Volunteer with GMRSVP
To volunteer with GMRSVP, you must be 55 years or older and be available to volunteer for a non-profit organization in Bennington, Windham, or Windsor Counties and/or be available to lead exercise groups in those counties.
To volunteer with GMRSVP, contact one of the volunteer coordinators or fill out a volunteer membership form online.
Volunteer activities include:
Become a Volunteer Site
GMRSVP volunteers serve in many roles for non-profits in Bennington, Windham, and Windsor Counties. If your non-profit organization currently engages the service of volunteers aged 55 and older, they may be eligible to become GMRSVP volunteers.
Are you part of a non-profit organization that would like to engage the service of more volunteers in roles such as meal delivery, food pantry support, administrative support, guest services, or other roles? Please read on to find out how to become a GMRSVP partner.
NONPROFIT PARTNERS
We partner with over 75 different nonprofit organizations and currently have 280 volunteers placed on regular assignments. If you are interested in working with RSVP, please get in touch!
We place volunteers at stations that provide:
Meal Delivery bringing meals to homebound seniors & people with disabilities.
Companionship programs for seniors include friendly visiting, telephone support, rides to medical appointments, and bill-paying assistance.
Food Pantry Support helping to stock shelves, pack bags and help people shop at food pantries.
Peer-Led Exercise Classes such as Tai Chi, Chair Yoga, and Bone Builders.
If your organization doesn't fall into one of those categories, we can still work together. We place volunteers at other community nonprofit organizations such as libraries and museums, K-12 mentoring, knitting projects, community events, and administrative support/mailings.
To be a Green Mountain RSVP Volunteer Station, your organization must:
1. Be a public, nonprofit, or proprietary healthcare organization.
2. Sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with us that outlines our mutual responsibilities.
3. Share a position description of the Volunteer Assignment with us
4. Agree to accept and support volunteers placed through RSVP while assigned to you.
5. Agree to accommodate volunteers with disabilities.
6. Agree to not discriminate against volunteers based on: race, color, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, religion, or disability.
7. Assign a Volunteer Supervisor who will confirm RSVP Volunteer hours each month.
8. Assist RSVP with our annual impact surveys and data collection
In return, Green Mountain RSVP will:
1. Recruit, interview, enroll, and orient RSVP Volunteers
2. Refer and connect volunteers to your organization
3. Support RSVP volunteers with recognition and social events
4. Invite you to participate in volunteer recruitment fairs
5. Assist with background checks as needed
6. Furnish secondary accident, personal liability, and additional automobile insurance coverage for volunteers.
7. Provide impact data on services to stations each year
8. Help promote your organization through social media, our newsletters, and word of mouth
Donate to GMRSVP
Donate Money to GMRSVP
Green Mountain RSVP is a nonprofit organization that accepts donations, memorials, gifts-in-kind and planned giving. All donations are tax-deductible and help GMRSVP with the costs of providing volunteer placements, background checks, insurance, recruitment and recognition.
Green Mountain RSVP is Sponsored by Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging, Federal EIN# 03-0273983
Donate Materials to GMRSVP
Green Mountain RSVP welcomes donations of new or gently-used hand weights (barbells) of 1-5 pounds, adjustable velcro ankle weights and yoga blocks for our peer-led exercise classes. We also welcome donations of new yarn in any quantity for our volunteer knitters and donations of stickers and markers for our Sunshine Cards project. Office supplies are also accepted.