Comments on: Step Right Up! Get Your Volunteers!! http://www.whatgives.com/2010/03/16/step-right-up-get-your-volunteers/ A Site for Social Good Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jessica Kirkwood http://www.whatgives.com/2010/03/16/step-right-up-get-your-volunteers/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 Jessica Kirkwood Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:54:16 +0000 http://www.whatgives.com/?p=2899#comment-3029 I'd love to connect. You can reach me @jkatpoli or at connect(at)handsonnetwork(dot)org or on the personal e-mail address associated with the comment. I look forward to it! Best, JK I’d love to connect. You can reach me @jkatpoli or at connect(at)handsonnetwork(dot)org or on the personal e-mail address associated with the comment.

I look forward to it!

Best,
JK

]]> By: MjM http://www.whatgives.com/2010/03/16/step-right-up-get-your-volunteers/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 MjM Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:13:27 +0000 http://www.whatgives.com/?p=2899#comment-3026 Hi, Jessica. Thanks for the info about registered volunteers getting their passes. I have no doubt everyone behind the scenes will do their best to make sure folks aren't disappointed. We'd love to chat with you in a few months and find out if there's a measurable up-tick in returning volunteers. It would be great to know more about how a huge effort like this one impacted behavior after the campaign ended. Congrats on a great effort. Well done! Mj Hi, Jessica. Thanks for the info about registered volunteers getting their passes. I have no doubt everyone behind the scenes will do their best to make sure folks aren’t disappointed. We’d love to chat with you in a few months and find out if there’s a measurable up-tick in returning volunteers. It would be great to know more about how a huge effort like this one impacted behavior after the campaign ended.
Congrats on a great effort. Well done!
Mj

]]> By: Jessica Kirkwood http://www.whatgives.com/2010/03/16/step-right-up-get-your-volunteers/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Jessica Kirkwood Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:36:57 +0000 http://www.whatgives.com/?p=2899#comment-3024 MjM - First, thanks for covering this on What Gives!! I/we appreciate it! Vickie is right, volunteers that registered will get their tickets. Disney anticipates they'll end up giving away more than a million tickets in the end because of this great response. It has been amazing to mobilize that many people in just 10 weeks! I feel for those folks that didn't get the registration right and missed this great opportunity. Hopefully this will just be the first of many ways that the corporate community can inspire people to get involved. In my experience, it's the first step that's the hardest. After people volunteer the first time, they often come back and serve again and again. Kudos to Disney for creating such great incentive! Best, Jessica MjM – First, thanks for covering this on What Gives!! I/we appreciate it! Vickie is right, volunteers that registered will get their tickets. Disney anticipates they’ll end up giving away more than a million tickets in the end because of this great response. It has been amazing to mobilize that many people in just 10 weeks! I feel for those folks that didn’t get the registration right and missed this great opportunity. Hopefully this will just be the first of many ways that the corporate community can inspire people to get involved. In my experience, it’s the first step that’s the hardest. After people volunteer the first time, they often come back and serve again and again. Kudos to Disney for creating such great incentive!
Best,
Jessica

]]> By: MjM http://www.whatgives.com/2010/03/16/step-right-up-get-your-volunteers/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 MjM Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:04:54 +0000 http://www.whatgives.com/?p=2899#comment-3008 You're right, Vickie. People who filled out all the paperwork and such before the deadline are good to go. It's just that a lot of people put their name in at the charity level and didn't quite understand what was required to claim their tickets. The good news is I'm not seeing much backlash from potential volunteers showing up on the web. I'm hoping everyone is inspired by the success of the program rather than disappointed over a silly theme park pass. How the heck are you? You’re right, Vickie. People who filled out all the paperwork and such before the deadline are good to go. It’s just that a lot of people put their name in at the charity level and didn’t quite understand what was required to claim their tickets. The good news is I’m not seeing much backlash from potential volunteers showing up on the web. I’m hoping everyone is inspired by the success of the program rather than disappointed over a silly theme park pass.

How the heck are you?

]]> By: Vickie http://www.whatgives.com/2010/03/16/step-right-up-get-your-volunteers/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 Vickie Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:50:38 +0000 http://www.whatgives.com/?p=2899#comment-2989 Actually... I think everyone who had already signed up/committed to a volunteer opportunity is going to receive a ticket - Disney is no longer accepting NEW opportunities. Actually… I think everyone who had already signed up/committed to a volunteer opportunity is going to receive a ticket – Disney is no longer accepting NEW opportunities.

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