DonorsResource Interns

Family Circle Feedback

2012-03-14T18:53:00.001-07:00

We wanted to share with you a few of the many, many emails we have received since the article about our work was profiled in the March issue of Family Circle magazine. Its so exciting to know that people want to make a difference in their communities and our platform could help this become a reality!

Hello,

I think your idea is fantastic. I too have so much stuff and our local Goodwill and Salvation Army centers do not want it. I would love to see it go to a worthy person (s) or group.Large casseroles are still good, but I can't lift them with one hand ( I had a stroke and only one hand is good). I have a beautiful heavy winter coat ( Ive lost weight) that has many more years in it, but our charity says it is out-of-style. I had to give up my needlecrafts(stroke) I have hundreds of skeins of yarn. How can I help get a satellite center started in my area? Answers can be sent to the above e-mail. Thank you,

Patricia, Pittsburg/PA

Hello Della,

I received in the mail today a copy of the article in Family Circle a Simple Matter of Give and Take… and read all about your outreach program and the wonderful work you have been doing in Oregon. As I read your story tears ran down my face… I have been working to build the same resource here in the Cleveland area for the past 4 years… I too had the dream of taking excess resources, both goods and services and deploying them back into our community to those in need. The dream had a data base like Craig’s list that was the driving force for this ministry. We had a computer consultant help design a very basic website with a platform for collecting the data … but it is not very user friendly and has been remained unused for the past 3 years. We have also begun working with other non-profit groups to collect and distribute furniture and clothing the needy and an office of Keller Williams Realty has provided us space in their basement and garage for these items. Transportation and volunteers as you well know are hard to come by… so we have done the best we could.

We are starting to get more churches and groups in general interested in our program and are expecting our ministry to grow extensively this year. I too have dreamed that this initiative would go nationwide as well as internationally… with the simple mission to use our technology to connect the resources with those in need.

I would love to talk to you about our visions to see how we may help one another take our programs to the next level in our areas.I am passionate about providing Helping Hands to those in need… and allow them to one day stand on their own, live a productive happy life and eventually extend their hand to others who also find themselves in need.

I am inspired by you and your work and look forward to speaking with you.

Blessings.

Sheila

Dear Della Rae,

I am not sure if you have organizations in the Massachusetts area, however I read your article in the Family magazine and I am willing to help expand your organization in the New England area. This is a wonderful Idea for I too have much to give and want it to go directly to a family in need.

Please let me know if I can be of service to you and your organization.

Best regards,

Tamara

Michael Murray, Riverdale Guidance Counselor

2012-02-08T13:42:00.000-08:00

The director of DonorsResource, Della Rae, took a calculated risk that high school students could run her website, which offers a way for community contributions of “stuff” to be distributed efficiently to non-profits in Portland that depend on such donations. Riverdale students have stepped up to the challenge brilliantly, and Della’s charisma, sense-of-calling and high expectations have mentored them in ways that we are all thankful for.

This project once again demonstrates the excellent work that high school students are capable of if given a chance. Every high school needs to offer students multiple opportunities to step out of the classroom and produce results in the community. The DonorsResource project at Riverdale High School has been profoundly empowering for the students involved, and models a dimension of high school education that is under-appreciated and under-utilized.

Riverdale is grateful to Della Rae for her vision and generosity. And we are grateful to the DonorsResource interns for proving, to anyone who looks, what students can accomplish when offered real and important tasks.

Donorsresource.org Project

2012-02-03T18:44:00.000-08:00

Riverdale students working on a service project for Donorresource.org. Left to Right, Nathan Gruenburg, Elyse Crawford, Anna Earlandson, Jennie Hubbard, Ellie Bartlett. Thank you guys for there help!!!!!

Conferences Event

2012-02-03T18:37:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Mick and I (Lucy Parkin) working at our school conferences raising money and spreading the mission of Donorsresource.org. Managed to raise $107 for our projects!!

Ettalouise O'Donnell-King, Graphic Artist/Intern

2012-02-03T18:21:00.000-08:00

My name is Ettalou and I run the graphics department. This year, I have been working on a myriad of things: new t-shirts for the interns, fliers for upcoming events, a new ad campaign and much more. I am excited for this new year and the new and exciting things that DonorsResource.org is doing.

