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Appreciation and Deepening Volunteer Engagement
June 29, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$65About the Workshop:
Volunteers are crucial to the success of your programs, and true rock stars who deserve our thanks! But how can you effectively show your appreciation and deepen your relationship with your volunteers, ensuring that they continue to happily support your organization with their time, resources, and connections? In this interactive workshop, we’ll discuss:
- Volunteer appreciation – beyond the annual luncheon
- Creating lasting relationships with volunteers
- Engaging volunteers as donors, community ambassadors, and advocates
Workshop participants will learn how to:
- Create strategic volunteer appreciation initiatives that make a lasting impact
- Build enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with volunteers
- Cultivate existing volunteer relationships into a deeper level of engagement
This is an in-person workshop at Network for Strong Communities (8050 Waston Rd.)
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.