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Linda Graff has been in the business of not-for-profit management since 1980. She has delivered workshops, presentations, and plenary and keynote addresses to tens of thousands of participants over the last twenty years throughout North America and into Europe. Linda is a dynamic and challenging speaker who mixes humour and informality with innovative thinking and empowering concepts. She is an extremely popular presenter who is considered one of Canada's foremost authorities on volunteerism. Linda has written seven books and countless articles in the field of volunteer program management. By Definition, her manual on policy writing for volunteer services is a best seller throughout North America, and Linda's new book on screening, called Beyond Police Checks, has received international acclaim as the essential source book on this high stakes topic. Linda currently focuses her workshop presentations in the "tough" areas of policy development, risk management, screening, and discipline and dismissal. Two AudioWorkshops™ - one 95 minute tape on policy development and one 95 minute tape on discipline and dismissal of volunteers - have been produced to translate Linda's dynamic workshop presentations into a more widely accessible format.

Ms. Graff received undergraduate and graduate degrees from McMaster University. In 1989, after nearly ten years as the Director of the Volunteer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Linda established her management consulting firm, GRAFF AND ASSOCIATES, located in Dundas, Ontario. Along with her associates, she works exclusively with charitable agencies and not-for-profit organizations. She currently divides her time among research, writing, and consulting projects, and the delivery of workshops throughout North America and Europe.

Books/Audio Workshops by Linda Graff

• Beyond Police Checks: The Definitive Volunteer and Employee Screening Guidebook
• By Definition: Policies for Volunteer Programs
• Well-Centred
• Audio Workshop - Yes, You Can: Discipline and Dismissal of Volunteers
• Audio Workshop - Policy Development for Volunteer Services