So many volunteer managers depend on groups of volunteers to meet the needs of their programs. Different types of groups can come with their own challenges.
We’ll discuss ideas for working with corporate groups, youth groups, and other groups. Effective practices for engagement, ideas for diversifying the work and commitment level of volunteer groups, the importance of creating opportunities with measurable impacts, and communicating those impacts will be discussed.
Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your ProgramVolunteerMatch
Your volunteer engagement program can be measured by more than just the hours a volunteer gives your organization. What other kinds of information should you keep track of, and how do you know if you're doing a good job with your volunteer engagement program? This webinar will help you think through both the quantitative and qualitative information you can use to evaluate your program.
What’s ethics got to do with this? Ethics and Decision Making in Volunteer En...VolunteerMatch
As leaders of volunteer engagement we’re often asked to make difficult decisions. How do we know if the decisions we’re making are the right ones? When you’re in this type of dilemma how do you intervene or lead? In this highly interactive workshop we’ll explore how ethics guide the work we do leading and engaging volunteers, and we’ll practice using ethical decision making. Attendees will leave with a worksheet to help introduce and use ethical decision making in their organization.
From the Inside Out: Creating a Culture of Volunteer EngagementVolunteerMatch
Are the things you value and believe about volunteers reflected in your organization’s culture? Too often volunteers are thought of as a “nice to have” rather than a critical component to success. If there’s a lack of understanding of the real value volunteers bring to your organization, or if you want to consciously develop a culture that welcomes volunteers this workshop will help you work within your organization to create real inclusion and understanding of the work volunteers do.
What do you do when it's time to ask a volunteer to leave your organization? This webinar will give you the tools to address challenges around difficult volunteers, including volunteers aging in place and entrenched volunteers. You'll also learn how to minimize these situations in the future. Suggestions for determining when a volunteer should be terminated, and making it easier on you, other volunteers, and staff will be presented. The role that risk management plays in these decisions will also be included.
In a Volunteer Recruitment Rut? Steps to Up Your Tech GameVolunteerMatch
With new, powerful technology popping up all over the web, managing online volunteer recruitment can be a time-consuming undertaking. But it doesn’t have to be. What if we told you there’s an easier way to maximize your volunteer opportunities’ reach and streamline your online recruitment efforts so you can focus on other parts of your program, like engaging volunteers?
In this best practices webinar, VolunteerMatch and the Association for Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) for shared insights into recruiting great volunteers online and tips for crafting an irresistible volunteer opportunity.
If you recognize the value in recruiting volunteers online or are having trouble finding the right fit lately, watch this video recording of our webinar: http://bit.ly/2q8JNwv.
Creating a Culture of Volunteer EngagementVolunteerMatch
It's important to create a culture of inclusion and engagement of volunteers within your organization. But, it can be hard to recognize what your current culture says to volunteers, or identify how to make changes to help volunteers feel more welcome. This webinar will help you identify how your organization's current culture is shaping or limiting what volunteers do, and provide steps you can take to start to create more understanding, respect, and appreciation for engaging volunteers.
Purpose Driven Corporate Social Responsibility is Not a Myth (+ Proof!)!VolunteerMatch
How do you balance purpose and corporate responsibility? And how do directives from leadership fit into your employee volunteer program goals? Last (but certainly not least), how do you create a program that’s inclusive of employee wants? If this feels like a lot to juggle, you’re not alone.
Cost:
Free
Designing meaningful, mission-driven virtual volunteer opportunities, and managing remote volunteers can be challenging. How do you create work than can be done independently, and still supervise, evaluate, or recognize the work of a volunteer you never meet face to face? The good news is that now, with an ever growing set of online tools, building an online community and connecting with someone across miles (or continents) is easier. In this webinar we will discuss best practices for creating those opportunities and developing meaningful relationships with remote volunteers, including building and empowering remote teams, managing projects by letting go but not checking out, and creating a two-way communication plan to share the work of remote volunteers with the organization and share what's happening at the organization with remote volunteers.
Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your ProgramVolunteerMatch
Your volunteer engagement program can be measured by more than just the hours a volunteer gives your organization. What other kinds of information should you keep track of, and how do you know if you're doing a good job with your volunteer engagement program? This webinar will help you think through both the quantitative and qualitative information you can use to evaluate your program.
What’s ethics got to do with this? Ethics and Decision Making in Volunteer En...VolunteerMatch
As leaders of volunteer engagement we’re often asked to make difficult decisions. How do we know if the decisions we’re making are the right ones? When you’re in this type of dilemma how do you intervene or lead? In this highly interactive workshop we’ll explore how ethics guide the work we do leading and engaging volunteers, and we’ll practice using ethical decision making. Attendees will leave with a worksheet to help introduce and use ethical decision making in their organization.
From the Inside Out: Creating a Culture of Volunteer EngagementVolunteerMatch
Are the things you value and believe about volunteers reflected in your organization’s culture? Too often volunteers are thought of as a “nice to have” rather than a critical component to success. If there’s a lack of understanding of the real value volunteers bring to your organization, or if you want to consciously develop a culture that welcomes volunteers this workshop will help you work within your organization to create real inclusion and understanding of the work volunteers do.
