Managers of volunteers are resilient. They have a knack for creativity and flexibility. COVID 19 has changed the way we gather, serve our clients, and engage volunteers. As you rise to meet these new challenges, we are here to help. VolunteerNow is collaborating with TVMC to offer free professional development webinars to provide guidance, networking, and practical ideas to help you move forward during these challenging times.

How to Diversity Your Volunteer Program

Recent events have us all asking, "Am I dong enough?" "Are my volunteers reflective of the clients we serve?" and "What can I do to make it better?"

There is no doubt that our country is going through an awakening. Recent events have ignited widespread introspection leading countless organizations to acknowledge that a change needs to be made. We will share some actions that have worked thus far.

Facilitator: Nicole R. Smith

Nicole R. Smith is the Manager of Volunteer and Internship Services at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida. She is a Panamanian-American, single mother, workforce development specialist, dancer, motivational speaker and published author of many inspirational journals including 101 Affirmations for Volunteer Administrators and 101 Affirmations for Non-Profit Professionals. She attended Oral Roberts University on a Division I full-ride track scholarship. After graduating, she founded Step It Up! Inc., a non-profit dance organization. Her experience in sports and entertainment, radio, TV and the performing arts has spanned nearly 20 years covering the Chicago, Houston and Miami markets. She has prepared more than 500 interns to enter the workforce and has inspired crowds upwards of 2000. In 2019 she was listed as one of WLRN’s “Local Women Who Inspire You”, she was selected as one of Legacy Miami’s Most Prominent and Influential Black Women In Business and Industry of 2019 and became a contributing writer for The Life of a Single Mom. Her mission is based on Proverbs 13:19: A dream fulfilled is sweet to the soul. Her desire is to elevate the impact that business have by maximizing the potential of their Invaluable Workforce: Volunteers, Interns and their Managers. . Connect with her at www.nicolersmith.net and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Upon registration you will receive instructions to join this webinar via WebinarJAM

*This webinar is made possible by a collaboration between VolunteerNow and TVMC.