Free Items & Resources

Free Resources online

• Rev. Denise Honeycutt's address at CONNECT 2007 (pdf)
• Photos
  • Click on the image to download and save a photo suitable for use in creating posters, flyers, etc.

                       

The Call of a Distant Land - Photo and poem from Haiti

Bulletin Insert

click the logo to download a .jpg file

• UMVIM Bulletin Inserts  
  • Standard insert - good for UMVIM awareness Sunday, or other VIM oriented services
  • Disaster Insert - good for promotion of VIM Disaster opportunities.
• Commisioning Services for Teams
  • Act of Dedication; Covenant of the Salt; the Peace Candle
• UMVIM brochures (in .pdf - WARNING, these are large files and require a high speed connection!):
  • Experience
  • Teams
  • Individual Volunteers
  • Disaster Relief
  • Medical Fellowship
  • Young Adults
• Newsletters:
  • The UMVIM UPDATE
  • The Knock
    A quarterly listing of opportunities for healthcare and medical personnel. Email the editor by clicking here.
• Material Resources for Volunteer Teams and Individual Volunteers
  • Medical Supply Sources - a number of resources for medical teams are available.  Click here!
  • The Missionary Supply Network http://www.missionarysupply.org/ assists in quantity buying of supplies and services by combining the needs of large numbers of missionaries. The scope includes construction, household, medical and school supplies, including logistics of packaging and shipping of the materials.
• Resources for promoting effectively:

  • Marketing
    What in the world is marketing and why is it useful for VIM groups? Below are some very helpful Web sites for basic information and tips on marketing, advertising and public relations that can help you promote your mission.. 

    • www.rcmaweb.org

    • www.marketingpower.com (American Marketing Association)

    • www.mapfornonprofits.org

    • http://marketing.about.com/mbody.htm (Basic principles of marketing)

    • http://nonprofit.about.com/mbody.htm (Basic information about non-profits)

    • www.ideasiteforbusiness.com (Great ideas on everything from marketing to networking)

    • www.zoomerang.com (Develop your own FREE online questionnaires)

    • www.museummarketingtips.com (Articles and tips on promoting your non-profit)

    • www.networkforgood.org (Online resources and tips)

    • www.idealist.org (Online database of non-profits and volunteer opportunities, list your organization for FREE)

    • www.asaenet.org (Lists associations/interest groups for everything under the sun)

    • www.gb3group.com - (non-profit marketing services for free)

    • www.specialeventsite.com

    • www.eventplanning.com

    • www.alltimefavorites.com (special event ideas)

• Leadership
  Below are some very helpful Web sites or basic information and tips on effective and efficient leadership. 

  • www.injoy.com

• Fundraising
  Do you have great ideas but don’t have the funds to make it happen? Below are some incredibly helpful Web sites to help you gain the financial assistance you need to meet your mission goals
  • www.e-volunteerism.com - (provides information about managing volunteer programs, including feature articles, descriptions of other Internet resources, editorials, panel discussions, and training curricula)

  • www.foundationcenter.org - (guide to non-profit finances and resources)

  • www.techsoup.org - (the tech place for non-profits)

  • www.unitedway.org - (non-profit helping non-profits and local communities)

  • www.hjcnewmedia.com - log on to request the non Profit Times e newsletter with tons of great tips on organized fundraising

  • The Neterka Scholarship helps fund mission trips for youth and young adults who are ethnic minorities in small membership United Methodist churches.  Click here for more information.

• In Kind Gifts

  • www.giftsinkind.org 

For questions contact us at sejinfo@umvim.org.