About this event
This event is provided by Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association (NOVAA)
Developing Meaningful Roles for Volunteers
Morning Session – 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Developing roles for volunteers is an aspect of volunteer management that
gets little attention compared to the more popular topics of recruitment and retention.
Yet without well-designed, meaningful and motivating volunteer roles, it is
often much harder to retain volunteers. This workshop will provide a method –
and outline the key issues to consider – for developing such volunteer roles.
The Philosophy of Volunteering
Afternoon Session – 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
There is nothing as practical as a good theory. In this workshop you’ll
have the chance to explore what you believe about volunteering – what it is,
what it isn’t, why you think that – and consider what this might mean for
your work as a volunteer manager. The workshop will be highly interactive and
is always a bit provocative and a lot of fun.
About the Speaker:
Rob Jackson has worked in the volunteering movement since July 1994. He has
led and managed volunteers and volunteer programs in education, advice,
fundraising and children’s services settings at local, regional and
national levels.
In April 2005, Jackson joined Volunteering England. During most of his six
years there, Jackson served as Director of Development and Innovation and
successfully generated over £1million of income, led a merger with Student
Volunteering England and oversaw the delivery of a number of strategic
development projects in the volunteering field. Jackson also provided the
secretariat to the ground breaking Volunteer Rights Inquiry.
Jackson has strong links with the fundraising world, including a period
working as Head of Fundraising Strategy for the Royal National Institute of
the Blind (RNIB) and chairing the Institute of Fundraising working party that
developed the UK’s first code of good practice on volunteer fundraising.
Jackson now runs his own business: Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd
(http://www.robjacksonconsulting.com/), providing consultancy and training
services on a range of topics, with volunteerism remaining at the core of his
work. Jackson also writes, speaks and trains management internationally. He
is an active volunteer, serving as chair of governors at his sons’ school;
as founder and moderator of UKVPMs.