Agency Workshop Series, presented by Spansion.

We look forward to your participation in our workshops!

Friday, October 26, 2007
The Boomers Are Coming: Is Your Organization Ready?
The size and diversity of the Baby Boomer population offers a wonderful opportunity to engage significant numbers of mature adults in service: both as volunteers and members. However, providing compelling opportunities that fulfill their needs and your mission can be a challenge. Find out how to assess your organization’s readiness.

Friday, February 1, 2008
Issue Driven Volunteer Projects
Volunteer retention and commitment is crucial for volunteer programs: one of the best ways to keep volunteers engaged is to connect them to your organization’s impact areas and issues. Learn to build meaningful (or deeper) relationships with your volunteers by connecting them to your mission, and showing them how they are effecting change and building community through your organization.

Friday, May 9, 2008
The Volunteer Life Cycle: Engaging Youth, Families, Young Professionals and Baby Boomers
Knowing how to engage volunteers of different ages can make or break a volunteer program. Effective volunteer programs learn & capture volunteers’ interests, experience, energy, and motivation for becoming involved in their community. Learn how to engage & motivate youth, families, young professionals and baby boomers in their volunteer work at your organization.

Friday, August 8, 2008
New Technologies in Managing Volunteers and Programs
Technology offers new tools for better communication with and management of volunteers. Learn ideas, get inspired and informed by new technologies that can help you work more effectively with volunteers- mobile phones, blogs, electronic newsletters, instant messaging, project management, online surveys and more.

Friday, October 10, 2008
The New Basics of Volunteer Management
Much is changing in patterns of volunteerism and how people they approach their role as volunteers. Re-think how we approach working with volunteers in the 21st century.

For more information, please contact Rene Carlin at Rene.carlin@unitedwaycapitalarea.org or 512-225-0388.