Volunteer Program Mapping Creating a vision and direction for your volunteer program

Agenda Welcome and introductions Icebreaker activity Evaluation – where are you? Vision – where do you want to be? Moving forward – how can you get there? Resources and information Open discussion

Welcome and introductions

Icebreaker activity

Evaluation – where are you?

Vision – where do you want to be?

Moving forward – how can you get there?

Resources and information

Open discussion

Draw your own map Using the paper and markers provided, draw your own map: What brought you to this workshop? How did you get here? What brought you to your current role with your organization?

Using the paper and

markers provided,

draw your own map:

What brought you to this workshop?

How did you get here?

What brought you to your

current role with your organization?

Where am I?

Creating a volunteer program map Step 1 – Evaluation – assessing where you are Step 2 – Visioning – where do you want to go? Step 3 – Map route – how will you get there?

Step 1 – Evaluation – assessing where you are

Step 2 – Visioning – where do you want to go?

Step 3 – Map route – how will you get there?

Volunteer Program Evaluation Why do you involve volunteers? Time invested = volunteer contribution – is it equal? Do volunteers know how they are furthering the mission of the organization?

Why do you involve volunteers?

Time invested = volunteer contribution – is it equal?

Do volunteers know how they are furthering the mission of the organization?

Some things to consider Two volunteer roles that are “the greatest” – why is that? Two volunteer roles that are “not the greatest” – why is that?

Two volunteer roles that are “the greatest” – why is that?

Two volunteer roles that are

“not the greatest” –

why is that?

Volunteer Program Evaluation Supporting Mission Successes – Current & Future Time-Wasters Gaps Organizational needs

Supporting Mission

Successes – Current & Future

Time-Wasters

Gaps

Organizational needs

Canadian Code – Audit tool Values Guiding principles Organizational standards

Values

Guiding principles

Organizational standards

Creating a Vision A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world. Vision is insight. Vision is message. Vision is direction.

A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.

Vision is insight.

Vision is message.

Vision is direction.

Good to Great – Jim Collins Big does not equal great, and great does not equal big Many volunteers does not = engaged volunteers or effective volunteering

Big does not equal great, and great does not equal big

Many volunteers does not = engaged volunteers or effective volunteering

Where are you going? Picture your “ideal” volunteer program – what does this look like? How will you measure/ define success? Describe what you see –create a list of words to begin to assemble your vision

Picture your “ideal” volunteer program – what does this look like?

How will you measure/ define success?

Describe what you see –create a list of words to begin to assemble your vision

Vision statement Consider: Tools & Resources Support – organizational, staff, volunteers Say good-bye

Consider:

Tools & Resources

Support – organizational, staff, volunteers

Say good-bye

Developing your route How are you going to move towards your vision? Evaluation summary from your hand-out Draft vision Tools & Resources Support – organizational, staff, volunteers Say good-bye

How are you going to move towards your vision?

Evaluation summary from your hand-out

Draft vision

Tools & Resources

Support – organizational, staff, volunteers

Say good-bye

Developing your route cont’d Action Plan: Short-term goals – tomorrow, next week Long-term goals – next month, next year

Action Plan:

Short-term goals – tomorrow, next week

Long-term goals – next month, next year

Resources Volunteer Canada – www.volunteer.ca Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement Audit A Matter of Design Linda Graff www.lindagraff.ca Susan Ellis www.engergizeinc.com

Volunteer Canada – www.volunteer.ca

Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement

Audit

A Matter of Design

Linda Graff

www.lindagraff.ca

Susan Ellis

www.engergizeinc.com

Resources cont’d Good To Great – Jim Collins Volunteer Vancouver www.volunteervancouver.ca

Good To Great – Jim Collins

Volunteer Vancouver

www.volunteervancouver.ca

Next steps and wrap-up Questions or comments Homework – Action Plan Evaluations

Questions or comments

Homework – Action Plan

Evaluations

Thank you! Stephanie Smith [email_address]

Stephanie Smith

[email_address]