Making the most of your volunteers|New York, NY|11/10/2009

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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A 1997 study of the characteristics of America's best nonprofit organizations found that the best organizations had the following characteristics in common:

- A compelling and persuasive mission
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Build relationships: to ensure maximum exposure to the experts and other nonprofit leaders, each seminar offers structured networking before the session starts
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A. Venue for July 22, November 16, and December 9 Leadership Series sessions:
New York University Kimmel Center located at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.
The full address is:
NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

The July 22, 2010, Leadership Series will be in Room 802 Shorin at the Kimmel Center. When you enter the building, go past the guard desk and take the elevator to the 8th floor. As you exit the elevators, go through the lobby and exit through the double glass doors. The meeting space is down the hall on the right. Our registration table will be setup outside Room 802 and will open at 8:00 am.

For directions to the Kimmel Center, please visit their website at:
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B. Venue for September 22 Leadership Series session:
The University Settlement at the Houston Street Center located on the Lower East Side.
The full address is:
University Settlement at the Houston Street Center
273 Bowery
New York, NY 10002

For directions to the University Settlement at the Houston Street Center, please visit their website at:
http://hsc.universitysettlement.org/hsc/who/visit/

C. Venue for October 19 Leadership Series session:
The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street, with the entrance on 103rd Street. I
The full address is:
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029

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