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NONPROFIT NETWORK OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTION
Sponsors Workshop
What’s It To Be?
February 9, 2012
8:30 am - noon
Vancouver, WA
Shifts in how people wish to give voluntary service are changing the paradigm of volunteering. This workshop explores the issue of the role of the volunteer in the second decade of the 21st century. Begin by examining the new forms volunteering is taking; social change, serendipity, and entrepreneurial. Review the role of episodic volunteering.
Define the three kinds of volunteering—supplementing, supporting, or supplanting. Participants then create new positions to attract new volunteers and adjust current positions to be more attractive. Special attention is directed toward the legalities of supplanting paid staff with volunteer efforts. It is possible!
Join your colleagues for an informative and interactive workshop. Go home with new positions to attract new types of people.
Where: Artillery Barracks
Cost: $55 for Nonprofit Network and DVPA members; $65 Regular; $10 additional after Feb. 1
Contact: together@nonprofitnetworkwa.org or 360.735.7110
CERTIFICATION IN VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATION
Are you ready to raise your credibility and demonstrate your professionalism as a leader and manager of volunteers? Earning the CVA (Certified in Volunteer Administration) credential is an effective strategy toward this goal. This is a self-study process involving an exam and written portfolio, and is appropriate for anyone with at least 3 years of experience in volunteer resource management. Registration for the 2012 cycle is now open.
Visit http://www.CVAcert.org for all the details.
Questions: Katie Campbell
CVA Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
804-794-8689
BLACKS GIVE BIGGER SHARE TO CHARITY THAN WHITES
A new study by the Kellogg Foundation found that blacks gave a larger share of their income to charities than whites. Two-thirds of black households donate to charities, which is about the same as for Hispanic households. Blacks donate 25% more of their income to charity than whites. 63% of Hispanic/Latino families donate to charities. For the full report download at the Kellogg Foundation Website.
CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY UNCOVERS NONPROFIT WORKER DISSATISFACTION
Four out of five nonprofit workers are seeking new jobs, according to a recent study of more than 600 employees by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. 40% of nonprofit workers are dissatisfied with their job, which is in stark contrast to a Brookings survey of 10 years ago, which found a 5% dissatisfaction rate.
A new book on managing human resources offers suggestions for improving staff morale at a difficult time for nonprofits. The Nonprofit’s Guide to Human Resources by Jan Masaoka, NOLO Publisher ISBN 978-1-4133-1375-8
January 19, 2012
HONE YOUR SKILLS IN MANAGING VOLUNTEERS
Spring classes on volunteer administration at Portland State University provide practical information on recruiting and management. Sharpen the recruiting effort, enhance your leadership skills, and learn more only some of the topics covered in these classes. Study for a certificate in Volunteer Administration. Two classes last only four weeks.
Recruitment of Volunteers April 2 – May 25
Recruitment of Volunteer (8 weeks)sengages students in a marketing approach to the recruitment of volunteers. Interactive activities involve students in practical discussions of the different styles of volunteering—traditional and episodic; building a recruiting plan, advertising and promotion for volunteers, and the organization of a volunteer recruiting team. Assignments in all classes are interactive and designed to build skills directly applicable to a manager of volunteers program. Assignments can be used immediately in existing volunteer programs.
Leadership and Communication April 2 – April 27
Leadership and Communication in Volunteer Programs (4 weeks) is devoted to placing the administrator of volunteer programs as a leader in his/her organization. Students explore personal listening styles, different roles of leaders, and conflict resolution. Student assignments include personal assessments, evaluation of current leadership roles, and exploration of how to resolve conflicts.
Supervision and Management April 30 – May 25
Supervision and Management of Volunteers (4 weeks) begins with and an exploration of motivation and how it influences human behavior. Students explore the theories of Maslow, McClelland, and Herzberg discussing how they apply in the volunteer setting. There are practical exercises related to the delegation of responsibilities to volunteers. Students analyze risk management in volunteer programs. The importance of data and record keeping to successful programs is included in the class.
Assignments in all classes are interactive and designed to build skills directly applicable to an administrator of volunteers program. Assignments can be used immediately in existing volunteer programs.
For more information on the program visit:
http://distancedegree.pdx.edu//programs/v_engagement.php
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