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SUMMARY:Engaging\, Equipping\, & Retaining Volunteers (3-Part Series)
DESCRIPTION:Engaging\, Equipping\, & Retaining Volunteers\n\n\n\n\nExplore promising practices\, tools and resources for effectively engaging volunteers in the delivery of your organization’s mission. \n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nOnline \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRefund Policy\n\nRefunds up to 7 days before event\nEventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: this course is offered as a three-part series with individual sessions taking place on January 16\, 23\, and 30\, from 10 to 11 a.m. It is recommended that participants engage in all three sessions. \nYou only need to purchase ONE ticket per person for the entire series! \nFor a busy nonprofit professional\, effectively managing volunteers can seem challenging\, even daunting. This series will provide a helpful framework for developing or enhancing your volunteer program. After watching a series of short videos\, reflecting upon your volunteer program’s goals\, and joining in peer discussions\, you will gain insight and ideas that you can immediately use! \nEach week you will watch three twelve-minute videos at your leisure along with handouts to support self-reflection. The prep work shouldn’t take more than an hour to complete but is important to ensure that you and your peers get the most out of the live sessions! \nThanks to generous funding from United Way of King County\, the entire series is offered to organizations serving King County for $15\, and to the larger community for $45. A limited number of scholarships are available. If the fee is a barrier for you\, please contact Jan@501Commons.org for more information. \nSession 1 of 3 | Volunteer Management Strategy | Live Discussion on January 16\, 10-11 a.m. \nEffective volunteer engagement begins with a strong strategy. We will explore the importance of aligning your volunteer program with your organization’s mission and creating a philosophy statement for volunteer involvement. We encourage you to share the videos with your organization’s leaders and to discuss the purpose of volunteers before the live session. \nSession 2 of 3 | Effective Volunteer Recruitment | Live Discussion on January 23\, 10-11 a.m. \nWe build on the first session by discussing how to develop clear volunteer position descriptions\, as well as recruit\, match\, and set volunteers up for success. \nSession 3 of 3 | Volunteer Engagement Session 2 of 3 | Live Discussion on January 30\, 10-11 a.m. \nWith a solid foundation in place\, we dive into supervision\, recognition\, and evaluating your volunteer program. \nAbout the Presenters\nThe online videos are conducted by Nancy A. Gaston\, CVA. \nNancy is a consultant with Gifts Differing and 501 Commons. She has been the executive director of a volunteer-staffed crisis line\, a county-wide volunteer center\, and a volunteer chore service organization. As a trainer\, she has presented sessions on volunteer engagement at local\, regional\, national\, and international conferences. \nNancy holds a degree in English and journalism from Eastern Michigan University and a graduate degree in theology from McGill University in Montreal. She is a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA) through the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration and a certified trainer with Oregon Volunteers. Nancy has served on many boards of directors\, including the Clark County YWCA\, the Nonprofit Network of Southwest Washington\, Evergreen Habitat for Humanity\, Assistance League Southwest Washington\, and the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation. She volunteers regularly with her faith community and is a lunch buddy at a local elementary school. \nThe live discussions are facilitated by Jan Burrell\, 501 Commons Consulting Services Manager. \nJan Burrell has spent the last 25 years helping volunteers make a difference in their communities. She holds a degree in organizational communication from Chico State University and a certificate in volunteer management from Washington State University. As 501 Commons’ Consulting Services Manager\, Jan works with skilled volunteers to boost the capacity of nonprofit clients. She is adept at ensuring that nonprofit clients’ and volunteers’ expectations are mutually achieved. \nFor more information:\nQuestions about this series? Contact 501 Commons. \nWant to keep up on other 501 Commons events\, trainings\, programs\, discounts and grant opportunities? Sign up for our newsletter and bookmark Featured Events by 501 Commons and others.
