The document summarizes a presentation given by Laura Ellis and Julie VanDeLinder of VolunteerMatch about reimagining volunteer programs. They discuss defining the "sweet spot" between organizational needs, community needs, and employee passions. They also cover elements of great programs like communication, partnerships, measurement, and leadership engagement. The presentation encourages participants to discuss challenges and potential solutions without restraints, and to consider what facts guide their decision making. Participants then volunteered for a "fishbowl" discussion and shared key takeaways.

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Lessons from the Field
REimagine Your Program
Speakers:
Laura Ellis
Client Relations Manager
VolunteerMatch
Julie VanDeLinder
Vice President, Client Services
VolunteerMatch

3. Reimaging Your Program
VolunteerMatch

4. Hello
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Laura Ellis
Client Relations Manager
Julie VanDeLinder
VP of Client Services

5. Agenda
Defining the sweet spot
What’s holding us back?
Discussion
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Great take aways
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6. Strategic
Company
Focus
Nonprofit &
Community
Needs
Employees’
Passions &
Skills
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Sweet Spot

7. Elements of Great Programs
Communication Partnerships
Strategic Focus
& Brand
Alignment
Measurement
Organizational
Development
Recognition &
Incentives
Leadership
Engagement
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8. How do you innovate?
Questions to think about:
• Do you have a problem with this program element? Or a
solution that’s worked for you?
•What challenges and roadblocks are there?
• What would you do if you have no restraints?
• What benefits come from innovating?
• What facts do you rely on to make decisions and define
success?

9. Let’s
Discuss
Now
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10. • 5 seats for the discussion
• We need 4 volunteers to start the
conversation
• At any point, anyone can join by sitting in the
open chair
• When the 5th chair is filled, an existing
member must voluntarily leave the fishbowl
to free a chair
• We’ll do two rounds – each 10 minutes
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Fishbowl Brainstorm

11. Each participant will now share one key
takeaway they have from the discussion to bring
back to their organization?
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Key Opportunity?

12. Resources
Annual Client Summit
Check it out at: http://solutions.volunteermatch.org/resources

13. For more information about
the VolunteerMatch Client
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Summit:
solutions.volunteermatch.org/summit
clientsummit@volunteermatch.org