Volunteer

About the Workshop:  Deepening Volunteer Engagement Volunteers can be crucial to the success of your programs.  But how can you deepen your relationship with volunteers, ensuring that they happily support your organization with their time, resources, and connections?  In this interactive workshop, we'll discuss: volunteer appreciation and retention how to engage volunteers as donors how to engage volunteers as community ...

Volunteer groups, whether corporate, faith-based, or student groups, can help your organization accomplish big tasks.  They can also be a great way to connect your organization to key players in the community, and make a lasting impression on potential donors and on-going volunteers in just a few hours.  But what is the best way to coordinate episodic groups to ensure ...

High Value, No Cost! After much talk about millennials, it is time to turn our attention to the emerging generation, Gen Z. Join Send Me and Julianna Shults, Program Manager for Lutheran Young Adult Corps, as they outline key characteristics of Gen Z and tease out implications for engaging them as volunteers. Julianna Shults  Program Manager, Lutheran Young Adult Corps Julianna ...

Volunteering is a great way to learn about your community and make a difference in people's lives. Katelind Hosie, Lead Manager of the United Way of Greater St. Louis' Volunteer Center, will show you how to connect with volunteer opportunities in your community and choose a volunteer project that is right for you. Additionally, you will be given the opportunity ...

Many nonprofits utilize volunteers to help them host events, such as festivals, 5K runs, fundraisers, and community engagement gatherings.  But how do you best recruit, organize, train, and supervise volunteers for your organization's large events?  In this interactive workshop, we'll cover everything you need to know to effectively coordinate volunteers for your next event, including: Getting started:  planning to implement ...

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 ...

When: Friday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: # 410 SSB/Social Science Business building (on the UM-St. Louis North Campus) Fee: $ 60 ($45 for MVMA members with promo code. If you are an MVMA member please click here (https://mvma-stl.org/page-18128) to access the invitation code. You will be required to log into your member account to view ...

High Value, No Cost! Gather with others from St. Louis area churches & agencies to discuss what works, what doesn’t, and how to best manage your volunteers. This quarter’s topic: Crafting Culture, Leading Change: Helping Volunteer Policies Take Root.

Are you creating a new volunteer program or looking to update your existing program? Start with your volunteer management documents! In this interactive workshop, we’ll address best practices for designing and updating the documents that keep a volunteer program running smoothly, including: Documents for volunteer recruitment: strategic recruitment plan, recruitment appeals Documents for volunteer intake: application, interview form, reference requests ...