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JUNE 5,  1-4:30 pm
JUNE 6,  9 am-4 pm
JUNE 7,  9 am-3 pm



Conference Schedule

(Subject to change)


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                                                    Day One, Wednesday, June 5

10 am-12 pm

Better Impact User Group 
Open to Better Impact users only; separate registration required

12:30-1 pm

Check-in

1-1:50 pm

Spicy Main Stage
Conference Welcome
& 2024 MAVA Excellence in Volunteerism Award Ceremony

1:50-2:50 pm

Opening Keynote:
It is Not Hard to Recruit Volunteers

Jayne Cravens

2:50-3:10 pm

20-minute BREAK

3:10-4:30 pm

Find your seat at the
"Hot Takes" Cafe 

                                                    Day Two, Thursday, June 6

8:30-9 am

Check-in


9:00-10:25 am

Large Group Session
Brushing Off Burnout

10:25-10:45 am

20-minute BREAK

10:45 am-12 pm
Round 1
BREAKOUTS

Spicy Main Stage
Hot Approaches to Innovate Engagement and Organizational Capacity

Dr. Noel Landuyt

Harissa Room
Harnessing Tech for Engagement Panel: Changing Landscapes of Community

Tony Goodrow from Better Impact and
Brandon Litman from Kindly

Wasabi Room
Creating Affirming Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Volunteers

Anne Sutkowi-Hemstreet and Abby Neisen

Sriracha Room
Social Engagement and Improvisation:
How to Make Your Volunteers Look Good!


Jim Robinson

12 -1 pm

LUNCH
And visit the exhibitor booths

1 - 2:15 pm
Round 2
BREAKOUTS

Spicy Main Stage
Our Hot Take: You're Using the Wrong Language 
to Recruit Volunteers

Geng Wang

Harissa Room
Stop Under-Reporting Your Data

Tony Goodrow

Wasabi Room
Volunteer Managers Can Rule the World:
Translating your career skills & positioning yourself for growth

Kelly Mortvedt

Sriracha Room
Tapping Into the Strengths of Older Volunteers

Karmit Bulman

2:15-2:35 pm

20-minute BREAK

2:35-3:50 pm
Round 3
BREAKOUTS

Spicy Main Stage
Beat Burnout and Turnover: Establishing Role Clarity
and Making It Stick

Mary Uran

Harissa Room
Why All Volunteers Are Online Volunteers

Jayne Cravens

Wasabi Room
BREAKING NEWS: Classified Information is About to Be Revealed!

Patti Neiman and Eloise Pfeifer

Sriracha Room
I help people find (unpaid) rewarding jobs!

Robin Hunt

                                                    Day Three, Friday, June 7

8:30-9 am

Check-in

9-10:15 am
Round 4
BREAKOUTS

Spicy Main Stage
Say It Plainly to Spark Interest:
using plain language communications
for better public engagement 

Christine Petersen

Harissa Room
Supervising Culturally Diverse Volunteers:
Key Principles to Keep in Mind

Dr. Luiza Dreasher

Wasabi Room
The Forbidden Truth:
Volunteers and Donors Are the Same People
(You Just Didn't Know It)

Joshua Meyer

Sriracha Room
Self Centered Volunteerism

Michael Nguyen

10:15-10:25 am

10-minute BREAK

10:25-11:40 am
Round 5
BREAKOUTS

Spicy Main Stage
Can We Talk?
Getting Comfortable With Uncomfortable Conversations

Karen Pattison

Harissa Room

Open for Networking

Wasabi Room
A New Vision of Youth-Led, Youth-Driven Service

Allison Zuel

Sriracha Room
Bridging Informal & Formal Volunteering:
Exploring the Intersections

Brianna Stapleton Welch

11:40 am-12:20 pm

LUNCH
And visit the exhibitor booths

12:20-1:35 pm
Round 6
BREAKOUTS

Spicy Main Stage
Oops...I did it again: Navigating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Missteps with Resilience and Learning

Michael Nguyen and Matt Lewellyn-Otten

Harissa Room
Bridging Our Differences

Karl Samp

Wasabi Room
Disabled People Are Human:
Why Disability Inclusion Is Vital in Volunteer Work

Ashley Daniels

Sriracha Room
Brave Boundaries and Why They Matter

Marilou Chanrasmi

1:35-1:45 pm

10-minute BREAK


1:45-3 pm

Spicy Main Stage
Closing Keynote
In Defense of Radical Hope:
Fostering Organizational Change Through Interdependence & Possibility
Dr. Johnanna Ganz