Amy Maloney

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Making it Happen

• Amy Maloney
• Hands On Nashville
• Director of Corporate Relations Events
• Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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Making it Happen!

• What have we learned today?
• Where do we go from here?

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Make your Green Plan

• Take one step at a time
• Focus on what makes sense for your organization
• Begin with do-able steps and processes
• Build as you go

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Make your Green Plan

• Every event or project has a
• Beginning
• Middle
• and an
• End

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Make your Green Plan

• Plan the Beginning
• Create a Green checklist
• Project selection and development
• Vendors and supplies
• Transportation of volunteers
• Enlist help
• Ask questions
• Create new opportunities for volunteers
• Inform volunteers of the green plan

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Make your Green Plan

• Plan the Middle
• Supplies
• Keep, donate, or discard
• Clean well so they can be reused
• Recycling
• What will you recycle?
• How will you sort and transport?
• Does someone need to be in charge?

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Make your Green Plan

• Plan the End
• Left-over food and supplies
• Transporting recyclables
• Green Report
• Update volunteers and staff on successes
• Take notes for next time

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• Follow-up survey
• Summit re-cap survey results
• Volunteer Leadership Summit 2009

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• Thank You