Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement announced today that it has received a Volunteer Generation Fund grant of $975,360 from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.

The Volunteer Generation Fund invests in organizations to increase both volunteer recruitment and retention to engage those who answer the call to serve. With this new funding, MAVA will expand volunteer generation for high-impact tutoring, coaching, and mentoring. MAVA has formed a collaborative with 21 organizations covering urban, rural, statewide, and local efforts to place community volunteers with students from across the entire State of Minnesota. MAVA will provide training, consultation, and support, as these collaborative members work to generate significant, measurable improvements in the number of volunteers generated, remove structural inequities, advance racial equality, and help local communities respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about how MAVA plans to use this grant to give back!
 

Please note that the MAVA office will be closed on the following days: 

Friday, December 23rd
Monday, December 26th
Monday, January 2nd
Monday, January 16th

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• Connect with fellow MAVA members and more!

Please join an informal collaborative meeting of volunteer engagement leaders to share ideas and insight. You can also learn about upcoming MAVA events, and let us know how MAVA can support your work with volunteers. Each meeting will focus on volunteer engagement leaders in the respective region of Minnesota, but with Zoom, everyone is invited!

This online networking session is an informal discussion of current hot topics and an opportunity to ask questions and learn from your peers who work in healthcare settings such as hospitals, long term care, clinics, home care, hospice, etc. The agenda is open and determined by participants. This event is free and open to all, so please spread the word – all are welcome to join us! The more people who participate, the richer the exchange of information.

If you engage volunteers in the Rochester area, join RAVA, the Rochester Area Volunteer Administrators to network, receive professional development, and strengthen volunteerism in our region of Minnesota.

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes
903 West Center Street
Rochester, MN  55902

Anyone who manages volunteers in any capacity is invited to join MAVA’s Black, Indigenous and People of Color and White Allies Affinity Groups. “Affinity groups” are opportunities for people who share a common experience or identity to connect.

All participants will start in the same Zoom meeting room for a short welcome, and then we will break out into the affinity groups. Each participant will be able to choose which group to join. We ask that you please choose the group that you personally identify with. We recommend reading more about affinity groups prior to participating.

To create a safer environment that encourages conversation and honesty, affinity group meetings will not be recorded.

There is no cost to attend, but we ask that you please register in advance to receive the Zoom link. You do not need to reside in Minnesota to attend. All are welcome!

Volunteer Engagement is a dynamic field and we're in a time of great stretching and innovation. In this workshop, we will orient ourselves and explore emerging strategies for effective volunteer engagement.

We will cover how to get organizational buy-in for a culture that fundamentally leverages volunteers. We'll look at how to redesign volunteer positions with flexibility and options in mind. And we'll discuss partnering with volunteers, telling the deeper stories of their contributions, and empowering volunteers to invest in your organization, with the fullness of their skills and good ideas. 

Together, we will identify your goals for 2023 and your next steps for implementing cutting-edge strategies to attract volunteers, retain volunteers, and maximize their impact. Learn more and register today! 

Facilitator:
This training will be facilitated by MAVA's  Greater Minnesota Program Manager, Holly Daniels. Learn more about Holly here, on our staff page.

Registration Rates:

Members: $25
Non-Members: $50