Community Action Partners - Brainstorm Volunteer Application

CAP Brainstorms

Brainstorms allow CAP to serve a wide variety of nonprofit clients, especially those who are small or whose issues don’t fit with the CAP Consulting multi-month pro-bono consulting engagements.

Brainstorms allow alumni to put their skills to use in service of local nonprofits with a limited time commitment. Examples of recent brainstorming session topics include: succession planning; board governance; impact measurement and reporting; ways to increase an organization’s visibility and reach; and staffing structures for continued growth.

**Unless otherwise specified, Brainstorm sessions will be held virtually via Zoom.

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Brainstorm Descriptions

Boston Cares

Boston Cares partners with nonprofits and schools to expand their impact by mobilizing diverse people to collaboratively address our community’s critical needs. Boston Cares provides the volunteer infrastructure for Greater Boston’s nonprofit sector, helping to build capacity for organizations and connecting volunteers where they are needed. Key programs include the
Boston Cares Calendar, which offers over 350 volunteer opportunities each month; and Hands At Work, a fee-for-service program offering customized corporate volunteer opportunities in alignment with community-identified needs. Since 1991, Boston Cares volunteers have provided 1.5 million hours of service to the Greater Boston community.

Boston Cares partnered with CAP in 2022 to launch their current strategic plan, which was intentionally written without a defined timeframe due to the dynamic conditions experienced
during COVID. After 3 years, Boston Cares reviewed progress on the plan and determined that staying the course for the next year was appropriate given progress and evolving community partner needs. Now at year 4, Boston Cares is looking to assess what they need next, and when to take that step. Is the current plan still serving its purpose? Is a refresh needed? What factors should be prioritized as they consider investing the time in a new strategic planning process? Boston Cares is seeking a brainstorming session from CAP to help identify key factors that should be considered in this decision.

The Details: Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6-8 pm via ZOOM.

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Terms and Conditions

Community Action Partners (CAP) Volunteer Agreement

Though participation in CAP projects is a volunteer effort, the client organizations we serve and fellow volunteers count on the professionalism of each CAP volunteer. Please acknowledge the following:

I agree not to disclose any confidential client information obtained in connection with this project work, or use confidential client information for personal, family or professional gain during or after this project.
I agree that none of CAP, HBSAB or HBS, or their respective officers, directors, trustees, affiliates, other volunteers, employees, agents, successors or assigns shall have any liability of any kind or nature to me relating to, or arising out of, the CAP program or any services rendered in connection with the CAP Program, including any claims by a Client Party

CAP Photo Permission and Release

HBSAB Community Action Partners (CAP) occasionally uses photographs of volunteers and events in its publications and on its website. Please check below to grant CAP permission to use your photo and/or video image. I hereby give my permission to Community Action Partners (CAP) to use photographic or video images taken of me and release them for the purposes of promoting and publicizing CAP and its program. I expressly release CAP from any claim for financial compensation now and in the future arising out of the use of the photographic images.

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