Parasol Community Collaboration

Contact Information

Jaime Olive

Collaboration Coordinator

775-298-0119

pcc@parasol.org

948 Incline Way

Incline Village, NV 89451

Social Media: Website, Facebook

Comment: www.parasolcommunitycollaboration.org

Organization Information

Mission: The Parasol Community Collaboration is a non-profit member organization that empowers members and partners to meet community needs through collaboration. We function as both a collaborative hosting monthly meetings with over 60 member non-profits and as a Resource Center providing valuable capacity-building resources.

Sector(s):

Service Area: Greater Reno-Tahoe Basin

501c(3) Organization? Yes

Founded: Founded in 1998, became its own 501c3 in 2009

Volunteering

Seeking Board Members? No

Volunteer Needs: Event planning (planning/set-up/clean-up for monthly Membership Meetings, Annual Retreats, Halloween Event, Annual Awards Ceremony); Marketing (designing and distributing flyers, marketing events, writing press releases); Technical support (website/Facebook management and enhancement); Education (Workshop/Training instructors, Retreat facilitators, Guest speakers for monthly meetings).

Group Volunteering Available? Yes

Comment: Support for the Trail of Treats and Terror Halloween Event.

Accepted Age Groups: , Youth (grades 9-12), Young Professionals (22-39), Seniors (age 65+)

Comment: Youth (Halloween Event), Young Professionals (Event planning, technical support, marketing, education), Seniors (Event planning, marketing, education)

Skills-Based Opportunities? Yes

Comment: Marketing: Knowledge of Publisher, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop helpful;

Technical support: Knowledge of Joomla software, social media; Education: Experience in non-profit and community topics, Meeting facilitation

Giving

Giving Needs: Operations, Programs, Attendance at Workshops and Trainings

Development Plan? Yes

Comment: Our fundraising plan is currently under development.

Wish List? Yes

Comment: We are always in need of instructors for our seasonal Workshops and Trainings, guest speakers for our monthly Membership Meetings, and facilitators for our Membership, Management Team, and Board Retreats. A staff support grant to fund the Collaboration Coordinator AmeriCorps position, which supports and enhances PCC operations and programming.

Major Giving? No

Comment:

Special Events aimed to: Create Awareness, Educate/Train, Recognize Supporters

Comment: empower members and partners to collaborate

Volunteers Needed? Yes

Sponsorships Available? Yes