What do you do when it's time to ask a volunteer to leave your organization? This webinar will give you the tools to address challenges around difficult volunteers, including volunteers aging in place and entrenched volunteers. You'll also learn how to minimize these situations in the future. Suggestions for determining when a volunteer should be terminated, and making it easier on you, other volunteers, and staff will be presented. The role that risk management plays in these decisions will also be included.
In a Volunteer Recruitment Rut? Steps to Up Your Tech GameVolunteerMatch
With new, powerful technology popping up all over the web, managing online volunteer recruitment can be a time-consuming undertaking. But it doesn’t have to be. What if we told you there’s an easier way to maximize your volunteer opportunities’ reach and streamline your online recruitment efforts so you can focus on other parts of your program, like engaging volunteers?
In this best practices webinar, VolunteerMatch and the Association for Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) for shared insights into recruiting great volunteers online and tips for crafting an irresistible volunteer opportunity.
If you recognize the value in recruiting volunteers online or are having trouble finding the right fit lately, watch this video recording of our webinar: http://bit.ly/2q8JNwv.
Creating a Culture of Volunteer EngagementVolunteerMatch
It's important to create a culture of inclusion and engagement of volunteers within your organization. But, it can be hard to recognize what your current culture says to volunteers, or identify how to make changes to help volunteers feel more welcome. This webinar will help you identify how your organization's current culture is shaping or limiting what volunteers do, and provide steps you can take to start to create more understanding, respect, and appreciation for engaging volunteers.
Purpose Driven Corporate Social Responsibility is Not a Myth (+ Proof!)!VolunteerMatch
How do you balance purpose and corporate responsibility? And how do directives from leadership fit into your employee volunteer program goals? Last (but certainly not least), how do you create a program that’s inclusive of employee wants? If this feels like a lot to juggle, you’re not alone.
Cost:
Free
Designing meaningful, mission-driven virtual volunteer opportunities, and managing remote volunteers can be challenging. How do you create work than can be done independently, and still supervise, evaluate, or recognize the work of a volunteer you never meet face to face? The good news is that now, with an ever growing set of online tools, building an online community and connecting with someone across miles (or continents) is easier. In this webinar we will discuss best practices for creating those opportunities and developing meaningful relationships with remote volunteers, including building and empowering remote teams, managing projects by letting go but not checking out, and creating a two-way communication plan to share the work of remote volunteers with the organization and share what's happening at the organization with remote volunteers.
Are you engaging volunteers with an eye to the future? Do you know what your volunteer program should look like in 3 or 5 years? Join us as we talk about the fundamentals for creating a strategic plan for volunteer engagement for your organizations. This webinar will include components that should be included as well as ideas for working with organization leaders to include strategic goals for volunteer engagement in your organization's overall strategic plan.
Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer HandbookVolunteerMatch
When was the last time you reviewed your Volunteer Handbook or Policies and Procedures Manual? It's probably been too long. Learn how to create a living document that can help both paid and volunteer staff be better informed and know what is expected of them. A good Volunteer Handbook can also help you better identify and deal with challenging volunteers. Whether you're just starting to create a Handbook or if you're looking for best practices on information to include, this webinar will evaluate the Handbook you have and help you create a stronger framework for your volunteer engagement program.
Where Do I Go From Here? Evolving your Volunteer Program for More InvolvementVolunteerMatch
How long do volunteers usually stay with your program? Do you struggle with keeping them interested, involved and engaged? This webinar will help you think about new strategies and help you evolve your program to include new roles and responsibilities for volunteers, pathways for more involvement and leadership positions in your program, how recognition plays a role in retention, and the importance of including continuing education and professional development to keep your volunteers engaged. Tools to help you evaluate your program implement new ideas will be provided.
Engaging Pro Bono and Skills-Based VolunteersVolunteerMatch
Integrating skills-based volunteers into your existing volunteer program is both exciting and scary. If you're thinking about adding skilled volunteers to your program, or if you've just started, this seminar can help you make the experience successful for both the volunteer and the organization. Navigating the introduction of the idea into your organization, developing the art of delegating work to volunteers, and setting achievable outcomes will be covered.
What You'll Learn:
How to design successful skills-based volunteer projects
Strategies for managing skills-based volunteers
Interviewing each prospective volunteer can seem overwhelming, but it's one of the best ways to ensure that the volunteers you recruit are the volunteers you need. This webinar introduces a variety of question types used in volunteer interviews and offers strategies for honing your interview skills. Materials will be provided to help you implement this process in your organization, as well as a training syllabus so you can learn how to recruit and train a volunteer staff to assist with prospective volunteer interviews.
Creating Virtual Opportunities & Engaging Remote Volunteers - Part 1VolunteerMatch
Beginning to incorporate virtual volunteer opportunities into your volunteer engagement program can be tricky. But, by thinking creatively, embracing technology, and creating screening, training and retention plans built specifically for remote volunteers, you can engage volunteers with the talents you need even if they're on the other side of the state, the country or the world! Join Jennifer Bennett and Deanna Cole as they discuss best practices for creating successful virtual opportunities, and building and managing relationships with remote volunteers. Part II will build on these concepts and discuss in more detail managing remote volunteers. Sample position descriptions and recruitment messages will be provided. While it is strongly encouraged and extremely beneficial to attend both Part I and Part II of this series, attending both is not required.
