Celebration of Service Stories Template
Date		
Local CCCA Manager 		
Employee Name/Title		

1)  List On Demand Community Tool/Solution and/or skills  used in not-for-profit/school: 	
(Examples: Community Grants, Technology planning, Share project management skills.)  
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2)  Name of Organization/Mission/City/Town: 	
(Example:  The Minnesota DAV, headquartered in St. Paul, works throughout the year managing a thrift store, car donation program, thrift store solicitation program, and wholesale marketing program for thrift goods. It also offers services for 20,000 members, such as providing rides to Veteran's Administration (VA) Medical Centers.)
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3)  Describe Impact/Projected Impact of volunteerism and ODC tool or skill  in not-for-profit/school.  Impact should be quantified (if possible) in terms of process improvement/time savings/improved fund-raising/eligibility for other grants.  Also describe how the volunteerism made the organization more instrumented, intelligent and interconnected:	
(Example:  "When I arrived in August 2003, the Minnesota DAV was approximately $200,000 in debt," said Ascheman. "Our fundraising businesses are now posting a $200,000 profit annually.  IBM volunteers and and IBM technology have made the difference.")
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4)  Sample comments from not-for-profit/school admin/teacher on impact of ODC tool/volunteers:	
(Examples:  Former State Commander Dennis O'Gorman, now senior vice commander of the Minnesota DAV, credits Ascheman and his team with the organization's revitalization. "Dean believes in the DAV," he said. "He has taken the personal responsibility of the State Adjutant's position to a new level. A masterful communicator and organizer, he has had the strength and will to put the DAV at the very top of Veterans Service Organizations. “
"We're so grateful to have him and the support of IBM and its current employees. The veterans of this state have never been served so well.")
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5)  Sample comments from IBM employee volunteer* on tool usage/volunteer experience and subsequent IBM Community Grant, if applicable: 	
(Examples:  “Our technology outreach is really making a difference," said Ascheman. "We keep members informed of new legislation, give them team rooms for sharing information and distribute e-mail ballots."

“With our IBM Community Grant, along with ODC tools such as Technology planning for the not-for-profit, our team was able to assist the DAV executive and webmaster in implementing an updated and functional network, a Web site and computer hardware with mobile capabilities.") 
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6)  How did your employee volunteer* find out about this community opportunity?  	
(Examples:  internal publicity, fellow IBM employee, community group)
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*  We are actively seeking stories that highlight the impact of On Demand Community programs in a tangible, measurable way—such as money or time saved, increased number of participants or reach of organization, eligibility for grants from other organizations, rise in test scores, etc..	
	
* Stories that involve team efforts are also a plus.  	
	
NOTE:  We need two photos for each story a “portrait” of the employee volunteer (not blue pages photo, if we can help it) and an “action” shot from the volunteer opportunity showing interaction with agency.