Identify a one-day volunteer project that will benefit your organization.  Do It Day projects can range from requesting volunteer brand strategists to help you develop a marketing plan to asking a group of volunteers to help paint your offices.  You can visit www.doitday.co.za  and browse through the 2005 Do It Day projects to get some ideas.

• Write a Do It Day project description.  This needs to include the activities and objectives, where the project will take place, why you have a need for this project and how it will benefit your organization or the community where you work.
• Describe the beneficiaries of your organization’s work.  Who are they?  How are they involved in the project?  How will they benefit from the project?
• Describe how this project fits in with the other work of your organization.
• Identify the key challenges of undertaking this Do It Day project.
• Define your volunteer requirements.  How many volunteers do you need?  What kinds of skills or expertise do you require?
• Provide an estimate of the hours you require the volunteers for. (Remember they need to be able to finish this project in one day.)
• If there are costs involved in the project then provide a line-by-line budget.