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Volunteer Recruitment

March 15, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$55

About the Workshop: 
Volunteers can support your organization in a myriad of ways:  time, resources, connections, and more.  But how do you effectively recruit volunteers which meet the needs of your programs?  In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore best practices for volunteer recruitment, such as:

  • Designing your recruitment strategy
  • Creating targeted recruitment communications
  • Writing attractive recruitment appeals
  • Sweetening the deal:  volunteer-benefits-centered recruitment
  • Utilizing your agency’s website and social media for recruitment
  • Maximizing your networks for volunteer recruitment
  • Beyond the initial contact:  guiding interested prospects into volunteerism
  •  And more!

 
About the Presenter: Julie Strassman

Julie Strassman is an experienced volunteer engagement professional and educator, dedicated to helping organizations build mutually beneficial relationships with volunteers. Julie is the Volunteer Coordinator for Bethesda Hospice Care and has over a decade of experience in volunteer engagement. She passionately believes in utilizing best practices to create and sustain volunteer programs that mutually benefit organizations and their volunteers.
Julie currently serves with the Greater St. Louis Hospice Organization (GSLHO) Volunteer Coordinator Cohort. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association (MVMA) as the VP of Programming, and was awarded MVMA’s Volunteer Director of the Year in 2019.  She has also served on the Certification Committee for the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Volunteer Center. She has presented on volunteer engagement best practices for many local and national nonprofit organizations, including MVMA, Send Me St. Louis, CASA, YNPN, Nonprofit Marketers – STL, Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Lindenwood University, University of Missouri – St. Louis, and the We Raise Foundation.

Details

Date:
March 15, 2022
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
$55
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Website:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ej0tmjmm057b5bf8&llr=veuutzaab

Venue

Virtual Workshop

Organizer

NSC
Phone
314-961-7600
Email
learn@nscnow.org
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