What is the Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series?

The Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series is a peer-to-peer initiative in which MAVA members train their colleagues on the essential elements of leading volunteers.  Based on curriculum from Betty Stallings and adapted by MAVA, the training series will provide organizations of all kinds with the information they need to initiate, improve or re-energize their volunteer programs.  Working with the Volunteer Centers of Minnesota, Serve Minnesota, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, Girl Scouts-Land of Lakes Council, and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, MAVA is providing eight distinct training modules that can be offered individually, or combined for half-day or full-day trainings in your community or in your organization.

The trainings are practical and insightful, and address universal topics for any group working with volunteers.  They provide organizations with the tools they need to ensure that their volunteer programs support their mission and expand their overall impact and outreach. Participants can select from the individual modules listed below to match your organization’s exact training needs or attend all of the sessions and receive a Certificate of Volunteer Leadership. The VolunteerImpact Leadership Training Series is designed for people new to providing leadership to volunteers and those who have been in the field for a few years and wish to increase their expertise.

If you lead volunteers in a formal or informal setting please consider taking the Volunteer Resources Leadership training series to learn how to maximize volunteer resources in your organization or your community.  The workshops will be facilitated by people in the field, those who lead volunteers daily and are willing to share their expertise with colleagues across the state.  If you are new to the field or are looking for rejuvenation in your career, please join us!

Here are the topics the series will cover:

• Capturing Volunteer Motivation and Conducting Effective Interviews
• Planning for Retention
• Recruiting Volunteers
• Supervising Volunteers
• Recognizing Volunteers
• Managing Risk
• Positioning Your Volunteer Program for Success
• Singing Your Praises…Measuring Your Impact