1. WELCOME! Create the Good: An Overview for Long-Term Care Ombudsman For live audio, dial 1-877-331-5114. Your conference ID is 74653374. July 30, 2014 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST

2. TODAY’S PRESENTERS Lindsey Etringer Stefanie Cruz Wayne Griffin Advisor, Resource CenterAdvisor, Service Engagement Senior Associate From AARP’s Office of Volunteerism & Service: TODAY’S PRESENTERS

3. HISTORY

4. OUR STORY Create the Good launched in 2009 to encourage service in communities by providing an easy and free way to connect volunteers with local opportunities and organizations – like yours!

5. SITE OVERVIEW www.createthegood.org

6. OPPORTUNITY SEARCH Click Find Opportunities

7. REGISTRATION Then click here! Registration benefits volunteers AND organizations. Click on top righthand corner of homepage

8. AUTOMATIC EMAILS Twice a month, Create the Good members receive an email notification if there are new opportunities in their area so they can keep up on what’s new right from their inbox.

9. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Find toolkits and project guides to help start individual service projects

10. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Explore ideas, inspiration and resources on a variety of topics, and link to social media feeds and the AARP blog.

11. VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS Also on the Get Inspired page is a Volunteer Spotlight, highlighting inspirational volunteer stories.

12. HOW TO POST AN OPPORTUNITY Click Find Volunteers to start recruiting!

13. HOW TO POST AN OPPORTUNITY Upon registering and logging in, you can manage all opportunities – active, inactive, and pending – from the Find Volunteers tab.

14. POSTING TIPS Descriptive Title Specific Dates vs Ongoing Keywords: Title and description should include keywords Help users quickly identify opportunities to match their interests Examples: Long-term care, Advocate, Ombudsman, Seniors, Aging, Nursing Home Date parameters Localizing, when possible

15. MODEL POST Thorough, clear title & description Good keywords Page breaks Complete contact info

16. SOCIAL MEDIA #createthegood

17. Q&A Questions? Press 1 on telephone keypad to ask a question – or use the chat feature on your screen to type a question.

18. NEXT STEPS Visit the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center www.ltcombudsman.org A recording of today’s webinar will be posted for future reference.

19. THANK YOU! STAY CONNECTED! Web: www.createthegood.org Email: createthegood@aarp.org Phone: 1-866-740-7719 Facebook: facebook.com/createthegood Twitter: @createthegood