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Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration

Browse the calendar below for upcoming events related to volunteerism.  To post an event, please e-mail office@mavanetwork.org.

Upcoming events

    • August 11, 2010
    • 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
    • Rondo Community Outreach Library 461 N. Dale St. St. Paul, MN 55103

    ALVA: Leadership development for the rest of your life

    Presenters:

    • Mary Kowalski, ALVA Task Force
    • Dick Kavaney, 2010 ALVA Grad
    • Mary Ellen Kennedy, 2010 ALVA Grad

    After Dick Kavaney closed his law practice and “retired” full-time, his wife, Peg, encouraged him to get involved in something that he cared about. The day she told him that he was “bored and getting boring” he knew it was time to take action. Last fall, he signed up for the Vital Aging Network’s ALVA Leadership Develop­ment course. “It has opened a whole new world of possibilities for me,” says Dick. “I have met wonderful people and I am engaged in work that I love and that I can see makes a difference.”

    Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about ALVA from Mary Kowalski, ALVA facilitator, and Dick and Mary Ellen, participants in last year’s program. You’ll have an opportunity to talk about what you would do to make a better world and learn how you can get started.

    This year’s course will be offered at Century College in White Bear Lake; Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights; Minnesota State University, Mankato; North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park; Riverland Community College; and St. Cloud Technical & Community College. Classes meet one day a month for eight months starting October 8, 2010.

    Pre-registration is required for this free forum. To register for the forum, go to www.vital-aging-network.org, look under What’s New. Register now!

    Questions? Need a ride? Call VAN at 651-917-4652.

    www.vital-aging-network.org

    Vital Aging Network | North St. Paul, MN | 651.917.4652 | info@vital-aging-network.org

    • August 12, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Junior Achievement, 1800 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood, MN
    Six in ten Americans have a Facebook page. One in ten Americans tweet.  ...Yes, social media is here to stay, and it is becoming an increasingly effective way to engage volunteers.

    In this half-day workshop, explore strategies to better utilize popular social media platforms, hear from volunteer managers who do and network with others on topics ranging from privacy concerns to twexting!

    Watch a short video by SocialNomics that emphasizes the importance of social media today.

    Click here to download a registration form.

    Agenda

    8:45-9:00            Registration

    9:00-9:30            Speed Networking- Bring your business cards!

    9:30-10:45           Advanced Topics in Social Media

    10:45-11:00         Break

    11:00-11:45         Panel Discussion

    • Kate Burggraff, STEP
    • Maggie Flanagan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
    • Jenna Barke, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
    • Tyler Bancroft, HandsOn Twin Cities

    11:45-12:00         Wrap-up and Q & A              

    12:00                  Lunch


    About the Presenters:

    Helen Young has experience working in marketing, development and research for nonprofits in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Most recently, Helen served as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration and Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest. In addition, Helen volunteers as Research Assistant for the Minnesota State Capitol and as a consultant for Friends of the Fox, Inc.

    Katie Bull is the Member Services Associate at MAVA.  She is the one who answers your phone calls and emails!  Prior to MAVA, Katie was an AmeriCorps VISTA at CommonBond Communities and a VISTA Leader at the Minnesota Literacy Council.  Katie earned her BA in English from the University of Minnesota.  She has volunteered as an English teacher in the U.S. and Africa and received her Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Hamline University.


    Hosted by the MAVA Professional Development Committee



    • September 15, 2010
    • September 16, 2010
    • Arrowwood Resort, Alexandria, MN

    Leading Volunteers Through a Changing Healthcare Environment

    AHV (Administrators of Healthcare Volunteers) joins forces with HCAM (Healthcare Auxiliaries of MN) at their annual conference!

    Join your peers at a pre-conference session aimed at helping you navigate the changes impacting volunteer management in a healthcare organization.  Then stay to take advantage of the valuable workshops and conference speakers at the HCAM Conference.  Included will be a healthcare legislative update, keynote speakers on diversity and current healthcare issues, and workshops on relevant topics.

    • September 16, 2010
    • 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
    • Brain Injury Association, 34 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, 55413

    Presenter:  Lucy Swift from Twin Cities Public Television

    Host: Lee George, Brain Injury Association

    Hear about effective marketing strategies to boomers as volunteers with an emphasis on recruiting boomers for civic engagement initiatives.  For this acclaimed presentation, Lucy Swift from Twin Cities Public Television has compiled key research related to Boomers and marketing. During the presentation you will do a team exercise to come up with messaging and be asked to share your experiences, successes and dilemmas in marketing to Boomers.

    RSVP online or to office@mavanetwork.org 

    Click here for more information.

    MAVA Connections is a MAVA member benefit, open to MAVA Members only, and provides opportunities to share and gather resources for the development of both our professional skills and volunteer programs. MAVA Connections is offered monthly and hosted by our members on a voluntary basis.

    Interested in hosting a hot topic of interest? Contact Helen at hyoung@mavanetwork.org for scheduling!

    • September 17, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
    • Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD
    Sioux Empire DOVIA invites you to a conference focused on the latest professional standards and practices in volunteer management.  The keynote speaker will be Margaret Sumption.  The day will also include a networking box lunch and breakout sessions. 

    Click here for more information.
    • October 12, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
    • University of MN- Crookston

    Engaging Boomers and New Generations of Volunteers

      Is your volunteer pool changing?

      Are you seeing more volunteers looking to use workplace skills or looking for shorter term assignments?

