About SVBA

Single Volunteers of Baltimore & Annapolis (SVBA) is an organization comprised of approximately 1,000 single adults who desire to volunteer their time to meet community needs while having an opportunity to meet other singles of like mind. SVBA is modeled after other highly successful Single Volunteer organizations around the country, including Single Volunteers of DC (SVDC) which has over 8,500 members.

Here are the roles, rules and responsibilities of SVBA members:

Single Volunteer member

Members should be 18 years or older
Should not be in a committed relationship
Willing to volunteer to assist at SVBA's events
Sign up for events of interest by email as early as possible
Arrive at the event on time and be available to work for the entire scheduled period
If you need to cancel, notify the team leader as soon as possible. By signing up for an SVBA event, you are making a commitment to both SVBA and the sponsoring organization. Please don't let either of us down
At all times, behave professionally and be courteous to other SVBAers, event sponsors and event participants
After an event, provide feedback to SVBA
Patterns of late cancellations and/or "no shows" will not be tolerated

Team Leader

Serve as the SVBA representative for one single event on one day
Have your email address listed on the SVBA web page as the point of contact for the event
Answer questions and provide directions to the SVBA volunteers
Close the event for sign ups when you have enough volunteers
Coordinate the final event details with the sponsoring organization
Arrive at the event early and stay for the entire duration of the event
Greet and introduce SVBA volunteers to each other as they arrive
Optionally use name tags for the volunteers (names can be hard to remember)
Try to keep volunteers working as groups to give them an opportunity to socialize
Plan an optional social activity (dinner, lunch,...) following the event
After the event, complete a team leader report

Event Coordinator

Willing to make new contacts with organizations on behalf of SVBA to set up new events
Willing to maintain contact with an organization with whom SVBA frequently volunteers
Coordinate new event opportunities with the SVBA core members

Core Member

Willing to help set SVBA policy and future direction
Available to attend most of the monthly SVBA business meetings
Subscribe to the SVBA core group mailing list