2016 DOVIA Volunteer Management Conference

Making the Case for Group Volunteering
What’s old is new again! And, because of increasing demands on people’s time, there is a growing interest in group volunteering. People want to do good and have fun while sharing time with their friends, loved ones and co-workers. In this session, participants will learn about the benefits and challenges of engaging volunteer groups, building an infrastructure that will guarantee the best return-on-investment, new ideas fo engage groups on an off-site, and tools to help you support one-time, occassional and ongoing group efforts.

Skills Based Volunteers
Wendy Biro-Pollard is a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA), speaker, facilitator and consultant. Wendy will be leading a workshop on Utilizing Skills-Based and Pro Bono Volunteers. During this session, Volunteer Managers will learn how to tap this readily available and dynamic capacity building resource. Attendees will leave with a better idea of how to conduct a pro bono needs assessment, find volunteers who are a great fit and execute a skills-based project plan.