VolunteerMatch Best Practices for Recruiting OnlineVolunteerMatch
Learn how to make the most of your VolunteerMatch account by creating your volunteer opportunities using best practices. This webinar will cover the eight simple steps to making your opportunities stand out on VolunteerMatch.
Social Media & Creating Impactful Recruitment MessagesVolunteerMatch
Social media is a great way to recruit volunteers, but you want to make sure you're creating great opportunities, and telling the whole story of volunteer engagement in your organization.
Aligning your volunteer program with employee interestsVolunteerMatch
Studies show that employees seek out companies that embody socially responsible values and provide an outlet for volunteering. You’ve checked those boxes yet can’t seem to get your employees to participate in your volunteer program.
Where’s the disconnect here?
Creative and Innovative Recognition Strategies for Today's VolunteersVolunteerMatch
Are you doing the right things to recognize the work volunteers do for your organization? Are your recognition strategies and events stuck in the past? In this webinar we'll discuss what motivates today's volunteers and discuss strategies for matching recognition to motivation. We'll also share examples and ideas to incorporate creative and meaningful recognition into your volunteer engagement strategy
Balancing it all: The Shifting Role of Volunteer Engagement LeadersVolunteerMatch
Roles and organizational priorities are shifting. It's exciting, but it can also feel like there's too much to do and no one to help you! In this session we'll discuss strategies for evolving and managing your role, being 'all things to all people' and how delegating and developing processes can help.
You want to share the impact volunteers have in your organization and in the community, but often the information you track doesn’t help you tell that story. This webinar will help you move past number of volunteers and number of hours and start telling the real story. You'll learn about information gathering and the key components to good storytelling, how to evaluate your current measurements and how to build support for a more thorough measurement and evaluation program, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work. You'll also receive a worksheet to help you begin to tell the story of volunteer impact in your organization. (last slide of the deck)
Making Volunteer Engagement Everyone's JobVolunteerMatch
Too often the role of engaging volunteers falls exclusively to the volunteer program manager. It's not uncommon to hear the phrase "your volunteers" used within organizations. How do you make volunteer engagement everyone's job? This webinar will provide you with the tools to become an advocate for volunteer engagement. Learn how to create a step by step communication plan to reinforce the importance of volunteer engagement to key stakeholders within your organization.
Join this free webinar to learn more about social media, and how you can use social media tools to increase your volunteer engagement and expand your volunteer recruitment.
Volunteer engagement is changing. What do you need to know about social media as a volunteer program manager? How can you use social media to promote your volunteer opportunities and recruit volunteers? This webinar will offer an introduction to including social media in your volunteer recruitment and retention plans. You'll see examples of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as blogs that other nonprofits have successfully used to draw attention to their organizations and volunteer opportunities.
You'll also learn about the social media tools available as part of your VolunteerMatch account that can help you promote your volunteer opportunity on other social networking sites.
VolunteerMatch is here to help make it easy for you to recruit volunteers, manage existing volunteers, and promote your organization.
Nonprofit Insights: Building a Future-Friendly Nonprofit BoardVolunteerMatch
Your board plays a critical role in overseeing your organization's mission, finances and strategic direction. So it's equally critical that these board members are supportive of the changes in tools and practices necessary to help your organization stay relevant and viable in today's rapidly changing world.
For the March 2014 Nonprofit Insights webinar hosted by VolunteerMatch focused on how to cultivate, engage and retain great board members that are "future-friendly." Jenifer Holland, Director of Consulting at BoardSource, shared best practices and strategies for finding and engaging the best board members for your organization. We were also joined by Shayla Price, Executive Director for the National Search Dog Alliance, who shared her first-hand experience working with boards from the nonprofit side, as well as serving as a board member herself.
Wondering how to build a board that will support your organization as it moves forward into the future? This webinar will provide ideas and strategies so you'll never need to "fight" your board for change again.
Re-energizing your Volunteer Program by Designing Mission-Driven OpportuntiesVolunteerMatch
Too often organizations look at volunteer engagement as something that's nice to have, and never realize the true potential of volunteers. But, our organizations become more successful, responsive, and effective when we look at volunteers as a key component to our organization's success. In this session we'll discuss creating a connection between the work volunteers do and the mission of your organization. You'll learn how to design volunteer opportunities with real impact, and how to tell the story of that impact both within your organization and to your community. Attendees will leave with sample mission-driven position descriptions and a worksheet to help craft their organization's story of volunteer engagement.
You’ve just learned about technology options for your nonprofit, and you think, “Great, I’m so excited to get started! But wait—how can we start implementing within our current resources?” Engaging pro bono volunteers might be the right way to go!
Engaging pro bono volunteers for your technology needs will not only allow you to create new ways to deliver on your mission, but it will help broaden your volunteer options as well (in a way that many, many corporate volunteer programs are looking for!).
