MAVA Member Benefits

Featured Benefits

By joining MAVA, you and your organization will benefit from the resources and expertise of hundreds of volunteer administrators across the state of Minnesota. As the largest alliance of professionals of volunteer management in the state, we offer unparalleled leadership, training and networking opportunities. We are the leading voice for volunteerism in Minnesota, working to increase awareness of our profession and resources for leaders of volunteers across the state.

 
  Please wait...

Connect to leaders in the field

• Network with over 800 statewide MAVA member
• Participate in a sector or geographic network
  
• Utilize our online discussion forum

• Earn your Certificate in Volunteer Leadership
• Gain new knowledge and insights at biannual conference
• Attend events and trainings throughout Minnesota

• Learn to advocate for your volunteer program within your organization
• Use the online job bank to post positions or further your career
• Recognize peers and volunteers through Excellence in Volunteerism Awards

• Access relevant research that MAVA conducts
• Contribute to leading volunteer management research
• Serve on a taskforce to aid in conducting research

• Discover exclusive member only resources
• Receive monthly newsletter
• Learn from fellow volunteer leaders by accessing the MAVA blog and social media

• Attend MAVA events and trainings at a discount
• Receive discounts on McDowell background checks
• Purchase network and workforce toolkits at a discount

• Engage with a MAVA committee to develop and utilize your skills
• Serve on the MAVA Board of Directors
• Share expertise by training others in the field

ADVOCATE for volunteerism

• Be a part of the voice for volunteerism in the state of Minnesota
• Stay up-to-date on national and state-wide legislation related to volunteerism
• Work with the media on behalf of volunteerism to spotlight the sector

Featured Benefits

Featured Benefit: Job Bank

By Jennifer Nelson, Maple Grove Hospital. 

December 2010 was a rough month in our household.  Within two weeks time I was laid off from my job of four years as a volunteer coordinator, my husband broke his ankle which required surgery (leading to a month off of work), I gave birth to our son (who needed surprise surgery to correct a birth defect) and it was the holidays.  I didn’t think things could get any more challenging for our family.

Despite all of the chaos going on around me I knew that finding a job was paramount.  Maintaining my connection with MAVA was the best way to do this.  Through the members benefits section of the website I was able to stay up to date on available positions in my field.  Instead of wasting valuable time (time I needed to take care of my husband and newborn) I was able to go to one site for postings in my field.  I found myself searching job descriptions any chance I could get.  Ironically, I applied for the volunteer coordinator position at Maple Grove Hospital as my husband was in surgery to correct his ankle…at Maple Grove Hospital! 

It is difficult to articulate how being a member of MAVA gave me hope during those stressful times.  I knew that even if I could not find a job for 6 months to a year (like many of my former colleagues) that I could keep up to date on open positions in my field.  Not to mention attend events and maintain my professional development as well as network with leaders in volunteer management.  My story has a happy ending, and it wouldn’t have been possible without my MAVA membership and the members only job bank.

To learn more about member benefits, visit www.MAVANetwork.org/benefits.