URL:https://cfncw.org/event/engaging-equipping-retaining-volunteers-3-part-series/
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Strategic Planning in Nonprofits Series
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE: Strategic Planning in Nonprofits\n Time\nTo purchase tickets\, visit: https://nonprofitwa.org/event/online-strategic-planning-in-nonprofits-2025/ \nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n3-Part Series\nThursday\, January 16\, 2025\nThursday\, January 23\, 2025 &\nThursday\, January 30\, 2025\n4:00PM – 5:30PM PT\nOnline via Zoom – Sessions will be recorded \n\n\n\n\nIs strategic planning on your radar? Do you need to clarify the strategic direction of your organization and the strategies that will be used to achieve your vision while also ensuring organizational health and sustainability? If you answered yes\, join this three-part webinar series that will set you on the path to developing a plan that does not sit on a shelf collecting dust! Strategic planning aligns your people and resources around a plan to achieve your mission. \nThe series will be anchored with Strategic Planning in Nonprofits (SPiN)\, a toolkit developed by Nonprofit Association of Washington to make strategic planning accessible and manageable for you\, your board\, and your staff. Over the course of three 90-minute webinars and at-home work between sessions\, we will review the six phases in the planning process. You will leave with the tools and confidence to develop a strategic plan for your organization. \n\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\nYou will: \n\nBe able to work through the six phases of a strategic planning process\nBe able to assess the current state of your organization\nKnow how to improve your mission statement\nBe able to name at least one strategic priority for your organization\nHave an action plan of at least two next steps toward developing a strategic plan\nHave the resources\, templates\, and processes to complete a strategic plan\n\nCourse Outline\nPart 1: Getting Started with Strategic Planning\nThursday\, January 16\, 2025 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nThis session will introduce the what and why of strategic planning as well as lay the groundwork for the six phases of planning. We will explore the first two phases of the planning process\, Prepare and Listen. After completing this session\, you will understand the need for strategic planning\, be able to articulate what you hope planning will accomplish for your organization\, and be equipped with the tools to assess your organization’s readiness to engage in a strategic planning process. You will also be able to identify key planning questions and stakeholders for your planning process. \nPart 2: Your North Star – Mission and Vision\nThursday\, January 23\, 2025 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nThis session will explore the role of consulting with a broader circle of stakeholders as you (re)envision your mission and vision. We will explore who your stakeholders are and what data you might gather. We will also talk about the role of a mission and vision statement in serving as the north star for your strategic plan. We will review key elements of mission and vision statements. After completing this session\, you will be prepared to assess your organization’s mission and vision statement and know how to engage key staff and board to craft statements that capture and communicate your organization’s identity. \nPart 3: Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Plan\, Execute\, and Evaluate\nThursday\, January 30\, 2025 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nThis session will present a process to innovate\, develop\, and prioritize strategic goals with your board and key staff. From there we will also discuss how to write good objectives to make your priorities actionable and measurable. Many strategic plans get left on the shelf to collect dust. Discover how to avoid this pitfall by building an execution and evaluation plan into your process. After completing this session\, you will know how to write strategic goals and objectives for your organization and have ideas about how to align your resources so you can reach your goals. Most importantly\, you will know how to keep your plan a living document and how to track progress on your goals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\n\nNonprofit Association of Washington is pleased to offer its members a discounted price. If you are interested in becoming a member\, please find more information here. \n\n$75 – Members of Nonprofit Association of Washington (check the Member Resources Page for the Member-only coupon code) and members of participating state associations (contact your state association for the special discount code)\n$150 – Not-yet-members\n\nCost should not be a barrier to participate. Please contact us if you have any requests\, concerns\, or questions. \nFind NAWA’s cancellation and refund policies here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend\n\n\n\n\nBoard Members\, Executive Directors\, and other nonprofit staff involved in strategic planning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording\n\n\n\n\nSessions will be recorded and emailed to registrants after each session. Breakout rooms will not be included in recordings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n\nCaptioning: We will have automated captioning enabled. \nInterpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically\, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter. \nVisual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision\, blind\, or calling in without video a sense of space and place. \nIf you have additional accessibility requests\, please let us know when you register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\n\nKim Rakow Bernier\, MPAKim is an organization and management consultant who partners with nonprofits to align people\, purpose and planning for impact. She is a nonprofit practitioner and educator with over twenty years of experience and leadership in building the capacity of leaders and organizations. Kim has led nonprofits planning efforts from inside and out of multiple organizations; most recently at a global grantmaking nonprofit in her role as Executive Director\, and as the chair of the strategic planning committee in a leadership development and environmental restoration organization. \nKim is a skilled educator and facilitator. Her passion for teaching dates back to her time as a teacher in the Solomon Islands as a Peace Corps volunteer. Back in the U.S.\, Kim spent close to a decade leading outreach initiatives at a global sustainability education organization. In that role\, she presented over 200 workshops and keynotes at schools and conferences around the country. More recently\, Kim has designed and facilitated board retreats\, workshops on meeting facilitation\, and strategic planning processes. \nCurrently Kim provides organizational development and management consulting services to nonprofits\, partnering on strategy planning\, theory of change development\, board development\, and meeting and retreat facilitation to increase program impact and achieve results. Kim has a Master of Public Administration degree and a Certificate in International Development Policy and Management from the Evans School of Public Affairs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks to Our Partners\n\n\n\n\nPresented by Nonprofit Association of Washington and KRB Consulting + Coaching\, in partnership with Common Good Vermont\, Maine Association of Nonprofits\, Nonprofit Association of the Midlands\, and Kentucky Nonprofit Network. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Nonprofit Association of Washington \nPhone: (855) 299-2922 x108 \nEmail: learning@nonprofitwa.org
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