PRO BONO COMMITTEE - 2008

Fostering Trust - We will foster trust by:

• Attending Committee Meetings
• Following through on our commitments
• Having open communication
• Listening to others

Vision - Our vision is to:

• Develop programs that meet the goals of our partners and document them so they can be transferred to other organizations
• Be a liaison between people in need and/or crisis and the Pro Bono volunteers of the FPA of MN
• Provide opportunities to give and receive financial planning assistance
• Demonstrate to the non-profit community that FPA is the Heart of Financial Planning

Developing Strategies:

• Perspectives Supportive Housing (Laurie Salverda)
• MN Family Formation Project (Melanie Hardie)
• AccountabilityMinnesota (Chris MacBean)
• Volunteer Training (Matt Beck)
• Raise awareness of membership
• Other organization requests

Energizing Alliances:

• Non-Profit Partners
  • What do we want: Sharing of vision and program development
  • What do they want: Help for thier clients
• PR Committee
  • What do we want: PR for Pro Bono committee
  • What do they want: Assist with PR efforts
• Volunteer Committee
  • What do we want: People to help with projects
  • What do they want: Reciprocation
• Career Development Committee
• • What do we want: People to volunteer
  • What do they want: Career experiences

Activating Transformations:

• Encourage all committee members to take an active role in leding the Pro Bono initiative
• Take an active role in participating in the projects
• Assist in soliciting volunteers to support the partnership projects and activities
• Acknowledge committee members and express gratitude for their work