Thank you for participating in Generation SERVE's Holiday Giving Guide this year! The next step is submitting your holiday opportunities. Submission is due on September 30th, 2019. We recognize that organizations may not have a complete understanding of their holiday needs between now and the deadline. Please fill out our submission form to the best of your ability, following the information provided below.
All opportunities must be family-friendly and take place between November 24th and December 31st, 2019.
All opportunities must be family-friendly and take place between November 24th and December 31st, 2019.
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT CAN I INCLUDE IN THE GUIDE?
Organizations can submit opportunities that fall into the following categories:
Opportunities must take place between November 24th and December 31st. If you have a holiday-related opportunity taking place in early January, email us to see if it would be appropriate for this Guide.
Opportunities must be family-friendly. Please do not submit opportunities or events that are only for adults.
- Volunteer - Ways for families, children and teens to support your organization with their time or talents.
- Adopt-a-Client - Program where families are matched with one of your clients (either a child, adult or family) and fulfill their requests for the holidays.
- Wish List - Requests for in-kind donations over the holiday season.
- Donate - Your organization's end-of-year or holiday fundraising campaign.
- Event - A community or fundraising event that's open to families, teens and/or children.
Opportunities must take place between November 24th and December 31st. If you have a holiday-related opportunity taking place in early January, email us to see if it would be appropriate for this Guide.
Opportunities must be family-friendly. Please do not submit opportunities or events that are only for adults.
WHO IS GOING TO READ THIS GUIDE?
The audience for this guide is families who live in Austin and have a desire to give back over the holidays.
Printed copies of the Giving Guide will be distributed to families at our annual Austin Families Give Back: Family Volunteer Day event on November 23rd, as well as at Generation SERVE's volunteer activities throughout the holiday season.
A digital version of the Guide will also be available on the Generation SERVE website. We will distribute it to our list of over 8,000 families and we encourage you to share it with your audiences, too!
Printed copies of the Giving Guide will be distributed to families at our annual Austin Families Give Back: Family Volunteer Day event on November 23rd, as well as at Generation SERVE's volunteer activities throughout the holiday season.
A digital version of the Guide will also be available on the Generation SERVE website. We will distribute it to our list of over 8,000 families and we encourage you to share it with your audiences, too!
WHAT IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR HOLIDAY NEEDS ARE?
A good way to provide complete information to families, even if you don’t currently have that information, is to set up a webpage on your site for your holiday opportunities. You can provide the link in our form and update the page later, when you have more information.
We recognize that different staff members or departments may have varying knowledge of the holiday programs taking place within your organization. Multiple staff members in your organization may make submissions through this form. For instance, your development team may know the details of your fundraising campaign while your volunteer coordinator may know all about your volunteer needs. Feel free to share this email around your office and make multiple submissions, if necessary!
We recognize that different staff members or departments may have varying knowledge of the holiday programs taking place within your organization. Multiple staff members in your organization may make submissions through this form. For instance, your development team may know the details of your fundraising campaign while your volunteer coordinator may know all about your volunteer needs. Feel free to share this email around your office and make multiple submissions, if necessary!
what will the giving guide look like?
You can take a look at last year's Holiday Giving Guide here. We expect it to look similar this year, but not exactly the same.
MORE QUESTIONS?
Contact Arielle Scherr at arielle@generationserve.org.