NeighborWorks Training Institute
Phoenix, AZ • Wednesday, May 5, 2010
8:30am – 4:00pm
NEW! Read how to "Make Your Volunteer Events More 'Social' via Online Networks" at the NeighborWorks Newsroom.
How do community development organizations respond to the call for community
service and capture the new momentum of volunteerism? Through
resident leadership development, engagement of corporate teams, VISTA
and AmeriCorps volunteers, youth-run projects, and more! The current resurgence of
community service and volunteerism provide new opportunities to increase the impact of
community-based nonprofits. It also presents new challenges to community development
organizations, many of whom have not historically engaged volunteers in an ongoing way.
Join us at the Volunteerism + Community Development Symposium in Phoenix,
Arizona to participate in dialogue about emerging themes and effective practices
for integrating volunteers into the life of community development organizations.
This daylong symposium will focus on volunteerism as capacity-building to drive
revitalization and the creation of equitable, diverse and sustainable communities. What
distinguishes this type of volunteerism from more traditional, social service delivery?
How does an organization build its capacity to engage volunteers in this new way, at the
same time as other resources are shrinking? What are the tools for recruiting, developing
and retaining resident and non-resident volunteers who value not just what they
give, but what they leave behind? How can an organization best track and measure the
impact of volunteer work?
This symposium will examine the issues that emerge with this shift in focus, such as
power dynamics between outside volunteers and local residents; integrating volunteer
and community organizing activities; and ensuring that community service efforts
are truly owned by those most impacted. Symposium participants will hear from
practitioners who have effectively worked with volunteers in ways that build resident,
organizational, and community capacity. Breakout sessions will share tools for working
with various types of volunteers using this framework, including adult and youth
residents, student interns, VISTA and AmeriCorps members, retirees, the unemployed,
corporate teams, and "get out of jail free" court-mandated volunteers. There will be
opportunities for volunteers, community organizers, nonprofit and corporate leaders to
consider the roles each can play in this new approach.
The Volunteerism + Community Development Symposium will deliver inspiration, a
conceptual framework, and practical tools to engage volunteers in powerful new ways.
Symposium Objectives:
- Understand the current dynamics of volunteerism and community service
- Share new ideas and best practices for use of volunteers by community development organizations
- Explore in depth what it means to use volunteerism/ community service to build local capacity and self-determination in low income communities
Special FREE Afternoon Workshops on
Monday and Tuesday |
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Monday, May 3, 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, May 4, 4:30 – 6:00 PM
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MORNING
8:30 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kenneth D. Wade, CEO, NeighborWorks America
Susan Naimark, Director, CB&O Initiative, NeighborWorks America
Overview of the Day
9:00 am
Volunteerism Today
opening speaker Susan Ellis, Energize, Inc., Author
- Volunteerism Today
- Impact of Volunteerism
- Value Proposition of Using Volunteers
10:00 am
Tapping Community Resources: Volunteerism Best Practices
hear from four practitioners successfully working with residents, youth, seniors, corporate, university and faith-based volunteers
SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Volunteerism and Evidence of Impact
This presentation will highlight approaches to capturing and documenting the impact that volunteerism can have on building organizational and neighborhood capacity
AFTERNOON
12:30 – 1:15 pm
Breaking Ice Theater Performance
A dynamic theatrical performance will be presented that encompasses the many issues that organizations face when they use volunteers. Imagine what happens when the same discussions and dialogues straight from your workplace are illuminated by actors in a theatrical setting. It's a powerful, dramatic way to step back and get a fresh perspective while gaining a more intimate understanding of how individuals relate to each other.
1:30 – 2:15 pm & 2:30 – 3:15 pm
Workshops on Getting the Most Out of Your Volunteers (2 rounds of workshops)
These workshops will provide you with the opportunity to share and learn from your peers on methods to recruit, develop and retain volunteers in order to develop organizational and community capacity. Each workshop will focus on a different community of volunteers.
Harnessing the Power of Volunteers:
- On Your Board
- Corporate Volunteers
- Resident Volunteers
- Faith-Based Volunteers
- Senior Volunteers
- University Volunteers
- VISTAs
- Youth Volunteers
3:15 – 4:00 pm
Closing Plenary, Awards Presentations and Door Prizes
Networking Reception (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
Presented by NeighborWorks America.
Symposium cost: $235 (includes materials, plenary session, workshops, keynote luncheon and networking reception)
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