This session will take you through the entire process of finding just the right volunteer or group of volunteers, including:
How to create an effective job description and project timeline geared toward technology volunteers
Best practices in recruiting pro bono volunteers with specialized skill sets
How to market your new volunteer roles
How to scale your program to accommodate companies seeking pro bono opportunities for their employees
How to align your staff or volunteer structure to support pro bono volunteers
Stop Wasting Time! How to ‘Go Big’ with Your Employee Volunteer Program’s ImpactVolunteerMatch
We know the benefits employee volunteer programs have on business: increased employee engagement and satisfaction, better recruitment and retention, publicity, skill development, team-building, and more. But how do you maximize these benefits while also achieving the greatest community impact possible? VolunteerMatch delved into this topic in this webinar.
Volunteer recognition programs your employees will love - March 2015 Voluntee...VolunteerMatch
Employee volunteers who go above and beyond deserve recognition. Rewards and awards programs offer your employees incentive to get involved, fun competition with their coworkers, and a feeling of being appreciated.
But we think these volunteer champions deserve something more than a free t-shirt. In this month’s Best Practice Network (BPN) Webinar, we’ll hear from Nationwide and AT&T – two companies that get creative with their employee recognition programs. They’ll inspire you to start your own unique reward practices.
Oh, and we’ll be doing things a little differently this month. We’re excited to announce “Bite-Sized BPNs”: The same great information packed into half the time. Pairs well with coffee, lunch, or snack breaks.
Managing and recruiting seasonal volunteers is always a challenge, particularly when volunteer interest can be skewed towards certain times of the year. While holiday volunteers can be a great asset to your organization, how do you recruit volunteers for the rest of the year? We'll discuss some strategies for maintaining a consistent volunteer base, and conveying the importance of year-round volunteers to your seasonal volunteer team. Made possible through funding from the Walmart Foundation.
Are you engaging volunteers with an eye to the future? Do you know what your volunteer program should look like in 3 or 5 years? Join us as we talk about the fundamentals for creating a strategic plan for volunteer engagement for your organizations. This webinar will include components that should be included as well as ideas for working with organization leaders to include strategic goals for volunteer engagement in your organization's overall strategic plan.
Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer HandbookVolunteerMatch
When was the last time you reviewed your Volunteer Handbook or Policies and Procedures Manual? It's probably been too long. Learn how to create a living document that can help both paid and volunteer staff be better informed and know what is expected of them. A good Volunteer Handbook can also help you better identify and deal with challenging volunteers. Whether you're just starting to create a Handbook or if you're looking for best practices on information to include, this webinar will evaluate the Handbook you have and help you create a stronger framework for your volunteer engagement program.
Where Do I Go From Here? Evolving your Volunteer Program for More InvolvementVolunteerMatch
How long do volunteers usually stay with your program? Do you struggle with keeping them interested, involved and engaged? This webinar will help you think about new strategies and help you evolve your program to include new roles and responsibilities for volunteers, pathways for more involvement and leadership positions in your program, how recognition plays a role in retention, and the importance of including continuing education and professional development to keep your volunteers engaged. Tools to help you evaluate your program implement new ideas will be provided.
Engaging Pro Bono and Skills-Based VolunteersVolunteerMatch
Integrating skills-based volunteers into your existing volunteer program is both exciting and scary. If you're thinking about adding skilled volunteers to your program, or if you've just started, this seminar can help you make the experience successful for both the volunteer and the organization. Navigating the introduction of the idea into your organization, developing the art of delegating work to volunteers, and setting achievable outcomes will be covered.
What You'll Learn:
How to design successful skills-based volunteer projects
Strategies for managing skills-based volunteers
Interviewing each prospective volunteer can seem overwhelming, but it's one of the best ways to ensure that the volunteers you recruit are the volunteers you need. This webinar introduces a variety of question types used in volunteer interviews and offers strategies for honing your interview skills. Materials will be provided to help you implement this process in your organization, as well as a training syllabus so you can learn how to recruit and train a volunteer staff to assist with prospective volunteer interviews.
Creating Virtual Opportunities & Engaging Remote Volunteers - Part 1VolunteerMatch
Beginning to incorporate virtual volunteer opportunities into your volunteer engagement program can be tricky. But, by thinking creatively, embracing technology, and creating screening, training and retention plans built specifically for remote volunteers, you can engage volunteers with the talents you need even if they're on the other side of the state, the country or the world! Join Jennifer Bennett and Deanna Cole as they discuss best practices for creating successful virtual opportunities, and building and managing relationships with remote volunteers. Part II will build on these concepts and discuss in more detail managing remote volunteers. Sample position descriptions and recruitment messages will be provided. While it is strongly encouraged and extremely beneficial to attend both Part I and Part II of this series, attending both is not required.
VolunteerMatch Best Practices for Recruiting OnlineVolunteerMatch
Learn how to make the most of your VolunteerMatch account by creating your volunteer opportunities using best practices. This webinar will cover the eight simple steps to making your opportunities stand out on VolunteerMatch.
Social Media & Creating Impactful Recruitment MessagesVolunteerMatch
Social media is a great way to recruit volunteers, but you want to make sure you're creating great opportunities, and telling the whole story of volunteer engagement in your organization.
Aligning your volunteer program with employee interestsVolunteerMatch
Studies show that employees seek out companies that embody socially responsible values and provide an outlet for volunteering. You’ve checked those boxes yet can’t seem to get your employees to participate in your volunteer program.