Cole Burchiel, Marketing Department

2012-01-31T21:25:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! My name is Cole Burchiel, and I'm starting out my first year at Donor's Resource by leading the Marketing department. My work consists of getting the word out about Donor's Resource and all of the fabulous Non-Profits that we work with. I've recently become involved with recruiting and organizing new interns as we expand as an organization. Being an intern at Donor's Resource has provided me with such an amazing opportunity, and I am having so much fun with it. It really is an incredible learning experience and I am so glad that I get to share it with everyone else here!

Della Rae

2012-01-30T22:23:00.000-08:00

Since the inception of this program in March of 2011, students have volunteered approximately 800 hours of hands-on time and helped connect over 1,452 items with nonprofits in need.

We definitely realize that student service learning is a value that DonorsResouces.org provides to the community.

Our 2012 goals include raising the necessary funding to expand our youth service learning while developing a sustainable business model to make the program available outside the Portland area.

I'm over the top passionate about how connecting people with "stuff" managed by youth can function in all communities.

While our work keeps needed items from being stacked and forgotten in garages, it also builds and sustains communities. Yay!

Lucy Parkin Development Intern

2012-01-30T22:12:00.000-08:00

Hi guys, this year I have changed positions from social media intern to development intern. I now get to plan events and mixers for the nonprofit!! I am currently working on an event that involves our community and spreading the message of DonorsResource. This year is going to be really fun and exciting with all the new attention DonorsResource is getting. We are currently working on getting nonprofits up and going on the website thanks to students from Riverdale High School. Please keep following the blog twitter and facebook to stay involved! Thank you, Lucy Parkin

Collin Styring Program Coordinator Intern

2012-01-03T20:36:00.000-08:00

Hi, my name is Collin Styring, I am the Program Coordinator for Donors Resource. This is my first year with Donors Resource and it has truly been a great experience so far. As Program Coordinator I check the Donors Resource service email, and respond to any questions nonprofits or donors might ask. I also gather information about nonprofits registered with Donors Resource, along with granting their original membership. Another recent responsibility that comes with being Program Coordinator is running Warehouse Wednesday. Warehouse Wednesday is a weekly email sent to all nonprofits registered with Donors Resource. This email contains the top five coolest donations of the week that aren't yet claimed by any nonprofit. I am very excited to continue my internship with Donors Resource, I am having a blast!

Milly Syck Social Media Intern

2012-01-03T20:28:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys!
I am a returning intern for DonorsResource and I am now the full head of social media. I am so glad to be back after summer break and be working all school year to put the face of DonorsResource out there. As always, check us out on facebook and twitter and spread the word around about what we are doing!! Thanks everyone!!

Jennifer Mick, Executive Director

2011-12-19T20:39:00.000-08:00

Hello! My name is Jennifer Mick and this is my second year with DonorsResource and I’m loving every minute of it! This year I am the Executive Director of our DonorsResource interns. My job is to oversee the group and make sure that we are on the right track to accomplishing our goals. I’m also a Co-Development intern and will be continuing with creating and running events and writing grants. We are working a big event coming up in the spring and holding some nonprofit mixers! We have lots of great plans for this year, and I can’t wait to get it started!

Isabel Jones Deputy Director Intern

2011-12-14T12:52:00.000-08:00

Hello there viewers! Last Year, I was Marketing intern and this year I have stepped up into the role of deputy director. Although I have a larger role, I still oversee Marketing and help the new marketing intern with his project. I'm excited to be back and working with the organization again and can't wait to see what's in store for this year. Sincerely, Isabel Jones

We are Back!

2011-11-16T12:09:00.000-08:00

The Interns are back and ready to work! We have now have three new sophomore interns joining us this year from Riverdale High School. There is Collin Styring who is the new Program Coordinator. Cole Burchiel who is the new Marketing Intern and there is Lucas Manzano who is a foreign exchange student from Spain who provides team support for the year. We are all really excited to start our projects for the year. Keep posted to hear more about our groovy new interns!

Talk to you soon

2011-06-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

As the school year comes to an end, the Riverdale High School interns reflect on what they have accomplished in the past three months. The internship class started in March with one goal, to help and change the nonprofit organization DonorsResource.org, as well as promote leadership and work in our community. The nine Riverdale High School students each took on a different intern jobs in the organization. From graphic artist to social media, they took over these jobs as their own responsibility and made a difference. These interns have made many accomplishments in the past months. So far, they have utilized the social media, facebook, twitter, and a blog, to get out the word about DonorsResource.org, designed and launched whole new website which is simpler and easier to use, and made their own video about what they’re doing for the organization. With these accomplishments, they have made so much progress for this organization, but they’re not stopping here. They’re project will keep running as DonorsResource.org gets more and more popular.

