COVID-19
Resources and Information
WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT DURING COVID-19
Gundersen Health System
Gundersen Health System Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
Mississippi Valley Conservancy
https://mississippivalleyconservancy.org/education-outreach/things-you-can-do-today
HOW TO KEEP VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED WITH THEIR FACILITIES
Pet therapy: Virtual visits with the iPad or if someone lives in a care community going around the building on the first floor to all of the different windows. I have also had some people play fetch or teach their dogs tricks in front of the windows for residents to watch
Live stream a volunteer music performance (piano, clarinet, harp etc) through zoom and hook up to a television
Have them and/or their kids write letters to the residents, part of a “pen-pal” program
Do an at home-baking demonstration (maybe the facility could even supply a store-bought or kitchen-made version of what they made)
Doing phone call check-in’s to see how things are going.
Reading to a resident via Facetime/Skype
Coloring time: Resident and Volunteer color over Facetime/Skype and chit chat during the session
Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration Information
Volunteer Engagement COVID-19 Response Guide. This guide is free for MAVA members and costs $20 for others.
https://www.mavanetwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=586&club_id=286912&item_id=9842
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
COVID-19: 5 Things to Know and Do – basic safety information
Risk Alternatives
COVID-19 guidance from a risk management practice serving nonprofits, including a downloadable
COVID-19 Checklist focused on operational practices and updated links on a wide variety of topics
https://riskalts.com/covid-19-pandemic-information-for-nonprofits/
https://riskalts.com/coronavirus-nonprofit-risk-page/