Where’s the disconnect here?
Creative and Innovative Recognition Strategies for Today's VolunteersVolunteerMatch
Are you doing the right things to recognize the work volunteers do for your organization? Are your recognition strategies and events stuck in the past? In this webinar we'll discuss what motivates today's volunteers and discuss strategies for matching recognition to motivation. We'll also share examples and ideas to incorporate creative and meaningful recognition into your volunteer engagement strategy
Balancing it all: The Shifting Role of Volunteer Engagement LeadersVolunteerMatch
Roles and organizational priorities are shifting. It's exciting, but it can also feel like there's too much to do and no one to help you! In this session we'll discuss strategies for evolving and managing your role, being 'all things to all people' and how delegating and developing processes can help.
You want to share the impact volunteers have in your organization and in the community, but often the information you track doesn’t help you tell that story. This webinar will help you move past number of volunteers and number of hours and start telling the real story. You'll learn about information gathering and the key components to good storytelling, how to evaluate your current measurements and how to build support for a more thorough measurement and evaluation program, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work. You'll also receive a worksheet to help you begin to tell the story of volunteer impact in your organization. (last slide of the deck)
Making Volunteer Engagement Everyone's JobVolunteerMatch
Too often the role of engaging volunteers falls exclusively to the volunteer program manager. It's not uncommon to hear the phrase "your volunteers" used within organizations. How do you make volunteer engagement everyone's job? This webinar will provide you with the tools to become an advocate for volunteer engagement. Learn how to create a step by step communication plan to reinforce the importance of volunteer engagement to key stakeholders within your organization.
Join this free webinar to learn more about social media, and how you can use social media tools to increase your volunteer engagement and expand your volunteer recruitment.
Volunteer engagement is changing. What do you need to know about social media as a volunteer program manager? How can you use social media to promote your volunteer opportunities and recruit volunteers? This webinar will offer an introduction to including social media in your volunteer recruitment and retention plans. You'll see examples of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as blogs that other nonprofits have successfully used to draw attention to their organizations and volunteer opportunities.
You'll also learn about the social media tools available as part of your VolunteerMatch account that can help you promote your volunteer opportunity on other social networking sites.
VolunteerMatch is here to help make it easy for you to recruit volunteers, manage existing volunteers, and promote your organization.
Nonprofit Insights: Building a Future-Friendly Nonprofit BoardVolunteerMatch
Your board plays a critical role in overseeing your organization's mission, finances and strategic direction. So it's equally critical that these board members are supportive of the changes in tools and practices necessary to help your organization stay relevant and viable in today's rapidly changing world.
For the March 2014 Nonprofit Insights webinar hosted by VolunteerMatch focused on how to cultivate, engage and retain great board members that are "future-friendly." Jenifer Holland, Director of Consulting at BoardSource, shared best practices and strategies for finding and engaging the best board members for your organization. We were also joined by Shayla Price, Executive Director for the National Search Dog Alliance, who shared her first-hand experience working with boards from the nonprofit side, as well as serving as a board member herself.
Wondering how to build a board that will support your organization as it moves forward into the future? This webinar will provide ideas and strategies so you'll never need to "fight" your board for change again.
Re-energizing your Volunteer Program by Designing Mission-Driven OpportuntiesVolunteerMatch
Too often organizations look at volunteer engagement as something that's nice to have, and never realize the true potential of volunteers. But, our organizations become more successful, responsive, and effective when we look at volunteers as a key component to our organization's success. In this session we'll discuss creating a connection between the work volunteers do and the mission of your organization. You'll learn how to design volunteer opportunities with real impact, and how to tell the story of that impact both within your organization and to your community. Attendees will leave with sample mission-driven position descriptions and a worksheet to help craft their organization's story of volunteer engagement.
You’ve just learned about technology options for your nonprofit, and you think, “Great, I’m so excited to get started! But wait—how can we start implementing within our current resources?” Engaging pro bono volunteers might be the right way to go!
Engaging pro bono volunteers for your technology needs will not only allow you to create new ways to deliver on your mission, but it will help broaden your volunteer options as well (in a way that many, many corporate volunteer programs are looking for!).
This session will take you through the entire process of finding just the right volunteer or group of volunteers, including:
How to create an effective job description and project timeline geared toward technology volunteers
Best practices in recruiting pro bono volunteers with specialized skill sets
How to market your new volunteer roles
How to scale your program to accommodate companies seeking pro bono opportunities for their employees
How to align your staff or volunteer structure to support pro bono volunteers
Stop Wasting Time! How to ‘Go Big’ with Your Employee Volunteer Program’s ImpactVolunteerMatch
We know the benefits employee volunteer programs have on business: increased employee engagement and satisfaction, better recruitment and retention, publicity, skill development, team-building, and more. But how do you maximize these benefits while also achieving the greatest community impact possible? VolunteerMatch delved into this topic in this webinar.
Volunteer recognition programs your employees will love - March 2015 Voluntee...VolunteerMatch
Employee volunteers who go above and beyond deserve recognition. Rewards and awards programs offer your employees incentive to get involved, fun competition with their coworkers, and a feeling of being appreciated.
