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Strengthening Staff and Volunteer Relations (3/31/09)

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM (CT)

Austin, United States
Strengthening Staff and Volunteer Relations (3/31/09)

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Strengthening Staff and Volunteer Relations (3/31/09) Ended $70.00 $0.00

Event Details

Austin Community College

Highland Business Center

Room 301.0

5930 Middle Fiskville Road

Austin TX 78752 USA

 

 The relationship between volunteers and staff has always been a delicate one, and is usually the biggest problem in involving volunteers more effectively in an organization.  if your volunteer program is to be successful, you must have the support of paid staff.

Participants will:

  • Identify barriers to successful staff and volunteer partnerships
  • Create volunteer opportunitiess that will save time while providing better customer service
  • Review eight steps that will help staff more effectively utilize volunteers

**Recommended for management and supervisory level staff

Speaker

 Wendy Biro-Pollard is an expert volunteer developer and Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA) with more than twenty-five years of high profile experience. She is a seasoned speaker in demand at regional, national and international conferences. Wendy serves on the national training team for VISTA Americorp and Temple University's Center for Intergenerational Learning--boomer volunteer initiative. Wendy directed the Volunteer Center of Austin, Texas, supported volunteer activities throughout a 30-county region for the Texas Department of Human Services and managed volunteers for the Austin-Travis County Health Department. During the 90's, she directed volunteers at St. David's Medical Center of Austin. She recently raised funds, directed volunteers, and provided marketing and public relations support for Austin State Hospital--Texas oldest psychiatric hospital. Wendy was selected as Outstanding Volunteer Coordinator by Directors of Volunteers in Austin, and served as a board member for the American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services--an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
This session is a part of our Volunteer Management Showcase Series.  You may take this class individually or with the two other sessions in  showcase series.  We have provided a discount option for all those taking the Volunteer Management Showcase Series.  Please send us a quick note (cbryant1@austincc.edu) saying you would like to sign up for the complete series and we will contact you personally to get you registered in all three sessions (other sessions in the series: Volunteer Trends and their Impact on Your Nonprofit 2/24/09; Is Your Volunteer Program hitting the Target 3/12/09)
 
The fee for an individual session is $70.  The fee to the entire Showcase Series is $189 ($63 per session), saving you 10%. 

 Event Contact

 Event Coordinator
Neelam Noorani Candyss Bryant
(512) 223-7111 (512) 223-7051
(512) 223-7208 FAX (512) 223-7208 FAX
nnoorani@austincc.edu cbryant1@austincc.edu
www.nonprofitaustin.org
   

Hosted by

Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations at
Austin Community College

Working effectively to bring people and assets together
to achieve the common good.

The Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College (ACC CCBNO) serves those engaged in the Nonprofit Sector by leveraging community assets and serving as a community partnership broadening the horizons and possibilities for those engaged in the Nonprofit Sector

  • Connecting the Nonprofit Sector
  • Providing Professional & Volunteer Development Learning Opportunities
  • Making available Resources, Information, & Referral
  • Offering Coaching, Consultation, Collaboration