ICVA Conference 2002 -- Thursday Afternoon Workshops

ICVA Conference 2002

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Workshops • Thursday, October 10 • 3:30 – 5 pm

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TW26	I A	Making The Case For The Profession Facilitator: Jackie Jordan-Davis, AVA Consultant for the Repositioning the Profession Initiative, NJ, USA Repositioning our profession means getting the right messages to the right people with the right "ask" in the right way at the right time. This session explores a continuum of messages and "pitches" that both funders and practitioners have developed and embraced. Join colleagues and foundation representatives in discussing a win-win approach to investing in volunteer resources management. View the detailed workshop description.
TW27	I	Go Global: Partnerships That Awaken Your Volunteers' Desires To Serve Natalie Diehl, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, MN, USA, and Jennifer Johnson,Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, MN, USA Link your volunteers and staff in a community or global outreach mission. Explore a program that linked hospital volunteers and staff who served in Romania to advance the local agency mission, promote the hospital, link staff with volunteers and expand life opportunities. View the detailed workshop description.
TW28	A	Volunteer Mobilization In Low-Income Communities: Building Effective Partnerships David Styers, Points of Light Foundation, Washington, DC, USA Learn to mobilize and train residents of low-income communities, an often-untapped group of prospective volunteers, to work with other residents to solve community problems and strengthen families. View the detailed workshop description.
TW29	A	The Fabric Of Volunteerism: Changing The Cultural Paradigm Tina Sweeten, Volunteer Resource Center, MN, USA Learn best practices that embrace cross-cultural volunteers – youth, seniors, persons with physical and mental disabilities, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, refugee/immigrant and racial/ethnic communities. View the detailed workshop description.
TW30	I A	Organizational Transformation Through Volunteer Motivation Martin Cowling, AFS Intercultural Programs, VIC, Australia What factors motivate or de-motivate your volunteers? Identify these factors and how they change during the life cycle of a volunteer. View the detailed workshop description.
TW31	A	Attracting The Perfect Volunteer Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez, Perfect Customers Unlimited, TX, USA Learn the strategic attraction planning process for attracting and recruiting perfect volunteers. Using guided imagery, identify what constitutes a perfect volunteer and how to attract these people to your organization. View the detailed workshop description.
TW32	A	Putting Your Whole Brain Into Play Leilani Rashida Henry, Being and Living ® Enterprises, LTD, CO, USA Learn how to trust yourself to make choices that sustain performance. Use your imagination to provide lasting shifts in the way you receive and use information. Find solutions to challenges you face right now. View the detailed workshop description.
TW33	I	Beyond The Budget: Forming Strategic Partnerships Within Your Community Effley Brooks, III, Center for Public-Private Sector Cooperation, CO, USA Examine economic and social benefits of forming partnerships with individuals and organizations. Learn how to move from establishing partnerships to successful collaborations through shared vision, building strong teams and sharing significant resources. View the detailed workshop description.
TW34	I	How To Turn Caring People Into Inspiring Volunteers Carlo Kriekels, The YESS Institute, CO, USA Discover how inspirational leadership is based on truthful communication and, as a leader, how to evoke passionate participation and demonstrate balance in stressful times. View the detailed workshop description.
TW35	I	International Pathways To Professionalism: Tools For Developing An International Exchange With Colleagues Melissa Eystad, World Spirit Consulting, WI; Sandy Bergeron, Children's Hospitals and Clinics, MN, USA; Andy Fryar, Lyell McEwin Health Service Volunteer Association, SA, Australia Revitalize your career and expand your horizons through an international exchange or study program. A panel will discuss several international exchange models suitable for Volunteer Administrators. Sample materials and resources for exchange programs or experiences will be available. View the detailed workshop description.
TW36	I	Connecting Your City With Your Community - The Making Of A "Day Of Good Deeds" Jan Sebald, City of Dunedin and Pat Hofstadter, Neighborly Senior Services, FL, USA Learn how to develop and implement a community-wide plan to establish partnerships that meet the needs of citizens. Convene volunteer leadership within your community and share experiences and knowledge to promote and celebrate volunteerism. View the detailed workshop description.
TW37	I	Strengthening "Temporary Connections" Through Effective Episodic Volunteering Harriet Edwards and R. Dale Safrit, North Carolina State University, NC; Mary Merrill, Merrill Associates, OH, USA Understand, accept and strengthen episodic volunteering opportunities in your volunteer programs. Based on applied research, three key points of episodic volunteering will be explored – people (staff and volunteers), place (organizational readiness) and process (programs and procedures). View the detailed workshop description.