By becoming a Friend of EV you are able to join an extensive network of 400 not-for-profit community organisations in the Eastern Region.

Your membership provides you with opportunities to connect with others in our sector who share a vision of working together to meet community need. Our network also includes a growing number of businesses and provides opportunities for business and community to work together in innovative ways.

Corporate Volunteering is a highly successful example of this partnership. Corporate volunteering is where businesses support their paid employees to be involved in some form of community based volunteer activity or event.

Your annual membership will entitle you to priority consideration in finding the right business-match that meets your community organisation’s needs. Organisations that have requested a Corporate Volunteering placement by Eastern Volunteers speak positively about the benefits of this experience.

Additional Benefits

Your annual ‘Friends of’ membership also provides your business with the following benefits:

Promotional Opportunities

• Free profile and interview feature in our quarterly newsletter E-Vol-ution that is distributed to approximately 2,000 recipients, including businesses and volunteers.
• Free listing in our web-based Friends of EV Community Directory. Our website receives over 4000 hits per month, providing a valuable means of raising your business profile.
• Discounted admission to quarterly Business Booster Breakfasts, with a topical speaker and opportunities to meet with other businesses and community organisations.
• Discounted and priority admission at EV community and public events.

Training

Priority access to free Training Workshops run throughout the year on various topics of interest including:

• How to Manage and Organise an Event / Fundraiser
• Professional Document Writing
• Professional Boundaries
• Introduction to Volunteering
• Volunteer National Standards and Procedures

Your Investment in Eastern Volunteers

Becoming a Friend of EV costs $150 for community organisations

Should you wish, your annual ‘Friends of’ membership also entitles you to become an annual member of Eastern Volunteers Inc (subject to the standard approval process). This provides you with voting rights at the Annual General Meeting and exclusive participation at stakeholder discussions on EV strategic directions.

EV is a non-for-profit organisation dependent on government funding, grants and philanthropic contributions. Membership fees directly contribute to the services we provide to the community – volunteer recruitment and volunteer assisted transport to people living in the cities of Maroondah and Whitehorse and the Shire of Yarra Ranges.

For further information about through Community Organisation Membership please contact Alex Makin, Marketing Manager on 9870 7822 or email alex.makin@easternvolunteers.org.au