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DES MOINES, Iowa – Volunteer Iowa announces the certification of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) as a Service Enterprise Organization by Points of Light and the Iowa Service Enterprise Initiative.
The ARL completed an extensive assessment, over 20 hours of training and consulting and extensive internal planning and change to better integrate volunteers into day to day operations. Managed nationally by Points of Light and statewide by Volunteer Iowa, the Service Enterprise Initiative is a proven, research-based model that equips organizations to leverage volunteers and their skills across all levels to successfully deliver on their social mission. It also diagnoses strengths organizations can leverage and challenges that need to be addressed to achieve sustainability. There are now currently 16 certified Services Enterprises in Iowa with over 15 additional organizations currently working to achieve their certification.
“We are proud to have received the Service Enterprise Certification because it demonstrates our commitment to the volunteers who play an integral role in the success of our organization,” said Tom Colvin, Executive Director for the Animal Rescue League of Iowa. “The ARL staff committed to more than 200 hours over the past year and the hard work has clearly paid off. The timing of this certification happening during National Volunteer Week, when we are already celebrating the success of our volunteers, is especially exciting.”
Volunteer Iowa is leading the Service Enterprise Initiative in the state by partnering with Volunteer Centers to offer the Service Enterprise training to nonprofit organizations interested in increasing their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. To learn more about the Service Enterprise visit volunteeriowa.org/SEI. Organizations and agencies that are interested in becoming a Service Enterprise can contact Michelle Raymer, Volunteer Iowa Program Officer, michelle.raymer@iowaeda.com or 515.725.3135.
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About Volunteer Iowa (or Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service)
Volunteer Iowa and its partner agencies work with organizations and individuals on three main fronts. The first is to help agencies develop quality programs that use service as a strategy to fulfill their missions and address Iowa’s greatest areas of need. The second is to help engage Iowans in their communities by promoting service and expanding the volunteer base. Finally, the third area of work is to connect individuals with appropriate service opportunities by building the volunteer infrastructure. More information is available at volunteeriowa.org.
About Points of Light
Points of Light – the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service – mobilizes millions of people to take action that is changing the world. Through affiliates in 250 cities and partnerships with thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages more than 4 million volunteers in 30 million hours of service each year – we put people at the center of change. For more information, go to pointsoflight.org.
About Animal Rescue League of Iowa
?The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is Iowa’s largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. The ARL serves people and pets from across the state through pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. For more information, visit ARL-Iowa.org.