Volunteer Management 101: Building a Solid Foundation

About this event

June Bass, CVA
Nancy Gaston, CVA
Jim Laden, M Ed

Do you hope to maintain a thriving volunteer pool that gets work done, builds community support, and enhances the services of your organization?

Join us for a full-day workshop that will provide the building blocks for an effective and sustainable volunteer program. Understand the cycle of volunteer management; develop a plan; and prepare for recruitment, screening, interviewing, orientation, training, supervision, and recognition.

We’ll explore how to:

• Recruit and keep the best volunteers
• Identify and build on your volunteers’ skills and desires
• Provide effective training and supervision
• Use volunteer feedback to improve your program
• Give meaningful feedback
• Recognize volunteers in ways meaningful to them and realistic for your organization

Satisfied volunteers are vital to achieving your mission. Volunteers can change lives through their work and can bring tremendous expertise to your organization through marketing, fundraising, membership development, community outreach, special events, and program support. Unfortunately, ineffective volunteer management can actually sap your organization’s valuable time and energy.

Learn the foundations of volunteer management including:

• Understanding volunteering
• Planning a volunteer program
• Recruiting and placing volunteers
• Orienting and training volunteers
• Supervising volunteers
• Recognizing volunteers

About the Presenters

Nancy Gaston, June Bass, and Jim Laden are advanced volunteer management practitioners with extensive experience providing training in volunteer management and program leadership.

Comments from Past Participants

“Fantastic, thoroughly knowledgeable, engaging, and energetic presentation.”

“I loved the facilitation, presentation details, and the continuous constructive feedback.”

Price includes continental breakfast and snacks. Please plan to eat lunch out or bring a sack lunch.