Support Center for Nonprofit Management: Calendar Details

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Support Center Calendar

An Introduction to Volunteer Management (NJ)

Date:

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Time:

9:30am-12:30pm

Overview:

Mission-focused, well-matched and high-performing volunteers are a key component of your organization�s success.

Details:

We will discuss strategies for effective volunteer management that will engage and inspire your volunteers.

We�ll begin by thinking strategically about volunteer roles:
why and how you can and should�or should not�use volunteers.

Then, we�ll address the challenge of finding the right volunteers for the right roles
� How to ensure their success and their sense of accomplishment
� How to keep them on board and returning.

At the end of this session you will:
� Have a solid understanding of the most important elements
of volunteer selection, training and retention

� Be able to review orientation notes, job descriptions
and evaluation materials for maximum impact

� Be prepared to tackle the tough challenge of fixing bad fits

� Volunteer coordinators and managers
� Anyone who works with volunteers or interns at nonprofit agencies, corporations, colleges or government offices

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

"Adrienne Rubin (the facilitator) uses real-life situations to explain how to handle volunteers and things that do work and have not worked for her or others in the past and she offers suggestions to the class on how to handle difficult situations."
Lori Daigle, Center for Educational Advancement

"On the topics of volunteer recruitment and retention, Ms. Rubin clearly had a wealth of experience and the presence of mind to explain how to maximize these opportunities in a very practical way."
Michael Troutman, Junior Achievement of NJ

Facilitator:

Adrienne Rubin

Fee:

One Half Day

Course Location:

Princeton Area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Location:

Driving Directions to Princeton Area Community Foundation (PACF)

http://www.pacf.org/directions.cfm

Course Number:

225

Facilitator's Bio:

ADRIENNE RUBIN brings over 20 years of experience as a volunteer and volunteer manager. She is the Executive Director of Volunteer Connect NJ, an organization that helps potential volunteers find suitable opportunities through nonprofit organizations and community groups and provides volunteer management training, professional development and support to nonprofit organizations.

She was the Associate Director for Class Affairs at Princeton University for 13 years, managing Princeton Reunions and supporting non-fundraising class volunteers and alumni community service and civic engagement programs. Adrienne holds an AB in Music Theory and Composition from Princeton University and is a former associate of the Society of Actuaries.

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