About this event
March 9, 2016 | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Networking & Continental Breakfast at 8:00, Presentation at 8:30
Asante Smullin Health Education Center | 2825 E. Barnett Rd. | Medford, OR 97504
Member Pass Eligible, $25 NAO Members, $50 Nonmembers
Presenter
Nancy Gaston, CVA, Principal, Gifts Differing
Sometimes volunteering is transformational, but it is always transactional—volunteers both provide and receive benefits. In this interactive session, we will explore the motivations for volunteering and discover ways to use our knowledge for effective recruitment, recognition and retention. We’ll also take a quick look at generational differences and the implications for effective volunteer involvement. As a starting point, participants will take a quick survey to examine their own motivations and consider how their style affects their work with volunteer staff.
About the Presenter
Nancy Gaston
Nancy A. Gaston has more than twenty years of experience in volunteer resources management. She has directed a volunteer-staffed crisis line, a volunteer chore service, and a volunteer center. She is now a trainer and consultant with her own business, Gifts Differing. Besides keynoting and presenting regularly on volunteer resources management, meeting management and leadership at regional, national and international conferences, Nancy is a retreat leader, trainer and consultant for many church groups on spiritual formation, spiritual gifts and personality, and lay ministry programs. She also works as a facilitator for nonprofit and governmental boards and advisory councils. Nancy’s has a degree in English with certification in secondary education from Eastern Michigan University and a degree in Theology from McGill University, Montreal. She is certified as a Human Behavior Consultant and trained as a consultant in lay ministry. Nancy is also a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA), a performance-based credential. She has edited numerous newsletters and magazines and has had articles printed in more than a dozen publications and has written chapters in three books. |
