Wednesday, May 8th, 9:00am- 12:30pm

Pre- Conference Session: Game Changers: Building Minnesota's Future with the 50+ Talent... community engagement for results

Wednesday, May 8th, 1:30pm- 3:00pm       

• Resistance to Change, Susan Ellis
• Using Sales Techniques to Maximize Recruitment, Jay Haapala
• Balance Your Conflict – 101 Things to Do and Say During Difficult Interactions, Jodi Janati
• Essential Risk Management: Criminal Background Checks for Volunteers, Tim Landsberger and Heidi Haugen
• Engaging Talents of the 50+ Next Steps, Heather Thormodson and Lee George
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Capturing Volunteer Motivation and Conducting Effective Interviews, Elizabeth Ellis  
  

Wednesday, May 8th, 3:30pm- 5:00pm 

• Social Media and Volunteering, Rob Jackson
• The Ultimate Volunteer Leader’s Challenge: Managing a Movement, Melissa Eystad and Lee George
• Samaritans at the Gate: Influencing Leadership to Invest in Volunteerism, Jay Haapala, Austine Vaughn and Patty Ahl
• The Scarce Resources Model for Measuring the ROI of Volunteer Engagement, Tony Goodrow
• Ready for Anything: Preparing Your Volunteer Program for Disasters, Lisa Joyslin and Theresa Moerbitz
• Are You in the Driver’s Seat?  A New Look at Volunteer Motivation, Terry Straub
• Where Are We Going? Destination Volunteerism in a Rural Setting, Heather Thormodson
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Planning for Retention, Elizabeth Ellis    
  

 

Thursday, May 9th, 8:30am- 10:00am      

• Volunteer Program Collaborations, Susan Ellis
• Supporting Families in Serving Others: Building and Effective Family Volunteer Program, Jenny Friedman
• What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Managing Volunteers' Accident and Liability Risks, William Henry
• Volunteerism in the 21st Century: Voicecasting, Michael Koecheler
• Using a Time Bank to Engage Volunteers and Expand Organizational Capacity, Katherine Ramundt and Jennifer Harveland
• What is keeping your CEO awake at night? Judie Russell, Cathy Hartle, Jon Pratt, Greg Voss, Amy Wagner
  
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Managing Risk, Janene Riedeman
  
• Follow the Playbook! Executing a Successful Annual Meeting, Ken Culp, III

      

Thursday, May 9th, 10:30am- 12:00pm          

• True Colors, Carol Dixon
• Maintaining Motivation in Today’s Volunteers, Heidi Haugen
• Set-up, Keep-up and Wrap-Up your Program Goals with Volgistics, Jean Nierenhausen, Gail Cmiel and Karen Kendall
• Improving Volunteer Engagement, Erin Spink
• Leveraging Human Resources to Manage Volunteer Talent, Megan Vixie
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Recruiting Volunteers, Shelli Beck
• The Scarce Resources Model for Measuring the ROI of Volunteer Engagement, Tony Goodrow
• Making Ethical Decisions in Volunteer and Service Programs, Ken Culp, III

 

Thursday, May 9th, 12:00pm- 1:00pm      

Keynote: Connect with Leaders Inside AND Outside the Volunteer World!, Jody Cross

  

Thursday, May 9th, 1:30pm- 5:00pm    

• Healthcare Joint Commission Presentation, Virginia McCollum
  

Thursday, May 9th, 1:30pm- 3:00pm           

• Facilitating Volunteer Engagement to Lead Communities, Kathy McGrane, Christy James, Dawn Newman, and  Eva Jensen
• Youth Matter!  Introducing Youth into Volunteerism, Faiza Kanji
• Corporate Community Involvement, Phil Losacker
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Supervising Volunteers, Heather Thormodson
  
• The Philosophy of Volunteering, Rob Jackson and Tony Goodrow
  
• Members, Volunteers or Leaders:  Which does your organization have? Which does it need? Ken Culp, III

 

Thursday, May 9th, 3:30pm- 5:00pm           

• Career Management 2013 – Challenges and Opportunities to Stay on Your Path, Rise Kasmirski
• Putting it All Together:  Understanding your Supervisory Style, Zeeda Magnuson and Katie Walsh
• Motivation and Retention Strategies for Reaching Volunteers Across Generations, Stephanie McCabe
• Hitting the Mark with Crafting your Speech: Organizing your information so that your listeners can actually USE what you've said!  Jody Cross
• Yoga, Angela Vincent
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Positioning Your Volunteer Program for Success, Terry Straub
• Recruiting and Engaging Pro Bono Volunteers (How to get something for nothing!), Ken Culp, III

 

Friday, May 10th, 8:00am- 9:30am      

• Recruiting Volunteers for Leadership Roles, Heidi Haugen
• Social Media; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Beth Mammenga
• Those You Serve Can Be Your Best Volunteers, Lisa Stordahl and Cassie Clark
• Resolving Conflict so Effectively, You Might Even Be Glad You Had It, Jody Cross
• Critical Thinking for Creative Connections: Sustaining Your Peer to Peer Network, Judie Russell and Lisa Braun
• The Olympic Experience, Carol Dixon
• The New Volunteer Workforce: Exploring Trends and Changes in Volunteerism, Katie Bull
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Recognizing Volunteers, Karen Kendall

    

Friday, May 10th, 9:45am- 11:15am     

• Raising Money with Volunteers, Adam Faitek and Stacy Opitz
• Grant Writing, Nic Baker
• Diversify your volunteer base: the 4-legged approach, Lisa Munson and Katie Elden
• Volunteerism 2020 and Beyond, Mary Quirk and Polly Roach
• Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series: Singing Your Praises... Measuring Your Impact, Charlotte Strei
• Corporate Giving Garden, Susan Schuster and Zeeda Magnuson

Friday, May 10th, 11:30am- 12:30pm         

Keynote: 21st Century Volunteering – How Volunteering is Changing and What Organizations Can Do About It, Rob Jackson