But we think these volunteer champions deserve something more than a free t-shirt. In this month’s Best Practice Network (BPN) Webinar, we’ll hear from Nationwide and AT&T – two companies that get creative with their employee recognition programs. They’ll inspire you to start your own unique reward practices.
Oh, and we’ll be doing things a little differently this month. We’re excited to announce “Bite-Sized BPNs”: The same great information packed into half the time. Pairs well with coffee, lunch, or snack breaks.
Managing and recruiting seasonal volunteers is always a challenge, particularly when volunteer interest can be skewed towards certain times of the year. While holiday volunteers can be a great asset to your organization, how do you recruit volunteers for the rest of the year? We'll discuss some strategies for maintaining a consistent volunteer base, and conveying the importance of year-round volunteers to your seasonal volunteer team. Made possible through funding from the Walmart Foundation.
Person-Centred Recruitment and Hiring: LiveWorkPlay's Journey (So Far!)LiveWorkPlay
This session explores the LiveWorkPlay journey in developing and using person-centred practices. Supported individuals must have a say not only as to what, where, why, how, and when they are supported but also WHO will be invited into their lives. This presents a myriad of human resources challenges and opportunities!
Recruitment and Engagement- Bringing in the Next Generation cmaalliance
Panel Discussion and Training given at the CMA Alliance 2018 Annual Meeting by Jacqueline Nguyen, Regina Stetkevich, Mindy Simon-Pamer and Debbi Ricks on recruiting and engaging new members and the importance of mentorship.
So many programs and organizations depend on volunteers that have been with them for years. What happens when those volunteers start to get older? If your volunteers are aging, this session can help. Learn strategies for identifying the signs of aging in place - volunteers who continue to do the same work even though their capabilities have changes - and how to start a conversation about that change. Managing the transition as well as creating new options for aging volunteers will be covered, and we'll discuss what to do when the situation can't be solved amicably. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss challenges.
Ready to talk about money? With Circles, Society of Grownups has adapted its financial literacy curriculum for groups to use anywhere, anytime, in any setting. From the basics of financial literacy to setting goals, budgeting to salary negotiation, our Circles discussions enable Grownups (at any level of financial literacy) to start those all-important conversations about money. Use this leadership guide in tandem with our Circles curriculum (also on SlideShare) with your own group.
Walking the Walk: Engage Volunteers in your Volunteer Engagement ProgramVolunteerMatch
Stop just talking the talk and start walking the walk! Learn how to effectively delegate volunteer engagement and management work to volunteers so you have the opportunity to "think bigger." We'll discuss evaluating your program for volunteer engagement, determining how best to use volunteers, creating a communication plan, screening and training volunteers to be an important part of your volunteer recruiting, retention and recognition plans.
Re=Energize Your Volunteer Program: Creating Mission-Driven OpportunitiesVolunteerMatch
Too often organizations look at volunteer engagement as something that's nice to have, and never realize the true potential of volunteers. But, our organizations become more successful, responsive, and effective when we look at volunteers as a key component to our organization's success. In this session we'll discuss creating a connection between the work volunteers do and the mission of your organization. You'll learn how to design volunteer opportunities with real impact, and how to tell the story of that impact both within your organization and to your community. Attendees will leave with sample mission-driven position descriptions and a worksheet to help craft their organization's story of volunteer engagement.
Asha for Education is a fully volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit with 50+ chapters around the world. We work with over 200 projects spread across the length and breadth of India. Projects address educational issues from pre-primary schooling to professional education in locations ranging from urban slums to isolated rural areas.
Organizational Capacity-Building Series - Session 2: Foundations of an NGOINGENAES
This session discusses key issues to consider when starting an NGO. These presentations are are part of a workshop series that was implemented in Nepal and 2016 as part of the INGENAES initiative.
LeadIN Core is an 8-week long community program in Washington, DC that brings together professionals of diverse fields, backgrounds, and experiences to learn and mold their unique leadership. Each group is intentionally kept small (between 8 and 12 individuals) to create an intimate and interactive learning environment.
Each LeadIN Core cohort builds a culture of trust, ownership and collective commitment to the success of all. Participants hear diverse perspectives, share best practices and provide one another with encouragement, support and accountability. They become stronger, more effective leaders by tapping into the diverse collective experience and wisdom of the group.
Tap into the Power of Training and Set your Volunteers up to Succeed!VolunteerMatch
Are you preparing your volunteers for success, or leaving them to figure things out on their own? This session will explore best practices for adult education, and the need to develop a curriculum that meets the learning needs for new volunteers as well as supports ongoing learning for existing volunteers. In this engaging session we’ll practice effective and creative training delivery methods. Attendees will leave with a sample curriculum and a plan to evaluate their current volunteer training.
How to boost employee engagement with the volunteer match networkVolunteerMatch
Many companies invest a lot of time in researching nonprofits and curating one-off volunteer opportunities for their employees. Yet research shows that one-third of employees won’t actually give through their workplace because they’re not able to choose the causes that matter to them.
What if there were an easy way to connect employees with high-quality volunteer experiences that are meaningful to them?
There is. The VolunteerMatch Network is a consolidation of vetted, real-time nonprofit volunteer needs, all in one place. It can be easily integrated into your existing corporate giving platform in a way that’s tailored to your company’s goals and preferences.
