TITLE : Making the most of your volunteers
CITY : New York , NY
DATE : Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TIME : 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PRICE : $ 110.00
Making the most of your volunteers

Volunteers are the backbone of many nonprofits, yet many organizations find managing volunteers to be one of the most challenging aspects of nonprofit life. The key to a successful volunteer management program is the three R’s – recruiting, retaining and recognizing volunteers.

This session will explore some examples of successful volunteer programs, and address the following topics:
-    Why people volunteer   
-    New ways to recruit, manage and place high quality volunteers
-    Revitalizing a volunteer program that has become stale
-    Ensuring collaboration between volunteers and staff
-    Effective ways to recognize your volunteers

If you are looking to initiate a new volunteer program, or enhance the success of an existing one this session is not to be missed. It is intended for board members, executive directors, senior staff and development staff.
Speakers for this session:

Diana DeJesus-Medina
Director of Development
LatinoJustice PRLDEF

Working at various nonprofit organizations, Diana DeJesus-Medina has guided the recruitment and management of volunteers in scores of communities nationwide for projects ranging from fundraising to client services. Through conferences and onsite assistance, Diana has helped build volunteer forces from corporate, faith, community, education and service backgrounds to provide meals, tutoring, childcare, legal advice, financial services and other critical services for low-income and homeless families and individuals. Diana started as a volunteer grantwriter while earning a B.A. in English at Brooklyn College. She currently works for a national nonprofit that mobilizes 125,000 volunteers to provide shelter and comprehensive services to homeless families with children. In that role she leads both paid and volunteer staff and board members in service delivery and turnkey training to build additional volunteers resources. Diana, supports and has personally volunteered with organizations focusing on education, women`s issues and animal welfare.

Gayle Villani
Vice President, Programs
Pencil

Gayle has been overseeing and working with volunteers for the past 10 years. She is the Vice President of a New York based education nonprofit that builds and supports customized relationships between private sector leaders and public school principals to inspire innovation and transform public schools. In this capacity, Gayle oversees the strategic direction of the organization’s programmatic development, methodology, and relationship management of its nearly 1,000 private sector volunteers and public school principals who work together with her company. Gayle’s career in education began as a corps member with the Teach For America program in 1992. When she relocated to New York City, Gayle joined the Public Affairs department at Vivendi Universal. While there she worked with a variety of nonprofits to identify community involvement opportunities for employees. Gayle holds a BA from the University of Connecticut, and an MA in Education from California State University.

 

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