Oregonian!!

2011-06-08T09:28:00.001-07:00

The other day Phil Manzano from the Oregonian came to teach us how to affectively use Oregon Live to help promote the Interns and spread the mission of DonorsResource.org. Come check out our new post on OregonLive.com. Thank you Phil Manzano for your time we really appreciated it!!

Field trip to Albertina Kerr and Community WareHouse

2011-06-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

Last week we got to tour the nonprofit Community WareHouse with Roz Babner. It was interesting to see how the organization runs and to see the different roles needed to meet our communities needs. It was also great to hear that Community WareHouse is a strong supporter of DonorResource.org and has sent a lot of traffic our way.

We also had the opportunity to visit Albertina Kerr and meet with Stephanie Bolson who shared with us their mission and how they achieve it. We learned about all their different programs and how much "stuff" they need to make the programs successful. She expressed how much DonorsResource.org has helped them and gave us some great constructive criticism that we will work on in the future.

Intern Video!!

2011-05-30T15:47:00.000-07:00

Check out the new Intern Video!! @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySxQXcTHtg
Also would like to thank Fergus Firth for filming and editing are video!!!

VIDEO LAUNCH

2011-05-18T09:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the team got together and filmed the intern video for our online launch!!! A big Thank You to Fergus Firth who helped us film! Today we are meeting with Bob Lucas who is going to help us with our graphics. Get excited to see the video and new website on the 25th of May!!

Conferences

2011-05-05T10:07:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Milly and I working at our local conferences trying to spread the word on what we (the interns) are doing with DonorsResource and raise money for future events. Thanks to Jennifer who worked for 15hrs we managed to raised $114!!!!!!

Update

2011-05-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

Hi guys so this week is a little different than we are used to Della is gone for THREE dayss! This means that we are each responisble for working and staying on task. So far are web and graphics interns are working to make the amazing new web face finished by the launch date. The rest of the team has been helping Jen and I brain storm ideas for our online launch party and video. We managed to map our our plan for the video and will hopefully be shooting it soon!!

2011-04-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

Hi guys its Lucy Parkin again just wanted to the apologize for the lack of pictures with the recent blogs it should be fixed soon :) Also just wanted to fill you in on our progress so far. Our Graphics team has managed to design the front page of the new website and Elliot is working on bringing it to life. We are in the process of creating an e-launch party for our new website and video. Keep posted to find out more details it should be an exciting event. Make sure you check out our Facebook and Twitter accounts!!

Della Rae, Consultant and Founder of DonorsResource.org

2011-04-27T09:30:00.000-07:00

Hello, My name is Della Rae, consultant for the Nonprofit Youth Leadership project and founder of DonorsResource.

The purpose of this project is for students to learn in a real-time environment. Through plan mapping, goal setting, and key communication focused on specific outcomes they are experiencing an unparallelled opportunity.

My favorite moment so far, was when the team was drafting a new web-face design for our organization, different opinions and objectives were flying high. After some time, the interns stepped up to that age-old adage "The question is not who is right or wrong, rather how do our views fit together". Their stated high-level mission is to make a difference in our community and this process proved that to be so.

The amount of progress achieved by the Groovy interns of Riverdale High School in under four weeks is mind boggling and I'm delighted to have a front row seat.

Lilly Wills, Graphic Intern

2011-04-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! My name is Lily Wills, and I am one half of the graphic design duo here at DonorsResource. My mission is to redesign the web page to look sleek, professional, and user friendly. I’m not gonna lie, it looks pretty awesome so far. I am looking forward to finishing all the pages in the site, so that I can get them up for everyone to see. My goal is to make a website that people will remember and want to come back to. When I’m not working on the website, I help my cohort with posters and fliers. I’m having a lot of fun working and collaborating with the team, not to mention this great cause!

Elliot Capek, Web Design Intern

2011-04-22T18:32:00.001-07:00

Hey all,
I'm Elliott Capek, and I'm the coder for DonorsResource. I'm currently working with the graphics team to redesign the website. They're drawing everything up, and I'm converting it into website code and putting it on the server. I really love my job, and think it's cool that I can put my skills to use for something important. The whole team is doing really well, we're making great headway towards our various goals.

