TITLE : Volunteer Management 201: Essential ingredients and successful recipes for volunteer engagement
CITY : New York , NY
DATE : Tuesday, July 19, 2011
TIME : 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PRICE : $ 125.00
Volunteer Management 201: Essential ingredients and successful recipes for volunteer engagement
 

Today's volunteers tend to bring more skills to the nonprofits that they serve. However, they have less time to offer. This means that nonprofit staff must manage larger numbers of volunteers participating in short-time projects, and create effective engagement strategies to avoid unnecessary turnover. Managing volunteers under these circumstances can be more challenging than most nonprofit staff members expect, especially with limited time, resources or support from the organization. This seminar will explore how to identify and recruit the best quality volunteers, and keep them engaged.  It will also cover the following topics:

-Integrating volunteerism in your branding and marketing efforts
-Developing partnerships with the private sector to increase participation of skilled volunteers on a regular basis
-Using web and social media strategies for volunteer engagement
-Effectively matching volunteers' interest and skills to the needs of the organization
-"Firing" a volunteer: not a myth but a tool to engage the most valuable

Attendees will leave this session with advanced tools for managing their volunteers. This session is intended for Executive Directors, Senior Staff and Volunteer Program Managers.

Learn more about Volunteer Management for Nonprofits and other tracks offered by the Center for Nonprofit Success.
Speakers for this session:

Alexandra Collier
Director of Volunteer Services and Special Projects
JASA (Jewish Association for Services for the Aged)

Alexandra has been involved in volunteer and nonprofit management for 10 years. In her current position, she is responsible for JASA's multi-site volunteer program, which matches over 500 community volunteers with opportunities within the agency. Previously, as Coordinator of Interfaith and Community Service at the Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice, Manhattanville College, Alexandra was responsible for coordinating community service activities for students, developing service-learning projects, coordinating interfaith programming and devleoping international service opportunities. Alexandra currently serves as Board Member and Chair of the Professional Development Committee for the New York Association for Volunteer Administration and is also on the Advisory Board for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of NYC and is a member of the NGO Committee on Aging. She earned an MPA in Nonprofit Management and Policy from Baruch College School of Public Affairs, City University of New York, where she was a United Way Senior Fellow in Nonprofit Management. She has presented at conferences locally and nationally on civic engagement, healthy aging and volunteer management and writes a regular blog for New York Nonprofit Press on volunteer management.

Vicki Raines
Intern and Volunteer Manager
Free Arts NYC

Vicki has been involved in volunteer management for 7 years. In her current position, Vicki is responsible for all aspects of volunteer recruitment and engagement for the organization's programs, special events, and office projects. She coordinates all volunteer advertising, intake of new applicants, interviews and orientations for her organization's 1,400 volunteers. Previously, as Regional Get-Out-The-Vote Director at Obama for America, Vicki supervised field organizers responsible for building local teams of volunteers, culminating in contacting 160,000 voters over the last four days of the campaign. Before that, she worked as Regional Field Organizer at MoveOn.org where she was responsible for managing volunteer recruitment, training, and development of a grassroots network in 5 states: NY, NJ, PA, DE, and OR. Vicki earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College. She is a Member of the New York Association of Volunteer Administrators and serves on their Professional Development Committee.

Monthina Williams
Volunteer Manager
Habitat for Humanity - New York City

Monthina has been involved in volunteer management for 7 years. In her current position, she is responsible for recruiting volunteers in the NYC community to help build affordable homes. She also recruits and mentors young volunteers for Habitat-NYC’s AmeriCorps program and the Brush with Kindness community center painting program. Previously, as the Associate Director of Planning at The Caribbean Cultural Center, Monthina was responsible for recruiting and mentoring volunteers for office, cultural and advocacy events. Monthina earned her BA Honors Degree in History of Art from the University of London, and is a member of the New York Association for Volunteer Administration.

 

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