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•	Submit an RFP for the 2009 MAVA Conference on Volunteerism.
•	MAVA is recruiting three VISTA member positions to serve as Community Outreach Coordinators. The positions, located in St. Cloud, Rochester and the Twin Cities metro area, start July 2008. For a flyer with additional information, click here.
•	Earn Your Certificate in Volunteer Leadership in the Metro, Hudson, WI, New Ulm and Rochester starting in May, 2008.
•	View the COVAA/ALIVE Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, and the Delegate Survey Summary Analysis
•	Coming Soon! MAVA's Toolkit for Building a Peer Professional Network. This new 33-page took kit includes step by step guidelines and resources for building a professional peer network. Topics include Stages in Network Development to Outreach Tips. This comprehensive resource includes all the tools and materials needed to launch a Connections Network in your area. Click here for more information, or to reserve a copy.
•	New member benefit—enjoy the power of group purchasing with special pricing on background studies through the McDowell Agency. Visit the McDowell Agency on the web at www.mcdowellagency.com
•	MAVA can promote your event or training for free on our website and in our newsletter. Contact MAVA at office@mavanetwork.org
•	Employers may post job openings in the field of volunteer administration free of charge on the MAVA website. Send postings to Office@mavanetwork.org.

Elizabeth Ellis wonderfully passed along a template for National Volunteer Week logo and "mailing" labels. Labels are a simple and inexpensive way to raise awareness of this National event. Simply print (color is best) and use on your out going letters, certificates of appreciation, notes of thanks or memos to staff to increase visibility of your program and our nations wonderful volunteers! Deliver a few printed sheets to your HR department, management team and Executive Director to use too! After your celebration, simply switch the template to include your logo and highlight your volunteer program and opportunities for use on future mailings, notes or your business cards.

As the largest alliance of volunteer administrators in the state of Minnesota, MAVA is a powerful resource for the volunteer community. MAVA provides news, information, professional development and training opportunities to its members. MAVA is the leading voice for volunteerism in Minnesota, advocating for increased awareness about the profession of volunteer administration and better resources for leaders of volunteers.

Whether you are a volunteer administrator for a large organization or someone interested in building community and promoting volunteerism, MAVA will provide you with tools and information to become a successful leader. Explore our web site to learn more.

Volunteer Resources Leadership: Capacity Building in Minnesota (VRL)

Volunteer Resources Leadership: Capacity Building in Minnesota (VRL) is a three-year capacity building initiative to expand and strengthen volunteer leadership across the state through strategies that create widespread systemic change. With a special emphasis on targeting diverse and grassroots communities, the initiative will build infrastructure, tools, and capacity for successful volunteer leadership. VRL will build healthy communities by strengthening organizational ability to maximize the quality and quantity of voluntary effort.

MAVA and a number of community partners began implementing VRL in November 2005 to address barriers to successful volunteer capacity building. Key strategies include:

•	Strengthening volunteer resources infrastructure and competence through affordable, accessible volunteer resources leader training
•	Strengthening local volunteer resources networks to create a structure for self-sustaining peer-to-peer professional development.
•	Advocating with decision makers for best practices, necessary resources and policy in volunteer resources leadership.
•	Strengthening community/organization abilities to recruit and retain volunteers.

Read more to understand the full scope of this initiative across Minnesota.