Cultivating & Recruiting for All of Your Volunteer Needs (Session 2A)

Time: 10:20 am - 11:50 am

Elements of effective volunteer recruitment include creating the right message and asking the right people, at the right time, through the right medium.  This interactive workshop will present volunteer recruitment tools and lead participants through the process of developing a volunteer engagement recruitment plan. Learn how you can become a talent scout for your organization, cultivate your circles of influence, and leverage social networking and other recruitment medium to access abundant volunteer resources.

Presented by:
Jill Friedman Fixler: President, JFFixler Group
www.jffixler.com

Jill Friedman Fixler is a nationally known leader recognized for her innovative approaches to re-inventing, re-engineering, and re-vitalizing nonprofit and public sector organizations. She combines her skills as a trainer, facilitator, public speaker, and coach to promote excellence in volunteer engagement, strategic planning, and board and organizational development for organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Jill has more than 30 years of experience. The list of organizations with which she works includes: health and human services agencies; community centers; faith-based organizations; government; and cultural, environmental, and animal welfare organizations. Jill is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences, including the Ontario Hospital Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Leadership Meeting, Hostelling International-USA National Council Meeting, the International Conference on Volunteer Administration, American Hospital Association—Association of Volunteer Resource Professionals National Conference, and the National Conference on Volunteerism and Service. Jill’s many articles on volunteer engagement and board development have appeared in The Volunteer Management Review, Nonprofit Board and Governance Review, and E-Volunteerism Journal. She is the author of Boomer Volunteer Engagement: Collaborate Today, Thrive Tomorrow and Boomer Volunteer Engagement: Facilitator’s Tool Kit and a contributing author to CharityChannel's You and Your Nonprofit: Practical Advice and Tips from the CharityChannel Professional Community.