Designing and Updating Documents for Volunteer Programs

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
• Documents for volunteer training: handbook, orientation guide, job descriptions
• Documents for volunteer retention: strategic appreciation plan, volunteer evaluations
• Documents for  liability/ethics/risk management: release forms, compliance attestations
• And more!

Participants will leave the workshop with the best practices knowledge necessary to create and update volunteer management documents. If you want to ensure that your volunteer program has a strong foundation rooted in excellently designed documents, this workshop is for you
About the Presenter:   Julie Strassman, M.Div
Julie Strassman is an experienced volunteer engagement professional and educator, dedicated to helping organizations build mutually beneficial relationships with volunteers. She currently works as the Volunteer Coordinator with Bethesda Hospice Care, where she has increased volunteer participation by 66% since 2018. Previously, she worked with Kingdom House, where she achieved volunteer engagement goals such as a 78% increase in volunteer groups over 2 years. She passionately believes in engaging volunteers for the improvement of nonprofit organizations and the communities they serve.
Julie currently volunteers as the VP of Programming for the Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association (MVMA), and previously served two consecutive terms on the Certification Committee for the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Volunteer Center. She has presented workshops and webinars on volunteer engagement best practices for many nonprofit organizations, including Network for Strong Communities, We Raise Foundation (previously Wheat Ridge Ministries), Cover Missouri Coalition, Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Community Service Public Relations Council, Send Me St. Louis/Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis, and the St. Louis Episcopal Service Corps. Julie has a Master’s of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing her doctorate.