Volunteer Management Training Series - 2012 

United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’ Volunteer Center is proud to once again present the "Excellence In Volunteer Management" training series. This 3-day, 6-course series is a high quality, comprehensive workshop in Volunteer Management for community organizations and volunteer managers. Our next workshop is scheduled for March 1, 8, & 15, 2012 at United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties.

Topics to be discussed include: Understanding Volunteering, Recruiting and Placing Volunteers, Planning a Volunteer Program, Orienting and Training Volunteers, Supervising Volunteers and Evaluating Your Volunteer Program. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive the Florida Volunteer Administration Certificate from Florida Association For Volunteer Resource Management and The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism, Volunteer Florida.

Who should participate?

Executive Directors, Volunteer coordinators, volunteer program managers, and anyone who has responsibility for supervising volunteers.

What's included?

• Participant workbook, handouts & resources
• Lunch and snacks
• Opportunities to interact with colleagues from other organizations
• Upon successful completion, participants receive the Florida Volunteer Administration Certificate from Volunteer Florida and the Florida Association for Volunteer Resource Management.  

Registration and Cost:

Cost: $200 - Due at time of registration via Paypal or Check
Registration is limited to 20 participants and is on a first-come-first-serve basis (based on receipt of payment and registration form).  Reservations will not be taken.

Completion of the CBE reimbursement forms does not substitute or automatically register participant in the training series.

1. Volunteers need support and leadership to be most effective and to sustain their commitment and involvement.
2. Volunteers are a necessary and critical resource for healthy communities.
3. Mobilizing citizens to volunteer is very challenging in today's environment due to competition and lack of discretionary time.
4. Nonprofit and public organizations need help meeting this challenge. They must develop or enhance their capacity (skills, knowledge, and abilities) to effectively recruit, focus and support volunteer resources.
5. Competent leaders and managers build organizational and community capacity to maximize volunteer resources to meet community needs.

What others are saying about this training:

"I think the entire process provided an opportunity for participants to take an honest assessment of their programs and confirm that most agencies have similar challenges. The good news is the    United    Way    team is a wonderful resource to help support each agency. It is a win-win. As each day of the training evolved participants got to know each other, developed new relationships and friends. I think people like doing business with friends."  --David James, Halifax Urban Ministries

"Even after 30 years of working with nonprofit organizations as a speaker and trainer, I had plenty to learn from with the content offered in the Volunteer Management Certification course. The United Way's Volunteer Center provides a great service by offering this program. It will be well worth the time for every participant." -Hardy Smith, Hardy Smith Consulting

"After 20+ years serving the non-profit, profit and military volunteer, this was the most comprehensive training I have attended. The networking alone was worth the time away from the office. Volusia and Flagler Counties have fabulous people in this field. It was a pleasure just getting to know them. The training was an added bonus!" - -Mary Flynn Boener, Stewart-Marchman-Act-Behavioral Health

"I learned so much from the Volunteer training! I have 14 years experience with working with volunteers. This training helped me to realize that there was much more to learn when working with volunteers than I thought. This is a must have training for anyone working with volunteers. This should be a part of every agencies training curriculum for staff who supervise volunteers."  -Ernest Hamilton, Executive Director, Rescue Outreach Mission of Sanford, Inc.