Volunteer Resources

D4C has many resources available to help you complete projects that will make an impact in your neighborhood or make your event(s) a success. Read on to learn more about what we have;

Items available for use in our office

D4C has an array of services and supplies to help your group or neighborhood complete projects. Examples of space/equipment available for use in our office include:

Desk/Table space
Desktop Computer
Color Printer/Copier*
Color Scanner*
Paper (white and varying colors)*
Poster Markers
Standard staplers
Booklet Stapler
Booklet binding machine
Tabletop Paper Cutter
Laminator (pouches)*
Lumix 12mp pro grade Digital Camera

*Works with 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14, and 11 x 17 paper sizes only

If you’re working on a project and need to make use of our office and something(s) from this list, please call us so we can find the best way(s) to help and schedule dates/times for you to come in to the office. Please also take time to review the “Resource Rules” section below for more information.

Items available for checkout

Publications
Miscellaneous Books and Manuals
Miscellaneous City and Neighborhood brochures, flyers, postcards
Miscellaneous large format signs, maps, and posters
—>Call us to check availability of item[s] you want<—

Event set up, Display, and Publicity aids
4 folding plastic tables, white (6ft L x 2.5ft W x 2.5ft H)
3 EZ-up / pop-up tents (10ft L x 10ft W x 8ft H)
Miscellaneous Neighborhood signs and banners
1 White plastic A-frame sign (holds a 24in x 36in sign on each side)
6 Easels (adjustable size)
1 Camera Tripod
10 wire yard sign stakes
2 2ft x 3 ft vinyl banners (“Volunteer Fair and Clothing Swap”)
2 5ft x 2ft chart pads, white paper (GIANT post it notes!)
3 2ft x 3ft bulletin boards (linked, for table/booth presentations)
1 table cloth, tan, 6ft x 8ft (wrinkled but no stains)
2 table cloths, white, 6ft x 6ft (coffee stain)

Audio/Visual media aids
1 Portable Projector Screen
2 Powered Speakers

2 Stage Monitors
Microphones
1 Mixer
1 Projector

Emergency Preparedness and Clean-up items
60 trash grabbers (several models, lengths vary)
2 poly tarps (assorted sizes)
Misc gloves, dust masks, and safety vests
Misc NET flyers, signs, and postcards
6 combo rescue tools
PHLUSH composing toilet kit (w/ compost materials)

Resource Rules:

• Home Game As you likely guessed, items listed under the “Available for use in our office” can’t leave the NWNW offices and are not for use outside of them.
• Workin’ 9-5 Our office is open business hours (from 9am to 5pm) Monday – Friday; please plan your work to happen within that time period or talk with us and we can try to arrange something else.
• Remember the neighbors Our staff will be hard at work too, so anything done in the NWNW offices must not present undue distraction or interruptions.
• With a little help from my friends NWNW is happy to help you access the office, lend tools/supplies we have on hand, use a tool/software you might not know how to operate, or provide other assistance to get you started. That being said, please remember that we’re not a full service copy/print shop or production studio and have other deadlines/commitments and a very tiny budget for supplies. We’re happy to get you started or help out here and there, and can also supply a small amount of consumable items, but you need to plan your project with the appropriate amount of help and funding for a majority of supplies needed factored into your goals/plan.
• Leave no trace Please plan to clean up after after yourselves when finished working on your project and leave the space and any equipment better than (or at the least the same as) you found it.
• Save the Date Please return borrowed items as soon as your project is complete so they are available for other people, groups, or neighborhoods. We’ll give you a “must return by” date on the Equipment Check Out Form too.
• Be kind, rewind If you use or borrow our stuff, we expect you to take care of it–Equipment must be used in a responsible manner and every precaution must be taken to prevent loss or damage. In the event that the equipment is lost, stolen, or damaged the borrower must immediately notify Neighbors West-Northwest. Users/borrowers of NWNW owned items may be held responsible for any repair or replacement costs if the loss or damage is found to be the result of intentional misuse or negligence.