Ettalou King, Graphics Intern

2011-04-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

Hi y'all. I'm Ettalou and I work as an intern in the graphic arts department at DonorsResource. I work mostly in print media while my fellow graphics intern, Lily, works more in the web aspect of things. We have been working to redesign and modernize the overall look of DonorsResource.org. I have been working on projects like fliers, posters, t shirts, letterheads and business cards. But really my job has been trying to get them to match each other and the brand but more importantly, who DonorsResource is and why we do what we do. I am really excited for my future work here at DonorsResource.

Kelsy West, Deputy Director Intern

2011-04-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

Yeah, we’re teens. So What?

In today’s world there is so much talk of problems: such as global warming, the recession, a diminishing source of clean water, and oil crisis.

The conversation about how to solve these problems takes place amongst adults. Youth are never involved in these discussions. Because, there’s a stigma around teenagers: we don’t care, we’re too lazy.

Well, we the students of Riverdale, disagree. We care. We care about the 300,000 people in our region that live in poverty. We care about the 10,000 people who are homeless every night in Portland. We care about our community.

And, more importantly than our passion, we’re taking action. We’re interns of a non-profit organization, DonorsResource.org, whose mission is to connect individual and corporate donors who want to give in-kind donations with nonprofit organizations that need them. Meet a Need. Donate Stuff. We’ve taken over this organization. We, the students, run the graphic design, marketing, social media, development, web development, and program coordination departments.

We see the great disparity between the people who don’t have enough “stuff” and the people who have too much stuff.

We believe that people want to give to those in need in our community.

We believe that when people have “stuff” like pots and pans, towels and furniture they will give them to people in need.

We believe that there is more than enough “stuff” to go around.

And the interns of Riverdale High School are committed to making this happen.

Isabel Jones, Marketing Intern

2011-04-20T09:34:00.001-07:00

Hello, my name is Isabel Jones and I'm the Marketing/Public Relations intern for DonorsResource. My job is to raise awareness about this nonprofit as well as oversee everything going on and making sure the brand stays the same on everything we do. So far this has been a really fun job and it's really cool to see how everything goes together. We have started to get the word out about DonorsResource through the Riverdale community and we're about to start branching out to the Portland Metro area. I think this internship has been an amazing way to get hands on learning and really see how to run a company. I can't wait to see what else is in store for me and the rest of the interns. thanks for reading, have a fabulous day!

Maya Volk, Program Coordinator

2011-04-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

My name is Maya Volk and I am currently the Program Coordinator intern. I check the service email and compile data from the actual site to see how everything is running. I make reports from the data to give the rest of the interns feedback on how our work is paying off. I like this job because I get to check out what is happening with the site and see what kind of stuff is being donated. I also am working with Kelsey to write a grant and raise some funds. I am super excited about this whole project because it is such a great opportunity and it is something I'm passionate about!

Milly Syck, Social Media Intern

2011-04-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, my name is Milly Syck and I am the Social Media intern within this program. My job is to run the facebook page and by the beginning of June, my goal is to get at least 500 likes on facebook. I am currently still making changes to the page and you will be seeing posts about the internship and the organization as a whole for the next 8 weeks. I'm so glad to be working this organization so you guys should come learn more on our website, facebook or twitter!! Thanks guys.

Jennifer Mick, Development Intern

2011-04-14T20:12:00.000-07:00

Hey, my name is Jennifer Mick and I am the Development intern at DonorsResource.org. My job is to set up events and plan out the budgets for our group. I'm working on setting up a table for information about us at two different events. Information about these events will be released later this month. If you guys are interested in coming to meet us and check out what we are up to then watch for information on the Blog, Facebook, and Twitter! This is such a great opportunity and I'm so glad to be working with this amazing nonprofit organization!

2011-04-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

The Groovy DonorsResource Interns

News Article

2011-04-11T20:30:00.000-07:00

Check out the Lake Oswego review link that talks about us helping change the web face of DonorsResource.org!! http://bit.ly/hYbfec

We are the Riverdale Interns

2011-04-11T11:55:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, my name is Lucy Parkin and I am an intern for the non profit organization (NPO), Donors Resource. There are 9 interns through Riverdale High school who have each taken upon a roll to help the NPO. I am in charge of the Social Media through Twitter and our blog. Over the next three months we will be blogging our experiences helping change the web face of Donors Resource.org. To find more about the organization check out www.Donorsresource.org. Meet a need, Donate Stuff.