Course Overview TA-C503

COURSE OVERVIEW

Rethink Volunteer Management to Maximize Impact

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Voluntary contribution of time and talent, when directed and managed appropriately, can be a great way to boost your

efforts towards achieving your project goal.

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Making the most of volunteer support means implementing smart management approaches, and improving your skills in this area can help significantly improve the outcome of your project, as well as making it easier both for you and for your volunteers

to maximize impact where it’s most needed.

Make Collaboration Rewarding

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Rethinking Volunteer Management?

Whether you are a non-profit campaign manager or an event planner, a startup founder or a local business owner, all your volunteer-powered efforts will benefit from smart planning and effective management practices.

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WHAT to Manage: Your expectations for volunteer performance, their expectations for rewarding experience, your commitment to volunteer training and supervision, and their commitment to project needs.

HOW to Manage: Your volunteer management plan should include a clear explanation of the scope of work, schedule and timeline according to the agreed time commitment, and a mechanism to allow for feedback and encourage volunteer initiative.

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Develop your own template for a volunteer management plan, which you can implement for your volunteer-powered projects and use to help guide your team members to better collaborate with volunteers.

Tangible Benefit for Your Business

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Be the Right Match: Be the kind of team that attract volunteers whose visions and skills match your needs.

Plan & Manage: Successfully plan and implement volunteer-powered projects and achieve sustainable results.

Empower: Help equip volunteers with the right tools and feel empowered to do their best.

Engage: Build relationships that benefit your professional development, beyond the individual projects.

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What are the best approaches to finding a match between a project in need of volunteer support and volunteers that can make meaningful contributions to the project?

How can volunteers find you based on their interest, passion, and skills?

Key Questions to Explore

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•  How can professionals make the most of volunteer resources?

•  What do you think are most important tools and resources that volunteer managers need to have?

•  How can volunteer managers ensure that they are maximizing their time and volunteers’ time?

•  What are important steps in planning and managing volunteer training programs?

Practical Insights from Experts

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