Techniques for Designing and Leading Better Meetings for Volunteer Managers

Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Social Sciences and Business Building SSB # 410 (please note different location than previous workshops)

Working with volunteers means planning and attending a lot of meetings, so why not become a pro at designing and leading them? In this half-day workshop, we’ll get hands-on with techniques to learn ways to:
• Plan and prep agendas for fewer, better meetings
• Overcome common challenges of different personalities and meeting pitfalls
• Get every participant involved in idea creation and exploration
• Make action plans and decisions as a group
Instructor James Macanufo is the co-author of “Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-Breakers and Changemakers.” Over the past 10 years he has helped a diverse group of clients such as the US Marine Corps, UPS, HP and Lowe’s to develop and run large transformation programs, which means he has facilitated a lot of meetings!
Tuition: $65 ($50 for MVMA members. MVMA members may email Dan Sise at sised@umsl.edu if they need the promo code).
This course qualifies for credit toward the Chancellor’s Certificate in Volunteer Management. In order to obtain this noncredit chancellor’s certificate, individuals enroll in, and complete, 16 or more hours of training in classes and/or events that are produced as part of the collaboration between Nonprofit Management & Leadership (NPML) program, and the Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association (MVMA).