Jayne Cravens' Support Materials for
the Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management 2010
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Main Session 1
8.45am
What does it take to change Volunteer Management... really?
Original description: Changing how the press, governments, donors and others think and talk about volunteer involvement will take changing how organizations view their own volunteers -- and that means changing one organization at a time. Can you drive this change in your own organization? Yes! We'll discuss methods we each can use to push our colleagues and volunteers in new directions regarding volunteer involvement -- gentle methods, stealth methods, subtle methods, and very obvious actions. This is your opportunity to learn how to be an agent of change.
Update: At the retreat, this morning presentation turned into a discussion of Promoting your volunteering program internally, which is great... but it meant we didn't get to really get into What does it take to change Volunteer Management... really?. So, a new presentation was put together - you can find this below.
Download the original morning presentation.
Download the revised afternoon presentation.
Download the revised presentation from later post-retreat workshops
handout: Volunteer Paradigms
handout: Changing Volunteer Management: Steps to Promote New Thinking
Main Session 2
10.00am
What does it take to raise my stock at my organisation... really?
Original description: How is the person in charge of overall volunteer management perceived in your organization? How valued is that role? Compare this role with how the marketing manager or fund raising manager are valued at the organization - is the volunteer manager seen as valuable as them? We'll talk about ways to improve the perception of the volunteer manager's importance, and how to make everyone at the organization see the position as essential and a valuable part of their own work.
Update: At the retreat, this afternoon presentation was replaced with a revised presentation that furthered the discussion on What does it take to change Volunteer Management... really?.
Download the original presentation.
Download the updated presentation.
handout: Promoting Yourself Internally
handout: Questions for staff (and for yourself)
Also see:
Download the original presentation.
Elective session Two
Virtual Volunteering: Using the Internet to Support & Involving Volunteers
You are probably already using the Internet to work with volunteers, at least exchanging emails with current volunteers. But there are a variety of Internet tools you can use to give your volunteers a more personal experience with your organization and to help you make your volunteer management more efficient. This isn't a workshop about technology; it's a workshop about humans!
Handout: Steps in Involving Online Volunteers
Handout: Stages in Maturity for Nonprofits Re: Internet & Computer Technology
Web resources re: Using the Internet to Support & Involving Volunteers
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This material is provided to attendees the Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management 2010. They were written by Jayne Cravens. Please respect my copyright on these materials. They are intended for you to use in your work as volunteer managers, but they are not intended for you to use to do your own workshops on the topics on which I presented at the retreat.
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