 August 2010 Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement | |
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Welcome New Members We are pleased to welcome 9 New Members since June 1, 2010:
Free Book Download University of Texas FREE BOOK DOWNLOAD: Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders is available at http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/rgk/serviceleader. University of Texas is known for putting out great information and trends on volunteer management. Corporation for National & Community Service The Corporation for National & Community Service has hosted several webinars and community events to gather feedback on building their 2011-2015 Strategic Plan. read more... Recruitment of New Board Members
Recruitment of New Board Members
Are you ready to serve as a board member for our association? Consider nominating yourself or a colleague as we continue to move AL!VE into the next phase of growth and development. Elections will be held in early fall with service to begin in January 2011. Calendar Events
VolunteerMatch Basic Training - VolunteerMatch 101 09/01/2010 VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Best Practices for Recruiting Online VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Introduction to Community Leader VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Social Media and Volunteer Engagement VolunteerMatch Basic Training - VolunteerMatch 101 VolunteerMatch Training - Making Volunteer Engagement Everyone's Job VolunteerMatch Basic Training - The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Best Practices for Recruiting Online The CVA Credential: A Mark of Excellence VolunteerMatch Basic Training - VolunteerMatch 101 VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Introduction to Community Leader VolunteerMatch Adv. Training - Engage Pro Bono & Skilled Volunteers VolunteerMatch Basic Training - VolunteerMatch 101 VolunteerMatch Basic Training - The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit AL!VE New Member Welcome VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Best Practices for Recruiting Online VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Volunteer Match 101 VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Introduction to Community Leader VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Single Days of Service: Make It Work VolunteerMatch Adv. Training - Manage Difficult Volunteer Transitions VolunteerMatch Basic Training - Volunteer Match 101 Building Commitment and Competency for Your Volunteer Program AL!VE Board Meeting | President's Letter Gretchen Jordan, CVA'Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology' – John Tudor
read more... AL!VE Webinar Training Series Training and Capacity work groupThe Training and Capacity work group has created the AL!VE Webinar Training Series. The AL!VE Webinar Training Series provides high-quality, affordable educational opportunities specifically designed to assist leaders in volunteer engagement in building and strengthening their leadership, management and technical skills. The cost of the AL!VE webinar trainings are $20 for members and $40 for non-members. We encourage you to join AL!VE to save 50% off our training webinars. Click here to view the AL!VE Webinar Training Series. Visit www.volunteeralive.org to learn more about AL!VE.
AL!VE Webinar: Leading Volunteers and Measuring Their Impact Presenter: Rick Lynch8/24/2010 Join us for this valuable training that will equip participants with skills in defining achievable outcomes for volunteers and measuring the degree to which those outcomes are attained. Don't delay, registration closes on August 23! read more... New Textbook from CCVA and Free Webinar This long awaited, 18-chapter textbook was created by the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA). It is a comprehensive reference book and guide, providing a solid theoretical framework and professional context for the effective leadership and management of volunteer engagement.Click on clip art for more info or go to http://www.cvacert.org/cva-textbook.htm Check out the FREE webinar The CVA Credential: A Mark of Excellence presented by Katie Campbell, Executive Director of CCVA, on Oct 5th Click here for details.
Member Spotlight Member ServicesCongratulations Linda Jahns Winner of the 2010 WVCA Professional Achievement Award Kerry Burmeister presenting Linda Jahns with the 2010 WVCA Professional Achievement Award Kerry Burmeister, Director, Volunteer Services, Columbia St. Mary’s Eastside Campuses submitted this nomination letter: read more... Aquiring Email Addresses The Right Way www.RightNow.comwww.RightNow.com offers the following advice for building consent-based email lists to market your programs. To make sure you’re acquiring email addresses the right way, follow these four guidelines: read more... Date Shows Blogging A Powerful Tool To Reach Youth research by BlogHer and iVillageResearch conducted http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007655 by BlogHer and iVillage, and sponsored by Ketchum and The Neilsen Company, show that Millenials are avid readers and writers of blogs with just over half of them using blogs to offer advice and more than 80 percent using them as a means of personal expression. Millenials just edge out Generation X and Y in the percentage of those who read blogs, but constitute a full two-fifths of all blog authors. Millenials are also highly motivated by the recommendations of their peers, making this a powerful tool for festival marketers to capture the age 18-25 market. Bridgeing The Generational Divide Amoung Volunteers By Penny C. ReehBy Penny C. Reeh - Owner Indigo Resource Group -- Kids these days, they just don’t want to work! How can I lead when the old guard won’t let me? Do either of these sound familiar to you? It’s because they represent the classic generation gap that many festivals are encountering as they seek to create a volunteer experience that engages both the seasoned volunteer and new, and often younger, volunteer. read more... From the Top Down: The Executive Role in Successful Volunteer Involvement, 3rd e Susan J. EllisRevised again by popular demand! Still the only book that addresses the top decision-maker's role in developing a strategy and resources for high-quality volunteer engagement. It explains fundamental subjects that must be considered at the top executive level, including developing a vision for volunteer involvement, creating policies and setting expectations, budgeting and finding funds to support volunteers, hiring the best staff leader, assessing the impact of volunteer contributions, and dealing with legal, risk management, and insurance issues. Click on the clip art for more info or go to http://www.energizeinc.com/store/1-102-E-3 |
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