VMPC Conference 2024 > Day 2 - Session 1 (May 10th from 10:45am - 12:15pm)
Kasandra James - Examining Decent Volunteer Engagement: Decolonial and Anti-Racist Approaches to Recruitment and Screening
Over the last few years, formal volunteering rates have been declining across Canada and organizations are reporting sustained shortages of volunteer labour. While efforts to recruit and retain volunteers are ongoing, this session will ask us to consider how organizations can promote Decent Volunteering (as aligned with Decent Work philosophies) and foster decolonial approaches to volunteer recruitment and screening. Through digital engagement with Mentimeter2 and co-learning activities with peers in small and large groups, participants will be asked to critique how systems of volunteer engagement exclude, harm, or marginalize some community members and imagine new ways of fostering communities of belonging in volunteer programs.
Maelin Cheung & Mel Ifada - The Key to Volunteer Engagement: Why Supporting Your Board is Essential
"The Key to Volunteer Engagement: Why Supporting Your Board is Essential" examines the importance of a well-supported board in the process of attracting and retaining engaged volunteers. The workshop explores how a well-supported board can create a positive and productive environment, fostering a culture of engagement and commitment among volunteers. This session will offer practical insights and strategies for board organization that directly impact volunteer involvement and retention. The workshop will include a small-group, interactive brainstorm component to get attendees thinking about real-world challenges they've encountered in their teams, as well as solutions they can implement after the conference, using frameworks learned in the presentation.
Erin McLean - Corporate Volunteer Engagement - Lessons from the Success of a Holistic Partnership Approach
Corporate Volunteer Engagement can sometimes feel like a daunting task, and establishing successful relationships in this area can be a moving target.
In this session, we will explore lessons learned from the successful development of a Holistic Partnership Approach to corporate volunteering. We will break down the successes and challenges related to this process, as well as discuss how sector trends can impact success. Through discussion, hands-on activities, and take-away tools, this session will provide a framework for exploring the development and consideration of holistic partnership relationships as an approach to corporate volunteer engagement. Together we will explore the evaluation and recruitment processes, how to build a partnership menu, and also how to integrate organizational standards into corporate volunteer engagement, while incorporating long-term relationship stewardship.
Tony Goodrow – Reporting the Full Value of Volunteer Engagement - SOLD OUT
The hours your volunteers contribute are an important metric, but those alone do not accurately communicate the value to the community that is created though the volunteer engagement you manage. Most Leaders of Volunteers under-report the real value but there’s a simple process you can use to make a substantial difference in your reporting.
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