{"id":341,"date":"2021-09-24T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/resources\/setting-up-project\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:33:30","slug":"setting-up-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/resources\/setting-up-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a Service Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Volunteer &#038; Service Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/student-involvement\/service-and-community-engagement\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Office of Service and Community Engagement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/bits\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Bulldogs Involved Through Service<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/student-life\/volunteer\/nonprofit-agency-directory\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Nonprofit Agency Directory<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/student-life\/volunteer\/for-community-partners\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">For Community Partners<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/butler-food-pantry\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Butler Food Pantry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-setting-up-a-service-project\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting up a Service Project<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you and your student group are looking to set up a service project, here are some helpful tips to get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-set-up-tips\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set-Up Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consider what issue you want to learn more about, what population you want to engage, what your skillset is to contribute, and how many people you have in mind for the project. Depending on those factors, some agencies might not be a good fit for you or be able to accommodate your group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilize our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/nonprofit-agency-directory\/\">categorical listing<\/a>&#8211;you can find a starting point for agencies in your desired area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find out who the volunteer coordinator is, either through the agency&#8217;s website or by calling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tell the volunteer coordinator the size of your group and that you&#8217;re interested in setting up a project with them. Make sure to ask them what, if anything, they need done. It is important to not tell them what YOU want to do because this may not be the agency&#8217;s greatest need. It is very important to respect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/resources\/thoughtful-service-elements\/\">community voice<\/a> from the critical elements of service (please read up on these to make your project a success!).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure you confirm the location, time and date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask if you need to bring any tools with you or wear certain clothes (i.e. close-toed shoes or long pants, clothes that can get dirty, etc).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make contact with the coordinator a few days prior to the set date to make sure everything is a go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DO YOUR PROJECT!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/resources\/reflection\/\">reflection<\/a> upon your return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-other-tips\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Confirm your volunteers a few days ahead so you are aware of cancellations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have the group meet a little early if you need to take attendance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While at the site, ask questions of the staff about their experiences to learn more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask for a tour if you think it&#8217;s appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&#8217;re going to take pictures on-site make sure to ask first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":160,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Setting up a Service Project | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/resources\/setting-up-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Setting up a Service Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/resources\/setting-up-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Student Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/butleruniversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-30T13:33:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/22\/2022\/02\/08104529\/butler-social.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@butleru\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/volunteer\\\/resources\\\/setting-up-project\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/volunteer\\\/resources\\\/setting-up-project\\\/\",\"name\":\"Setting up a Service Project | Butler University\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-24T18:08:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-30T13:33:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/volunteer\\\/resources\\\/setting-up-project\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/volunteer\\\/resources\\\/setting-up-project\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/volunteer\\\/resources\\\/setting-up-project\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.butler.edu\\\/student-life\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Volunteer &#038; 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