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~ September 2006 ~ Topics
Congress
of Volunteer Administrator Associations in December
Comprehensive Training Institute on Volunteer Management
VRM Roundtable Moves Ahead
Volunteer Manager Association
Registry
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Denver will host a Congress of Volunteer Administrator Associations (COVAA) from December 4 – 6, 2006 in Denver, CO. The goal is to engage existing professional associations of managers of volunteer programs in considering the needs of practitioners at the national level. Local and state associations are invited to send representatives to the Congress. More detailed information is available at http://www.COVAA.org. The event is hosted by the Denver DOVIA.
Comprehensive Training Institute on Volunteer Management 
Washington State University is offering for the second year its Volunteer Management Program Institute. It is a comprehensive, practical look at all aspects of managing volunteers from assessing the needs to evaluating the results. The VMP Institute attracts students from across the globe in a highly interactive experience that translates theory into practical application. The event is being held in eastern Washington, November 7 – 10, 2006. For more information visit http://emmps.wsu.edu/volunteer/index.html.
VRM Roundtable Moves Ahead
During the past months, the Leadership
Team of the VRM Roundtable has defined the focus of the new association.
There is a working document that provides a drate of the organizational
name, mission statement and timeline for creating the organization.
. These are working documents for the new board to consider, but are
intended to provide a framework and direction for the new association.
Organizational Name
A survey, hosted by the Communications/PR Team on the VRM-Roundtable
website, identified “Association of Volunteer Resources Management”
as the preferred working name of the new organization.
Mission Statement
The Leadership Team, in conjunction with the Ethics/Mission Team, worked
to develop the following working mission statement:
The Association of Volunteer
Resources Management is a member-driven organization serving Managers
of Volunteer Resources in the United States by providing professional
development, leveraging resources, and promoting effective volunteerism.
Timeline
In developing the critical path for the new association’s development,
a timeline was developed that will allow them to lead their teams through
the development of the new association in January of 2007. A final date
to begin service delivery has not been determined as yet. The timeline
will be posted at http://www.vrm-roundtable.org.
The VRM Roundtable Team is also working to provide resources for managers
of volunteers, prior to the official formation of the organization.
These include
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DOVIA/Chapters Registry
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Job Bank
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Sample resources
The
VRM Roundtable is reaching out to all DOVIAs, chapters and associations
of volunteer resources management! You can register your organization
with current contact information. There are occasional updates from the
VRM Roundtable to be shared with colleagues. Visit http://www.vrm-roundtable.org
to register your organization. Information can be updated easily.
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