10.5 NeighborLink Project Stats

Here are the current stats regarding projects and volunteers at www.NLFW.org

413 - Projects Posted Since 1/09

104 - Current Projects Waiting on Help

157* - Selected & Completed Since 1/09

33 - Projects In the Planning & Scheduled Phase

102 - Expired Projects (no one took them) Since 1/09

17 - Projects Rejected

*This Number doesn’t include repeat projects and/or additional projects done by the volunteers. Think about them as “connections."

230 New Registrations Since 1/09

78 - New Basic Members

75 - New Volunteers

77 - New coaches

We’re excited about these numbers so far this year and overwhelmed by the amount of volunteer effort that’s gone into getting the 157+ projects completed.

157+ Projects may not seem like that many until you realize all that goes into completing a NeighborLink project. We’re not the ordinary volunteer spot.

We’re merely a web-based facilitator that allows those that want to help connect to places to serve and then we get out of the way to let that happen. Our coaches and volunteers actually select the project they desire to do and connect directly to the person requesting assistance. NeighborLink then is positioned to help that leader if needed.

So, these 157 projects were completely figured out by a passionate group of people that put all their effort in making sure the recipient received the assistance they needed. What we find through this model is that a relationship between volunteers and recipients developa and that recipient has a great chance of being adopted by those volunteers who often go back to help with other projects.

It’s a beautiful process.