On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 2pm ET/11am PT webinar attendees got a walkthrough of:
-Why it’s important to give your employees choice in your volunteer program
-How to balance employee choice with company-sponsored cause areas
-How the VolunteerMatch Network connects employees with causes that are meaningful to them
-How VolunteerMatch’s custom integrations can serve the interests of both your company and its individual employees, while saving you time and money.
Listen to Your Employees: How to Craft a Volunteer Program That Meets Their N...VolunteerMatch
In overwhelming numbers, employees want their companies to offer ways for them to volunteer. Yet, one-third of employees won’t give through their workplace because they’re not able to choose the causes that matter to them. On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, VolunteerMatch presented ways to gauge employee preferences and mobilize employees to give back in the way they want to.
Join this free webinar, hosted only once a year, to learn more about the CCVA and the process for applying for and receiving your CVA. Credentialing in any profession increases credibility and promotes career development. Learn about this unique performance-based credentialing program, the process for becoming Certified in Volunteer Administration and how it can benefit you and your organization. Recommended for those with at least 3 years of experience in any setting.
How to Make Volunteering Work for All Your EmployeesVolunteerMatch
On June 13, 2017, VolunteerMatch and Bright Funds teamed up to discuss how to create a multi-faceted corporate volunteer program to engage all employees.
Nonprofit Insights: Stories & Solutions Shaping the Future of Volunteer Scree...VolunteerMatch
It’s undeniable: vetting volunteers is essential in securing your nonprofit’s work.
The way in which you vet volunteers is equally as important. It could make all the difference as to whether a volunteer is mistakenly screened or not. It’s one reason why we’re sharing positive volunteer screening experiences and other stories of how crises happened or were averted from peers in the field.
Nonprofit Insights: How Design Thinking Helps You Increase Impact And InnovationVolunteerMatch
Nonprofit organizations provide some of the most basic and essential services to those who need them most: clean water, food, shelter, etc. However, despite often Herculean efforts, many organizations lack resources and find themselves understaffed and underfunded. For organizations to survive, thrive, and fulfill their missions, the key is constant innovation.
During this free webinar, we’ll discuss how innovative nonprofits (e.g. American Red Cross, GRID Alternative, buildOn, etc.) utilize Customer Centric Design Thinking — a methodology developed at the Institute of Design at Stanford — to think outside-the-box and find ways to leverage existing resources, volunteers, staff, and social media presence to increase impact. We’ll then discuss methods for using design thinking to increase engagement, awareness, volunteerism, and fundraising at your organization.
This webinar will be lead by Ryall Carroll, Ph.D. Marketing and Co-Founder of raiserve.org.
At VM Summit 16, we heard from members of the Hunger Volunteer Collaborative including VolunteerMatch, the
Alliance to End Hunger, and the Taproot Foundation about how they fight hunger with pro bono programming that leverages logistic and safety expertise. Learn about ways to get involved and reduce food insecurity in the U.S., as well as examples of how companies are joining the effort.
"Stop the Funding: Social Sector is Fully Resourced." Until we see this headline across our newsfeeds, the corporate sector must continue to innovate on ways to build nonprofit capacity. Pro bono and skilled volunteering can connect the dots between the shortage of resources and the wealth of skills in the private sector. With 76% of nonprofits reporting an increase in demand for their services and over 50% unable to meet the demand, skilled volunteering programs offer a tremendous value to an organization’s infrastructure allowing for increased capacity and expanded programming. Taproot Foundation led a panel discussion with leading corporate
and nonprofit partners who shared real-life examples of succeeding at, stumbling with, and scaling skilled volunteer and pro bono programs! Attendees heard from experts and
walked away with tools supporting an increased engagement in pro bono and skilled volunteering.
Imagine recruiting over 100 new volunteers each week or supporting over 250 local nonprofits annually with your employee volunteer program. The Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Groupon have been able to accelerate their volunteer programs through an innovative approach and strategic community partnerships. Learn about this unique partnership and signature skills-based volunteer event—“Scout Out Engineering”—that was developed in Chicago and has scaled to the Bay Area! Both organizations also shared tips on how they use YourMatch and VolunteerMatch for volunteer management and recruitment.
In an increasingly globalized world, using technology to reconnect people with their local communities and exploring the ways they can give back is something each of us does in our daily work. Get inspired by stories of local communities becoming increasingly connected and how you can continue to build networks of impact. Similar to VolunteerMatch, Groupon helps people connect with their local communities. Groupon is building the daily habit for local commerce, redefining how traditional small businesses attract customers. The mission: to grow our love of local and build networks of impact.
The CSR Scene: From Checkbook Philanthropy to Authentic EngagementVolunteerMatch
This stimulating session offered a perspective on how
corporate community involvement has evolved over the
past 20 years. We explored the key trends in philanthropy
and corporate social responsibility (CSR), examined the
challenges companies and nonprofits face in working
together to achieve authentic engagement, and took a
peek at what may be coming down the line. The “CSR
Scene” is a constantly evolving field of work, with many
moving parts. Participants engaged in conversation
about this dynamically changing environment and the
obstacles as well as opportunities it presents.
