Successful Volunteer Engagement

Volunteers can help nonprofits grow Ð and keep costs low Ð but working with them requires great skill. Join us to learn eight proven ways to engage volunteers and examine in depth four ways nonprofits have put those techniques to work. YouÕll learn from real-world stories of organizations of varying sizes with different types of volunteers.

Jacqueline Altreuter, who directs volunteer services at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, will share a case study from her organization that demonstrates how careful screening, recruitment, and training helped the museum welcome more visitors and retain volunteers by giving them opportunities to grow and to lead other volunteers.

And youÕll hear from Beth Steinhorn, president of a consulting firm that specializes in helping nonprofits better engage volunteers, who will explain how to better define volunteer roles to meet both the needs of your organization and your volunteers. SheÕll share a needs assessment tool you can use to evaluate and prioritize the areas where you most need volunteers. Ms. Steinhorn also will offer insights into how to measure the value of volunteers and communicate their impact to decision makers and supporters.

Our experts will also offer guidance on how to shift your organizationÕs culture so that all employeesÑfrom the top downÑunderstand, engage, and value volunteers. And, theyÕll share a tool for tracking your progress in this area.

Bonus: YouÕll also receive a tool you can use to evaluate you organizationÕs volunteer policies and practices, identify areas for improvement, and begin developing a strategy to meet new goals.

What Will You Learn?
How to develop meaningful roles for volunteers that meet your nonprofitÕs needs.
How to better screen and place volunteers in positions that make the most of their skills and interests.
How to understand emerging methods of measuring and communicating the impact of volunteers.

Who Should Attend?
Directors and managers of volunteer programs
Executive directors and development directors
Other fundraising professionals or program staff who help manage volunteers