Thursday: Advanced Track for Volunteer Administrators

Volunteer Engagement: The Path to Organizational Change and Capacity Building
(9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Thursday March 1st.)

Now, more than ever before, volunteer engagement professionals have an opportunity to be change agents within their organizations. This interactive workshop will provide tools and strategies for volunteer professionals who want to develop core competencies as change agents and engage skilled volunteers within their organizations. Learn how to respond to emerging trends, issues, and opportunities, and explore how using pilot initiatives, self-directed teams, action planning, and other strategies can build capacity within your organization. By the end of this session, participants will:

• Understand current trends and issues in volunteer engagement
• Understand the nonprofit lifecycle and identify where their organization is in the cycle
• Understand the shift from a culture of volunteer management to a culture of volunteer engagement and how it applies to their organization
• Understand and be able to apply innovations to create sustainable change
• Understand the role of the volunteer engagement professional change management
• Understand the role pilot projects play in introducing new projects and concepts
• Know how to create and sustain effective collaborations
• Know how to cultivate and lead self-directed teams
• Have completed an action plan for change within their organization

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.