Have you ever wondered what’s possible with collaboration? Time Warner Cable—while a corporate client of VolunteerMatch—saw a need for more STEM-related volunteer opportunities for their employees. The Connectory—the largest database of youth-serving STEM programs in the world—saw a need for more STEM-focused volunteers to support a growing number of programs. VolunteerMatch provided the perfect platform
for these resources to meet. At this session, VM Summit 16 attendees learned about how this partnership was launched, the
impact it has had so far, and best practices for
collaboration.
Surprising Ways You Can Get the Most out of Your MeetingsVolunteerMatch
Most meetings are bad; virtual meetings are worse. But you keep having meetings. There is hope. This session, presented by Danny Mittleman, focused on: [1] specific research-proven techniques that can triple your team’s brainstorming productivity [2] a process to help your team decide which few of those
many brainstormed ideas to focus on—without ever voting an idea “off the island”; and [3] an argument for never voting at meetings—unless you vote at the beginning, before you discuss
a topic.
Understanding Soft Risk in Volunteer EngagementVolunteerMatch
We all worry about the hard risks that can have an impact on our volunteers and the work they do, but too often we don’t think about the soft risk. Soft risks are the attitudes, beliefs and actions that expose our organizations to risks. Those risks may include the actions of staff – both paid and volunteer, interactions on social media, lack of training for leaders and volunteers - leading to risky behavior, and how failing to screen for characteristics or “fit” can open volunteers and the organization up to risk. This webinar is designed to help attendees identify soft risks in their organization and give them the tools to make changes to processes and culture to minimize and address these risks.
What You'll Learn:
* Understand how your organization's culture of volunteer engagement may be opening it up to soft risk.
* Lead your organization though a soft risk assessment.
* Design communication and training plans to address soft risk.
The Power of WHY: The Key to Uniting Employees Around Your Company Vision [Ma...VolunteerMatch
What separates successful, innovative corporate responsibility programs from the status quo? The answer may be simpler than you think.
On March 18th, 2016, Stephanie Staidle, founder of The Right Brain Entrepreneur joined VolunteerMatch to explore The Power of Why: The Key to Uniting Employees Around Your Company Vision. In this complimentary webinar, attendees learned how to unite employees around your company vision and inspire them to take part in your cause work. How? By understanding and using your company's "why".
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
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This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
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Agenda
• Putting Groups to Work for You!
• Find the Right Group Balance
• Build an Ongoing Relationship
• The importance of planning
• Create opportunities that meet your mission
• Get help!
• Say thank you
3. Working with Groups
• Groups can present different challenges than
ongoing volunteers
– Motivation
– Messaging
– Expectations
• But a successful group opportunity can produce
ongoing positive results
– Awareness
– Measurable impact
– Opportunity for more involvement
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4. Find the Right Balance
Think about the work that needs to be accomplished.
Does it lend itself to one or more types of groups?
Groups come in all shapes and sizes
• Corporate groups
– Many sizes, variety of motivations and levels of
involvement.
• Youth service groups
– Wide range of ages and sizes, with different levels of
engagement and commitment
• Informal groups
– Friends, families, social organizations, alumni groups. Can
be more diverse in commitment and motivation.
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5. Build an Ongoing Relationship
• Encourage a group to think of your organization first
when they are looking to volunteer
• Offer a variety of different types of volunteer
– Group opportunities
– Team building opportunities
– Opportunities for employees to build or expand skills
– Leadership opportunities
– Opportunities for families and children
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6. The Importance of Planning
• Understand what you can offer, and what you
need from the group
– Be honest about what you can provide, but think
creatively too!
• Guidelines
– minimum age
– time commitment
– when background checks are required
• Project outlines
• Setting up boundaries
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7. Make the Work Mission Driven
Meet the Needs of the Group but Don't Forget your
Mission
• Orientation – Share why you do what you do
– Make sure you have names and emails
• The relationship you build with a group is a two
way street.
• Determine what the group’s/coordinator's goals
are for the volunteer event
• Manage the expectations of the coordinator and
the volunteers
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8. Get Help
Don’t feel like you have to do everything alone.
• Build a plan that involves others in your
organization
• Create an internal communication plan to inform
other staff and volunteers about the project
event
• Engage your regular volunteers as team leaders
or supervisors
• Ask the group to create teams with leaders
– Children-friendly opportunities need to be managed
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9. Say Thank You
• Remember the goals
– Make sure you share what was done with the
coordinator and invite them back
• Share the impacts with all of the volunteers
– Not just hours, but actions and impacts too
– Take pictures
– Use social media - spread the thank you
– Include ways for them to get more involved
• Don't forget to share how that work serves your
mission
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10. Make it Work Checklist
Create a connection between the group, the
volunteers and your mission, and you can build a
real relationship.
• Get your ducks in a row!
• Think creatively.
• Know your boundaries.
• Connect the work to your mission – share the
connection.
• Get help and start small.
• Keep in touch – say thank you and share the
impacts.
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•Creating a Comprehensive and Engaging Volunteer Training Program
•Where Do I Go From Here? Evolving your Volunteer Program for More Involvement
•Walking the Walk: Engage Volunteers in your Volunteer Engagement Program
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