      Is your organization ready to tap the wealth of volunteer resources offered by Boomers as they retire?

      Attend this advanced level interactive workshop to:

      • Learn and practice techniques for re-inventing volunteerism for the new volunteer workforce.
      • Explore how these methods can be used to tap into the potential wealth of volunteer resources offered by the Boomer generation.

      You will leave the workshop with an action plan to prepare your organization for Boomers and the new volunteer workforce.

    Join MAVA today and register at the Member Rate!

    Click here to download a registration form.

    Scholarships available!Contact MAVA at 651-255-0469 or e-mail office@mavanetwork.org.

    This interactive in-depth workshop includes:

    • Framing the question:  Opportunity and potential the Boomer and future generations of volunteers offer
    • Capturing the motivation for high impact volunteering
    • Developing a new style of interviewing volunteers
    • Designing new volunteer opportunities
    • Writing position descriptions and project descriptions to appeal to changing volunteer motivations
    • Recruiting using new methods
    • Supervising volunteers in new and more effective ways
    • Retaining Boomer volunteers and sustaining involvement
    • Obtaining organizational buy-in to retool for new generations of volunteers







    • October 14, 2010
    • 03:00 PM
    • October 15, 2010
    • 03:00 PM
    • St. John's Abbey Guesthouse, Collegeville, MN
    Are you surrounded by volunteers who love to serve?

    Or is your volunteer program in need of a makeover?


    The Directors of Church Volunteer Ministries offers an opportunity to explore the building blocks and methods to effective shared ministry.

    Building a Shared Ministry Culture

    A two-day retreat

    October 14 & 15, 2010

    Collegeville, MN

    Learn, grow, connect while experiencing the abiding presence of God at beautiful St. John’s Abbey.

    Click here for more information.

    Fee: $100 (includes meals & overnight accommodations)

    After Sept. 30: $110

    Commuter Rate (everything but a bed): $60

    Thursday Social Hour Only (7:30 pm): $10

    Scholarships available for DCVM members.

    Applications at www.dcvm.org


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    • October 15, 2010
    • 08:30 AM
    • October 22, 2010
    • 04:30 PM
    • Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
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    Original curriculum by Betty Stallings, adapted by MAVA

    Earn your Certificate in Volunteer Leadership by completing an 8-topic training series in two days.

    Gain a way to demonstrate your expertise and professionalism to employers, peers and the community.

    If you are new to the field or are looking for rejuvenation in your career, please join us!

    Register today!

     

    Friday, October 15, 2010

    • Capturing Volunteer Motivation and Conducting Effective Interviews
    • Planning for Retention
    • Managing Risk
    • Recruiting Volunteers

    Friday, October 22, 2010

    • Supervising Volunteers
    • Positioning Your Volunteer Program for Success
    • Singing Your Praises…Measuring Your Impact
    • Recognizing Volunteers

    Click here to download a registration form.


    Click here for more information on the Volunteer Leadership Training Series.

    Scholarships are available!  Contact the MAVA office

    Join MAVA today and register at the member rate! 

    MAVA members, please log in to receive the member rate.


    Questions?  Email the MAVA office or call us at 651-255-0469.

    Directions will be provided with registration confirmation. 
    • October 19, 2010
    • 08:30 AM
    • October 20, 2010
    • 04:30 PM
    • Willmar, MN
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    Original curriculum by Betty Stallings, adapted by MAVA

    Earn your Certificate in Volunteer Leadership by completing an 8-topic training series in two days.

    Gain a way to demonstrate your expertise and professionalism to employers, peers and the community.

    If you are new to the field or are looking for rejuvenation in your career, please join us!

    Register today!

     

    Tuesday, October 19, 2010

    • Capturing Volunteer Motivation and Conducting Effective Interviews
    • Planning for Retention
    • Managing Risk
    • Recruiting Volunteers

    Wednesday, October 20, 2010

    • Supervising Volunteers
    • Positioning Your Volunteer Program for Success
    • Singing Your Praises…Measuring Your Impact
    • Recognizing Volunteers

    Download a paper registration form or register online.


    Click here for more information on the Volunteer Leadership Training Series.


    Scholarships are available!  Contact the MAVA office


    Join MAVA today and register at the member rate! 

    MAVA members, please log in to receive the member rate.


    Questions?  Email the MAVA office or call us at 651-255-0469.


    Directions will be provided with registration confirmation.
    • October 25, 2010
    • 08:00 AM - 04:45 PM
    • University of MN, St. Paul Campup- Continuing Education and Conference Center
    The Minnesota Mentoring Conference is the region's only conference focused exclusively on supporting quality mentoring, and attendees have called it exceptional, energizing and insightful.  This year's theme is Quality in Action, featuring keynote speaker Andrea Taylor, Ph.D. from Temple University and special guest speakers Larry Wright, Ph.D., President & CEO of MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership and Peter Benson, Ph.D., President & CEO of Search Institute. 

    For more information, please visit or call: www.mpmn.org or 612-370-9180
    • February 10, 2011
    • 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    • TBD
    Save the Date!
    • May 18, 2011
    • May 20, 2011
    • St. Cloud, MN
    Save the Dates and visit www.MAVANetwork.org/newsconference for more information!

 

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Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration
1800 White Bear Avenue North
Maplewood, MN 55109
Phone: (651)255-0469  Fax: (651)255-0460
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