Business & Group Volunteering with US!
Business & Group Volunteering
Business Partner Harvests are tailored for for-profit business groups that want to provide a valuable volunteer service to the community, engage in a meaningful group activity, and support the unique work of the Portland Fruit Tree Project. We ask for a donation of between $500 and $2k, or an in-kind trade (think a construction company lending heavy equipment, or a signage company donating orchard signage!), for organizing a specific outing for your business.
***If you are a nonprofit/school/etc. interested in volunteering as a group, you’re still very welcome!
Here’s how it works:
Send us the parameters for your event - how many people are we thinking, is there a date you have in mind, and do you have any specific goals? We work with you to find a time and location that works well for your group. Daytime and weekday events are preferred, but we will do our best to accommodate your group. Events are typically two hours, since more than that people tire out!
PFTP Staff will lead the group and coordinates all of the site logistics and equipment - all you do is show up and have fun!
Event types include: community orchard work parties, harvests (hardest to coordinate for a lot of reasons), canning/preserving (smaller groups)
Partner groups are asked to provide a financial contribution to help cover the cost of the event, and to support Portland Fruit Tree Project. We ask for this donation on a sliding scale basis to accommodate for organizations of varying budgets, within the following guidelines (nonprofits/schools/etc. no contribution is required, but feel free if you have the budget!):
1-15 attendees: $500-$750
16-30 attendees: $750-$1000
31+ attendees: $1000-$2000