Better Impact & AL!VE Hybrid Conference

(Photoshop sample of what the hybrid conference could look like)

The fee to local hosts is only $500! Only a limited number of remote locations can participate. Host organizations will be selected on a first come, first served basis, and subject to their ability to meet the technical requirements and local facilitation guidelines. AL!VE members hosting an event receive a $50 discount.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to bring Rick Lynch, Rob Jackon, Andy Fryar and Tony Goodrow into your community!

Shaping the Future of Your Organization

This conference is all about leadership; not just leadership of your volunteers, but also being a leader within your organization.


Rick Lynch – Creating a Strategic Vision for Volunteer Engagement

An effective volunteer program supports an organization’s strategic plan.  In this session, participants learn the five steps of the strategic planning process and how they can build a strategic volunteer program even when the organization doesn’t have a strategic plan.  Such a program enables an organization to engage volunteers in mission-critical activities that the organization cannot afford to pursue with paid staff alone.  By adopting this strategic focus, organizations can escape their financial constraints and have a greater impact than ever before.

About Rick
Management Consultant who specializes in issues facing not-for-profit organizations.
As a trainer, author, and coach, he helps managers create productive workplaces for both paid and unpaid staff.
Speaker at approximately 100 workshops, conventions and conferences annually throughout the world
Author of a variety of books on leadership and volunteer management

Rob Jackson – Understanding and Engaging 21st Century Volunteers

Volunteering today is not the same as it was twenty years ago. This session will look at some of the key ways in which society is changing and how these changes affect volunteerism. However, just exploring these changes isn’t enough. We will also discuss what leaders of volunteers can do to update their practices to accommodate these changes, further enhancing their engagement and retention of 21st century volunteers.

About Rob
Trainer and Consultant with Rob Jackson Consulting
UK Operations Manager for Better Impact
Former Director of Development and Innovation at Volunteering England
Management experience across organizations such as University of Surrey, Bardardo’s Children’s Charity and the Royal National Institute of the Blind,
Member of the editorial team for e-volunteerism

Andy Fryar – Positioning the Profession

The way that people volunteer continues to change – after all, so many different people are doing it in ways we could not have imagined just a few years ago! But what does this mean for the role of the Volunteer Program Manager, and for the profession of volunteer management more broadly? Join Andy in this interactive workshop as he explores where we have come from, where we are heading and most importantly, how you can start to think differently about the critical role that you play in your organization.

About Andy
Founder and Director of OzVPM (Australasian Volunteer Program Management)
Australian Operations Manager for Better Impact
Former President of Volunteering Australia
Co-author of Volunteer Program Management: An Essential Guide (3rd edition),
Founding member of the editorial team for e-volunteerism,
Chair of the Committee for International Volunteer Manager’s Day

Tony Goodrow –  What Can We Learn About (Volunteer) Leadership from Zappos!

 Zappos has tens of thousands of people apply for hundreds of job opportunities. If this is your “problem” we’ll look at to turn this problem into leading edge volunteer engagement. If you are struggling to find enough volunteers, this workshop will help you discover what you need to attract people like Zappos does. By the way, its obviously not with money as they only pay the average wage at entry level jobs and below industry average at higher level jobs.

About Tony
President of Better Impact Inc., creators of Volunteer Impact (volunteer management software)
Founder of the Better Impact Member Community, an educational forum for leaders of volunteers
Presented volunteer management workshops at conferences on five continents
Pioneered Relative Impact model of measuring volunteer ROI
Founding Chair (volunteer) of the Carpenter Hospice

• June 1,2,3,4,5 – 1:00pm Eastern Time – Pre-event walk-through sessions (you’ll just need attend 1)
• June 23 – Conference for Pacific and Mountain time zones
• June 25 – Conference for Central and Eastern time zones