Environmental Volunteers, Inc.
07/07/08
Palo Alto, CA
I served as a classroom docent for this fabulous nonprofit for almost ten years before returning to full time paid work. Teaching young children about the water cycle, tectonic plates or bird bills was very rewarding and helped to maintain my faith in the Socratic style of teaching. I then served on the board of trustees and discovered that the EV was also incredibly well-run as well as having passionate volunteers. Great place to put your time and your money.
The Great!
- I've seen the results of this organization in... helping young children develop a love of discovery and a love of nature.
- What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... working with young children, helping them discover the m.arvels of nature
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... dedicated, smart, organized, serious about their love of children and nature
- If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... replicate its model all over the country. There is something very powerful about using volunteers as opposed to paid staff in this work. Children and their families are impressed that people care enough to volunteer their time to teach others about nature.
Ways to make it better!
- In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... finding enough classroom volunteers when so many people are working more than one job and keeping full time jobs later in life than they were in past years.
MY ROLE: I was a Volunteer & I volunteered in classrooms, on the board of trustees and for many of the fundraising events.
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