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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:25:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Bremer Bank Nonprofit Symposium: Hot Topics in Volunteerism (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)</title>
      <description>Topics Include:&lt;br&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Engaging Volunteers in Higher Responsibility Roles&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Marketing Your Volunteer Program&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Managing Risk in the Volunteer Program&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Fraud Risks for Nonprofit Organizations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;Click &lt;a href="http://www.mavanetwork.org/Resources/Documents/Bremer%20Bank%20Nonprofit%20Symposium%20May%2030%202012%20Schedule%20%282%29.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;br&gt;
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To RSVP, contact Amy at amwyant@bremer.com&lt;br&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Volunteers in Higher Responsibility Roles: A Framework for Expanded Capacity (Tuesday, June 05, 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;The United Way of Greater Duluth Volunteer Center and the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration present...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 class="contStyleExcHeadingColored" align="center"&gt;Volunteers in Higher Responsibility Roles:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 class="contStyleExcHeadingColored" align="center"&gt;A Framework for Expanded Capacity&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Explore opportunities to involve volunteers in project leadership and skills-based roles&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Examine the complexities of volunteers being placed in higher responsibility roles&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Offer a framework for expanded roles for volunteer involvement&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mavanetwork.org/Resources/Documents/2012%20Flyer%20%282%29.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to download a flyer.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Volunteer Leadership Training Series- Metro (Tuesday, September 18, 2012)</title>
      <description>&lt;font face="Arial" size="2"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.mavanetwork.org/Content/Pictures/Picture.ashx?PicId=84880&amp;amp;Size=L" title="final top 2 lines.jpg" alt="final top 2 lines.jpg" border="0" height="54" width="372"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;i&gt;Original curriculum by Betty Stallings, adapted by MAVA&lt;/i&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Earn your Certificate in Volunteer Leadership by completing an 8-topic training series in two days.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gain a way to demonstrate your expertise and professionalism to employers, peers and the community.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;If you are new to the field or are looking for rejuvenation in your career, please join us!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 class="contStyleExcHeadingColored" align="center"&gt;Register today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h4 align="left"&gt;Tuesday, September 18, 2012&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Capturing Volunteer Motivation and Conducting Effective Interviews&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Planning for Retention&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Managing Risk&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Recruiting Volunteers&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;Tuesday, September 25, 2012&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Supervising Volunteers&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Positioning Your Volunteer Program for Success&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Singing Your Praises…Measuring Your Impact&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Recognizing Volunteers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" size="2"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Click &lt;a href="http://www.mavanetwork.org/Resources/Documents/Methodist%20VRL%20Series%20Registration%20Sept%202012.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download a registration form.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Click here for more information on the &lt;a href="http://www.mavanetwork.org/VRL"&gt;Volunteer Leadership Training Series&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Scholarships&lt;/i&gt; are available!&amp;nbsp; Contact the &lt;a href="mailto:office@mavanetwork.org"&gt;MAVA office&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.mavanetwork.org/joinus"&gt;Join MAVA today&lt;/a&gt; and register at the member rate!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;MAVA members, please log in to receive the member rate.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Questions?&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:office@mavanetwork.org"&gt;Email&lt;/a&gt; the MAVA office or call us at 651-255-0469.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Directions will be provided with registration confirmation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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