VOLUNTEER IMPACT REPORT 2019 All Photos on This Page Were Taken by Volunteers
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VOLUNTEER IMPACT REPORT 2019 All photos on this page were taken by volunteers. "I volunteer with Reiman Gardens because there are a wide variety of fun opportunities." 2019 VOLUNTEERS This year marked an exceptional year of volunteerism with Reiman Gardens. We had another record year of volunteer participation with 17,930 hours contributed by over 340 individual volunteers and 72 service groups. Volunteer hours are valued at $23.41 and are equivalent to 8.62 full-time employees. Volunteers supported all of our departments, including adult and youth Education, Events, Entomology, Horticulture, Membership, Communications, Administration, Gift Shop, community outreach, and our volunteer program. We envision a world where everyone VOLUNTEER understands and values the importance of ENGAGEMENT plants, butterflies, and the beauty of VISION STATEMENT nature. We encourage the partnership of employees and volunteers, so that we can achieve our mission and offer the community the best services possible. Volunteers contribute their unique talents, skills, and knowledge of our community to provide personalized attention, enable the paid staff to concentrate on the work for which they were trained, and educate the public about our organization and its cause. We recognize that volunteers provide a resource of talent that is unavailable in any other way. We value this contribution and hope to offer a satisfying, productive, and rewarding experience. "Reiman Gardens is a great place and I feel welcome and needed." SERVICE ENTERPRISE Reiman Gardens was certified as a Service Enterprise through Points of Light in June 2019. A Service Enterprise is an organization that strategically leverages volunteers to achieve operational efficiency and greater social impact. Service Enterprises are among the top 11 percent of With Service Enterprise, Reiman nonprofits in the country in volunteer Gardens hopes to: strengthen the management and organizational bond between staff and volunteers, performance. Research conducted by increase purposeful TCC Group and Deloitte shows that communications,empower nonprofits operating as a Service volunteers with additional training Enterprise are as effective as peers opportunities, find the right fit for but at almost half the median each individual volunteer, leverage budget, and they are significantly technology, support volunteer more adaptable, sustainable, and leadership, share the deep scalable. appreciation staff has for volunteers, help volunteers feel Through a comprehensive research- fulfilled and blissful, and increase based assessment, training, the number of volunteer consulting and certification model, opportunities at the Gardens. selected nonprofits are equipped with the tools and technical assistance necessary to support their Service Enterprise transformations. The initiative is currently delivered through a national network of Service Points of Light's Service Enterprise Hubs, which have certified Enterprise program strengthens more than 300 organizations across nonprofit capacity through the the country since 2012. fundamental and strategic use of volunteers and their skills to Reiman Gardens staff and volunteers address community needs. worked with the Volunteer Center of Story County to achieve certification. "I enjoy helping create something others can also enjoy." IN 2019... 2,034 volunteers shared their valuable time, talents, and enthusiasm with the community. Volunteers contributed over 17,930 hours. 135 potential volunteers were interviewed for regular or short-term positions; 141 volunteers completed new volunteer orientation; 138 new volunteers went on to contribute hours. 459 hours were spent on volunteer training and continuing education. Volunteers contributed the most hours in the month of October. August had the second most hours with April in third. Volunteer hours are valued at $419,741 of BY THE NUMBERS contributions in kind. Hours contributed are equivalent to 8.62 full-time employees. For every $1.00 we invested in our volunteer strategy (volunteer recruitment materials, training materials, recognition activities, management, volunteer staff and supervision, and professional development), we received a return on volunteer investment (ROVI) of $5.03. "I love gardening and I love ISU." INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS 200+ HOURS 12,343 HOURS WERE Rick Bartosh Carroll Marty CONTRIBUTED BY Sarah Binder Ann McMullin Kathleen Buchholz Haruko Nakagawa INDIVIDUALS. Matt Darbyshire Linda Sharpnack Tom Johnson Larry Steager Individual volunteers helped with a Ken Kirkland Jim Stewart variety of projects in every Dick Lang department including Adult and Youth Education, Communications, Entomology, Public