Gearing Up for Volunteer Appreciation Month

Jeanette Gisbert, Excutive Director of Volunteer New York!, will share, from her experience, what motivates volunteers to become involved and take action.

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About Volunteer New York!
The core mission of Volunteer New York! is to inspire, mobilize, and equip individuals and groups to take positive action to address pressing challenges, support non-profits and improve the quality of life in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam. For over 70 years the organization has encouraged adults to serve, youth to build character, families to bond, young professionals to lead, mature adults to share their wisdom and businesses to engage through volunteerism.
Last year Volunteer New York! helped to inspire over 35,000 volunteers to take action and to coordinate over 399,000 hours of service that supported more than 500 nonprofits and local organizations, providing a value of $12.7 million back to our community.
 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEANETTE GISBERT
Jeanette joined Volunteer New York! in 2010 and became Executive Director in July 2020 after serving as an Executive Fellow for Capacity Building and Networks with Points of Light. In her previous role as Deputy Executive Director, Jeanette focused on mission delivery, overseeing programmatic strategy and cohesion and supporting revenue generating specifically related to corporate outreach. Previously, Jeanette was New York Cares' first Director of Volunteer Relations, responsible for the recruitment and management of thousands of volunteers and hundreds of volunteer leaders. Jeanette started her career as an Americorps VISTA member. She holds a BS in Management from Boston College and her Masters in Public Administration from CUNY Baruch. She is a Westchester native and lives in Cortlandt Manor with her husband and son.