Non-Profit Organizations
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Become a Partner
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Columbia Community Outreach Partner! Every spring, CCO organizes acampus-wide day of volunteering in the greater Manhattan area. Typically, CCO has over 1,000 volunteers- students, faculty, alumni, and community members- who work on more than forty projects. If your organization has volunteer needs that fall within our basic project guidelines, please consider collaborating with CCO on Saturday, March 29, 2009. By partnering with CCO, you will provide members of the Columbia University community with meaningful service opportunities, which will strengthen their commitment to revitalize the city of which they are a part, all while fostering volunteerism and possible continued involvement in your organization.


Project Guidelines
We form partnerships with organizations whose needs for volunteers fall within our basic project guidelines. We kindly request that all projects be:

» Group or team-based projects: suitable for groups of more than 5 people
» Hands-on: direct service or civic renewal; not mailing, fundraising, or secretarial work
» Scheduled on a Saturday, March 28, 2010, between the hours of 11am and 4pm
» Supervised by the organization


Frequently Asked Questions
(1) How big are the projects that CCO has?
We have projects that take as few as 5 people to huge park projects that could take up to 75 people.

(2) What time will the volunteers arrive/leave?
We have a short morning program on Columbia’s campus, so volunteers should arrive by 11:30am at the latest, and they are expected to return to campus by 5pm.

(3) Who provides transportation and lunch?
We will provide a Metro card and a bag lunch for each volunteer.

(4) Can you provide supplies for a project?
We may be able to reimburse your organization for supplies purchased for your project, but more information about that will not be available until later in the spring.

(5) How do you feel about working with our residents?
We would love to as long as we can ensure that it is a mutually safe situation.


Register as a Partner Organization
We are always looking for innovative and constructive projects, and we work with our Partners to develop a wide range of volunteer opportunities. Some are focused on renewal and beautification (painting, gardening, building); others are people-oriented (serving meals at soup kitchens, visiting with seniors, arts and crafts projects with kids).

If your non-profit would like to become a CCO Partner, please fill in the required fields below: