The Volunteer Center of the East Bay
Where volunteers & nonprofits connect in the SF East Bay.
Many nonprofits are helping the most needy in Alameda and Contra Costa counties during the holidays. You can help in your own community by volunteering, donating food, sponsoring a family, providing gifts and toys, and bring cheer this holiday season. Check out our listings of HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERING and HOLIDAY GIVING to see where you are needed!
Please consider making a year-end gift to support the vital work that our volunteers perform with hundreds of nonprofits throughout the East Bay. Thank you!
A great big thank you to Orchard Supply Hardware for their generous contribution to #SharetheSpirit2015. Our Executive Director, Jo Loss, was in attendance to accept and watch their special version of “ribbon cutting” ceremony for their new store in San Ramon. Check it out here: OSH movie
Many nonprofits are helping the most needy in Alameda and Contra Costa counties during the holidays. You can help in your own community by volunteering, donating food, sponsoring a family, providing gifts and toys, and bring cheer this holiday season. Check out our listings of HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERING and HOLIDAY GIVING to see where you are needed!
The Unsung Hero Award is given to a volunteer who has provided exceptional support to VCEB over the last year. Ann Flynn will be receiving this award for her work at multiple organizations in the East Bay including with us at VCEB!
Chevron has been selected as the 2015 Volunteer Impact Award winner. This award is given to honor exceptional impact within the volunteer community over the last year.
These awards will be presented at the Third Annual VCEB Friend Raiser event on November 18, to be held at the Walnut Creek Library. For more information, call (925) 472-5760.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Registration is open for FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY and we are excited to help families find ways to add to the good in their community. It’s a great time to give back, and spend some time together. We have a wide variety of projects for all ages and abilities.
Check out information about the event here! Or just jump right in to learn more about available projects and/or register here!
Get out there and #Volunteer with your friends and family!
Well done, Corporate Volunteers!
Thanks go to all the corporate volunteer teams and partner nonprofits for participating in Corporate Caring Volunteer Week 2015!
This year, more than 2,400 volunteers completed projects at more than 100 East Bay nonprofits AND logged more than 700 volunteer hours AND completed 220 projects. As Independent Sector rates the national average for volunteer time at $23.07/hour, wonderful corporate volunteers piled up $16,500 of impact over just one week! 
Team up for East Bay Nonprofit Growth! The Volunteer Center of the East Bay wants to hear from you! To continue to provide successful support, we are surveying East Bay Nonprofits to learn more about their needs and expectations. Please answer this 10 minute survey and receive a gift certificate for a 90 minute VCEB training.
We will use the survey results to improve the way we serve Nonprofits in the East Bay. Your input is valuable part of team effort!
Each September, thousands of volunteers from local businesses give back to their community by participating in Corporate Caring Volunteer Week. We have hundreds of projects from Alameda and Contra Costa county nonprofits -Thank you so much to all the participants! More information is available here!
Ensuring the best resources are delivered to the right place at the right time is vital. We highly encourage all volunteers interested in setting up a collection site to first establish a relationship with a distribution partner, identify their current needs, and ensure a path to distribution. If you are having trouble finding a distribution partner, please keep in mind most centers are currently overwhelmed with the initial wave of donations.
