ICVA Conference 2002 -- Thursday Morning Workshops

ICVA Conference 2002

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Workshops • Thursday, October 10 • 10 am – 11:30 am

code	level & category	description
TW01	A	Meeting The Collaboration Challenge: Creating Nonprofit Business Alliances Nora Silver, The Volunteerism Project, CA, USA Explore innovative business collaborations with for-profit organizations, which can strengthen your bottom line. Learn how your organization can use such partnerships to advance your mission. View the detailed workshop description.
TW02	B	Thinking Sideways Pat Taft, CHP International, Inc., NE, USA Focus on the mental barriers that interfere with creative thinking, planning and problem solving. Review myths associated with creativity and learn how to eliminate these. View the detailed workshop description.
TW03	B	Project Management – Developing A Successful Strategy In A Minimum Amount Of Time Kathleen McClesky, KM Consulting & Training Connection, TX, USA The difference between a successful and a not so successful project lies in up-front planning. Learn how to quickly develop a mission statement and outcome objectives that ensure successful projects. View the detailed workshop description.
TW04	B	Speaking As Advocates: Ten Reasons For Engaging An Administrator Of Volunteer Resources Mary Merrill, Merrill Associates, OH, USA Be a vocal advocate for the profession. Join this session to explore ten "talking points" that will help Volunteer Administrators market our work and elevate our profession. View the detailed workshop description.
TW05	A	Terms Of Engagement Dick & Emily Axelrod, The Axelrod Group, IL, USA Learn how to engage the system – be it the members of your own staff or organization, or the volunteer community – and what makes the difference between "cosmetic" engagement and engagement based on choice, commitment and accountability for results. View the detailed workshop description.
TW06	A	A Partnership In A Thinking Environment Christopher Spence, National Centre for Volunteering, and Nancy Kline, Time to Think Inc., England Build effective partnerships by creating a safe environment in which people can think for themselves – an environment structured to make the most of every interaction. View the detailed workshop description.
TW07	I	“If Disaster Strikes...” Carol Clegg and Kelly Vickery, Points of Light Foundation, Washington, DC, USA Develop an organizational disaster plan and determine your organization's role in a community-wide response to crisis. Learn to coordinate planning and clarify roles with regional, state and local emergency management personnel. View the detailed workshop description.
TW08	A	Current Issues In Law Enforcement Volunteer Programs Karen Siemsen, Concord Police Department, CA, USA Panel presentation and audience discussion for those involved with Law Enforcement Programs. Topics include training, emergency/disaster involvement, creative use of volunteers, orientation programs, legal issues and breathing new life into established programs. View the detailed workshop description.
TW09	A	Utilizing Online Technology To Promote Collaborations, Recruitment And Volunteer Reporting Kathryn Engelhardt-Cronk,Community TechKnowledge, Inc., TX, USA Explore online technology that provides affordable, secure and flexible tools needed for today’s nonprofit record keeping and reporting requirements. View the detailed workshop description.
TW10	I	Find The Spark! – Recruiting And Cultivating Leadership Volunteers Joe Maio, Colorado Springs, Colorado Learn common motivators that keep leadership volunteers working with your team. These motivational techniques can maximize your volunteer resources and create beneficial partnerships. View the detailed workshop description.
TW11	I A	Educating Up: Gaining Top Executive Support Susan Ellis, Energize, Inc., PA, USA Learn what to expect from management, ways to make your case for resources, strategies to deal with employee resistance and how to be an effective in-house advocate. View the detailed workshop description.
TW12	I	Volunteer Retention: Keeping The Good Ones Mike Corbin, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, MI, USA Effective retention is possible even in an age of short-term commitment. Based on successful programs that have implications for a wide variety of settings, learn to relate each phase of volunteer program management to retaining volunteers you want to keep. View the detailed workshop description.
TW13	B	The 3 R's…Recruiting, Retaining And Rewarding Dr. Bill Wittich, Knowledge Transfer, CA, USA Initiate a new volunteer program or enhance the success of an existing one through effective selection and placement of volunteers. Learn the 3 R's of volunteer management – recruiting, retaining and recognizing volunteers. View the detailed workshop description.
TW14	B	How To Build A Website Martin Naugher, VA Medical Center, AL, USA Understand the basics of web mastery through an introductory session on website hosting, software used and publication of sites. A good website can support marketing, volunteer recruitment, and volunteer programs. View the detailed workshop description.