Volunteer Management Webinars

Posted by on September 10, 2007

On Behalf of the Office of Leadership, Development and Training

FALL FOCUS WEBINARS ON TOPICS RELATED TO VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

Hands On Network is pleased to announce our annual Fall Focus, a series of FREE webinars on topics related to volunteer management for national service programs. The 90-minute sessions are at 2:00 (EDT) all through the month of September. You can attend as many sessions as you?d like, but space is limited, so sign up today at <a href="https://handsonnetwork.webex.com/">https://handsonnetwork.webex.com/</a>

September 14: Volunteer Motivation: The Key To Successful Recruitment, Retention and Recognition

Learning to determine motivational styles and create a more motivating climate will help attendees learn how to place volunteers in jobs they want to do and where they will be successful. Participants will learn the best way to supervise and support volunteers based on their particular motivational style. Understanding what people want and what people expect are keys to a successful volunteer program or experience.

September 20: Building Volunteer Leadership to Increase Capacity

What are the strategies used by successful volunteer leaders to lead other volunteer leaders? Explore six steps to volunteer leadership. These techniques can be used to better engage volunteer leaders and learn a framework for volunteer leader success. After participating, you will be able to engage and motivate volunteers, discuss what motivates people to volunteer, match talents to skills and develop a plan for increasing active volunteer leader participation.

September 24: Moving Volunteers from Service to Civic Engagement

How do you define civic involvement? In this session, participants will spend time crafting personal definitions of civic involvement and discussing the implications of defining civic involvement. You’ll be introduced to the concept of reflection and how intentionally combining reflection and meaningful service can deepen the civic commitment of your volunteers. We will also explore a variety of reflection ideas that you will be able to apply to your volunteer program.

Sign up today at <a href="https://handsonnetwork.webex.com/">https://handsonnetwork.webex.com/</a>

For further information, please e-mail: [email protected]