projects across central Ohio. Summer of Service members will "be the change" while empowering individuals in the community to do the same!

AmeriCorps members will:
• Develop and implement recurring volunteer projects in partnership with HandsOn Central Ohio and local nonprofit agencies
• Recruit volunteers to participate in projects 
• Manage recurring projects
• Recruit and train volunteers to tutor youth in school and community based after school programs
• Recruit, train and support Volunteer Leaders to lead projects
• Support the implementation of HandsOn Connect technology

Successful applicant must be organized, flexible, and have an outgoing and friendly personality. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs and be able to use the internet. Experience managing volunteers and using databases preferred.

There are 3 open positions. This is a year commitment to service. Selected applicants will being service on August 20, 2012 and will serve 1700 hours over 11 months. Members will receive health insurance, student loan forbearance, a living stipend, mileage reimbursement, and an educational award. Please submit resume and cover letter to Rebeccah Verhoff, Director of Community Engagement, rverhoff@handsoncentralohio.org.

HandsOn Central Ohio Volunteer App

Find over 1,000 volunteer opportunities at over 600 nonprofits on your smart phone!

HandsOn Central Ohio is developing a volunteer app! You can be the first of your friends and colleagues to have access to over 1,000 volunteer opportunities at over 600 nonprofits all on the go! Be a trend setter! Sign up here to express early bird interest in the mobile volunteer app from HandsOn Central Ohio

Stay tuned for more information. We are excited to have this up and running! 

National Volunteer Week 2012

National Volunteer Week will take place from April 15, 2012 to April 21, 2012. But do you know the history behind this important celebration of volunteerism?

How did it get started?

Since the inception of National Volunteer Week the overall recurring theme has been “Celebrate People in Action” with the meaning being defined as, honoring individuals who dedicate themselves to taking action and solving problems in their communities.

It was in 1974 under the ink pen of former President Richard Nixon that the National Volunteer Week was established. National Volunteer Week has grown exponentially in scope each year drawing the support and endorsement of all subsequent U.S. presidents, governors, mayors and other respected elected officials

Why is it important to give back?

We are excited to celebrate and honor volunteers during this week. It’s important to recognize volunteers, weather it is their first time or they have been volunteering for years! It’s a time to showcase the impact your volunteers have in the community, and inspire others to be just as involved. It’s a time to actively encourage individuals to recognize the power that each of them has to make a difference. Take a look at our project calendar for a list of projects that will take place from April 15-21st.

Youth Friendly Volunteer Opportunities

This one is just for you. Yes! If you are Middle or High School student and are looking to get required community service hours or you just want to give back, visit our home page and click on Youth Friendly Volunteer Opportunities for a list of organizations that are on standby to assist you.

If you are looking to find a career, realize what you are passionate about, or just want to have fun; volunteering will do just the trick! We here at HandsOn Central Ohio have noticed an influx of volunteers amongst your peers and we are excited to take part in this community/global wide initiative.

Accordingly to proven studies most adults who volunteered as a youth are more likely to be more healthier, give back more money to their community, live longer, etc……..Truth be told your overall quality of life increases when you volunteer. We believe that we can change the world starting with one word; SERVICE!

#SayYes2Volunteering!

Restoration Automotive

Restoration Automotive Inc. offers clients honest, quality, affordable vehicle repair and the empowerment of simple automotive education while striving to demonstrate the life-transforming love of Jesus Christ.

We value:

· integrity in our work

· automotive service provided in humility

· biblical stewardship of people's time and resources

· being intercessors who provide for people under duress

· teaching people to care for their car for the journey

Since 2008, RA has contributed nearly $1,000,000 in automotive service to over 2000 familes in Central Ohio. Having provided 25 vehicles to families in need, our team of over 180 staff and volunteers work 5 days weekly in our 7500 sq foot facility utilizing most major equipment and technologies making more than 3000 repairs. Having partnered with OSU, Capital University and HandsOn ResCare, our collaboration and strategic partnerships have allowed us to offer a 5 to 1 ratio of donor contributions maximizing our impact in our mission.

What makes RA so unique is that we’re the ONLY 501-C3 in the nation providing automotive repair service and education with an unmatched volunteer experience. Most non profits who rely on car donations use those funds for other worthy, but unrelated, social services to their mission. RA uses collaborative client relationships to leverage a proven referral network and unsurpassed car donation program that takes donated vehicles and provides DIRECTLY to pre-screened recipients who rely on transportation to provide for their families and transition from welfare to work.

Currently, RA is expanding their efforts and seeking the following strategic partnerships with individuals who feel compelled and called to serve in this direct impact endeavor:

Shop Foreman – Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings

Receptionist – Tuesday and Thursday evenings

Transport Driver – Tuesday, Wed, Friday mornings or afternoons

Interested candidates will be asked to complete the application at HandsOn Central Ohio

Jim McFarland

Restoration Automotive

Restoration Automotive Inc. offers clients honest, quality, affordable vehicle repair and the empowerment of simple automotive education while striving to demonstrate the life-transforming love of Jesus Christ.

We value:

· integrity in our work

· automotive service provided in humility

· biblical stewardship of people's time and resources

· being intercessors who provide for people under duress

· teaching people to care for their car for the journey

Since 2008, RA has contributed nearly $1,000,000 in automotive service to over 2000 familes in Central Ohio. Having provided 25 vehicles to families in need, our team of over 180 staff and volunteers work 5 days weekly in our 7500 sq foot facility utilizing most major equipment and technologies making more than 3000 repairs. Having partnered with OSU, Capital University and HandsOn ResCare, our collaboration and strategic partnerships have allowed us to offer a 5 to 1 ratio of donor contributions maximizing our impact in our mission.

What makes RA so unique is that we’re the ONLY 501-C3 in the nation providing automotive repair service and education with an unmatched volunteer experience. Most non profits who rely on car donations use those funds for other worthy, but unrelated, social services to their mission. RA uses collaborative client relationships to leverage a proven referral network and unsurpassed car donation program that takes donated vehicles and provides DIRECTLY to pre-screened recipients who rely on transportation to provide for their families and transition from welfare to work.

Currently, RA is expanding their efforts and seeking the following strategic partnerships with individuals who feel compelled and called to serve in this direct impact endeavor:

Shop Foreman – Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings

Receptionist – Tuesday and Thursday evenings

Transport Driver – Tuesday, Wed, Friday mornings or afternoons

Interested candidates will be asked to complete the application at HandsOn Central Ohio

Jim McFarland,

614.801.0081 office

317.694.2758 cell