Events, Adkins, Diana Burke, Dianne Administration, Membership and Aiels, Jan Burrack, Rayanne Development, Horticulture, and Anderson, Ellen Campbell, Claire Volunteer Program. Anderson, Mary Carolin, Nagisa Arambula, Jasmin Carstens, Dean Banker, Donna Carstens, Ruth Our youngest volunteer was 14 Bapat, Amruta Carvajal, Yureni years old; our oldest volunteer was Barrenechea, Maite Casey, Brynn 97 years young. Fifty-three Barrera, Maribel Cashen, Alma volunteers identified as Master Bastawros, Mariam Catus, Robert Gardeners. ISU students Baumhover, Sue Cavanagh, Margaret Beckett, Sarah Chadima, Elizabeth contributed over 1,800 hours. Beinhart, Brooke Chau, Elisa Bergman, Peter Chicowski, Aline Bethurem, Jenny Chizek, Emma Bettis, Art Christensen, Keli Billings, James Christy, Janeen Blauwet, Megan Chu, Min-Le Blood, Luke Collins, Jan Bluhm, Delwyn Corona, Caleb Bluhm, Georgia Coverdale, Judy Bolinger, Carolyn Cullers, Sue Boll, Susan Culver, Dennis Bonaime, Michelle Davis-Picou, Aza Bostrom, Candice Denato, Judith Boswell, Michelle DeVall, Julie Boughton, Ailsha Dickerson, Julie Boyd, Dorene Dieckman, Christopher Brazzle, Sydney Diew, Nyamal Breitsprecker, Corrine Diggins, Kaitlin Brent, Ashley Dilocker, Samantha Bristow, Donna D'onore, Andrea Broadbent, Victoria Dorang, Andrew Brockman, Beverly Draper, Dianne Brockman, Gregory Draper, Donald Buchholz, Kassandra Eichenseer, Herb Buchholz, Theresia Eichmann, Nancy Buchholz, Timothy Elliott, Kailey Buck, Mary Engstrom, Mary Buhman, Alyannah Everett, Bernard "I enjoy gardening. It gives me something meaningful to do in retirement." Everett, Virginia Kaur, Gurleen Murphy, Owen Shaw, Darbi Ewalt, Darla Kenton, Carol Mutungi, Grace Shipitalo, Sue Faidley, Barbara Ketterer, Annaka Nazor, Magdalena Siewert, Kristin Fauser, Katrina Kim, Grace Nelson, Nora Simba, Rashidi Fernandez, Sofia Kin, Christar Nelson, Rosalind Sindt, Patricia Fisher, Kelsey Kirkland, Dorothy Nelson, Sanora Skrynnikova, Lidia Fisher, Wen Klag, Michael Newman, Angel Smith, Connie Flannery, Katharine Klein-Hewett, Megan Nguyen, Hannah Snyder, Jean Flynn, Zoe Knoll, Maria Noel, Christine Solsma, Claire Fortin, Angie Kolz, Angela Oberoi, Rajdeep Soule Peters, Joslin Fox, Stephanie Kooima, Shannon Ockey, John Speer, Vaughn Freeborn, Steven Krishnan, Niranjana O'Hare, Tyler Sreepathy, Gayathri Fridgen, Abigail Krogmeier, Kathleen Ohde, Don Stajcar, Tracy Gaeta, Eli Krug, James O'Malley, Shawna Stephenson, Jill Garcia, Gunnar Krug, Joyce Ortiz, Jorge Stewart, Jeanne Gaskill, Mikaela Kusy, Hayden Osheim, Rosemary Stocker, Susan Gelow, Nona Lambros, Alexis Osweiler, Molly Stohlmeyer, Maureen Gianello, Gabrielle Lamkey, Becky Palmer, Nicholas Storkamp, Meg Goonesekere, Randev Lammers, Colton Parmley, Denise Swager, Preston Gossman, Sandra Landis, Lauren Parolini, Jodie Szuda, Kristin Grady, Kara Lauterbach, Anna Parvin, Afroza Taylor, Emily Groskurth, Lynne Lavrov, Catherine Pasley, Jonette Thogerson, Lisa Ha, An Lawrence, Josephine Patel, Vrunda Thompson, Dennis Hall, Charles Leaders, David Perales, Alyssa Tjepkes, Judi Hall, Hetty Lemus, Izabella Peterson, Bradley Toland, Kiya Harris, Connie Leners, Kalista Peterson, Carlton Tomesch, Jane Hart, Sharon Lenz, Kathy Peterson, Doris Tootle, Deborah Harthorn, Janice Lewis, Donald Peterson, Sally Totton, Larry Hauphmann, Katherine Lobodiak, Suzanne Pfeiffer, Julia Trigoutis, Melissa Hawcott, Marguerite Locke, Leah Pine, Katherine Truong, Nancy Hayes, Polly Locke, Sharice Platner, Evelyn Tuberty, Timothy Hebberger, Jo Anna Lockhart, Sally Poag, Emily Turner, Taylor Hein, Ann Lopez, Savanna Poag, Mouy Umphress, Madeline Hein, Jonathan Lorenz, Claire Prentice, Nicole Underwood, Lori Heintz, Janet Machargo, Ainara Randall, Emily Vance, Haley Hemphill, Jeff Madsen, Carol Raney, Riley VanDerKamp, Judy Hemphill, Susie Maese, Hudson Rasmussen, Martha Vanyo, Vincent Hernandez, Hannah Malven, Ann Reutter, Janice Venugopal, Sowmya Herrstrom, Jean Maly, Frank Reyes, Lindsey Vongpanya, Saiyothin Hill, Gina Maly, Judy Righi, Bailey Walker, Madeleine Hillier, Cole Mares, Lilah Roof, Beth Walter, David Holst, Dylan Markutsya, Alina Roth, Aubrey Watts, Cam Houston, Barbara Markutsya, Sergiy Rudolph, Vicki Watts, Emily Hoven, Ryley Marmur, Breanna Rule, Brittany Weber, Josie Huettl, Caitlin Marsden, Jean Ryder, Jayne Welsh, Lilly Huff, Tessa Marty, Fidella Rysavy, Molly Welter, Natalie Hughes, Ryan Mathews, Eleanor Sailsbury, Betty Wessels, Allison Hughet, Jamie Matt, Jennifer Sanow, Katherine Wheatley, Jeffrey Huntimer, Ronald Matters, Joyce Satler, Joshua Wiederin, Kathy Jackson, Ginny McCombs, Audrey Savage, Kaila Wierson, Eric Jackson, Halie McGuire, Isabella Schappert, Mary Wilbur, Ann Jacobson, Jane McIntyre, Trent Scheib, Annette Wild, Linda Jacobson, John Melcher, Jody Schofer, Nathan Williams, David James, Andre Mendenhall, Larry Schroeder, Linda Williams,