• Reston Useful Services Exchange

    Reston Useful Services Exchange

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    Non-Profit Organizations/Associations

    About Us

    Reston USE (Useful Services Exchange) is a community-based organization where members exchange
    hours of service for time credits they can then use with another member — essentially a time bank.

    Established in 1975, USE enables neighbors to help one another by performing small services
    without an exchange of currency. Members live in Reston, Herndon, and nearby areas.

    USE maintains a database of members and their service offers. Members can post their
    requests there or on their private Facebook page or contact members directly.

    The beauty of USE is that services can occur at a time and place agreed upon by both parties.
    Membership fees are $15 annually per individual or $25 per household.

    Jobs

    Assist with Community Outreach
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Monitor community events where USE could participate and be visible, i.e., Reston Saturday Farmers/Craft Market, other appropriate community venues. Help ensure information gets to members and encourage them to participate. Attend and help supervise at actual event. 
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578
    Board Community Outreach Chair
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Role:  Suggests ways to raise awareness of USE within the community. Drafts or collects articles to be submitted to local media regarding USE and ensures the USE website is up to date with fresh material about USE. Keeps USE external Facebook page up to date. Engages with other appropriate local and social media. Identifies and makes recommendations for community events to be added to the USE ...read more
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578
    Board President
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Role: Oversees, coordinates, and manages Useful Services Exchange. Sets overall tone and agenda of the organization. Supervises website, membership records, index of services, records of hours, publicity and outreach. Presides over monthly USE board meetings, oversees quarterly newsletters and other publications.  Along with the other members of the USE Board of Directors sees that board positions ...read more
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578
    Board Secretary
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Role:  Sends out advance agenda of monthly board meetings after consultation with the president. Takes minutes at board meetings and distributes them to board members. Keeps files of minutes and other old and current USE documents including publicity about the organization. Keeps written job descriptions of board members.
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578
    IT Specialist (Non-Board Volunteer)
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Role:  Provide support to USE in technology services. Gather information from board members about USE activities and keep USE website and the hOurworld application current. This includes domain registration and administration; web application selection, installation, development and maintenance; web content moderation; administration of organization’s e-mail accounts; and familiarity with and/or ...read more
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578
    Membership Support Assistant (Non-Board Volunteer)
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Support the Board’s Membership Chair.  Would assist in maintaining and updating USE’s index of members and available services, oversee the welcoming of new members, and maintain membership records.  Attend monthly Board meetings would be on an as-needed basis. 
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578
    New Member Outreach
    Category: Volunteers Needed
    Help and assist the Membership Chairperson with welcoming new members, making sure they have the information they need to get started with providing and receiving service. Work on a welcome packet of information for new and current members to keep for reference. 
    Contact: Kathy Bush
    Phone:(703) 873-7578

    Rep/Contact Info

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    Ms. Kathy Bush
    Acting President
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    Gar Young
    Community Engagement Manager