Volunteerism Conferences/Workshops in North America

The conferences/classes listed are open to anyone wishing to register and share the common interest of developing and managing effective volunteer programs. The vocabulary may vary from "volunteer" to "community service" to "service-learning."  We've indicated the places you can see Susan Ellis

2008

May 31-June 2:  Atlanta, Georgia

Advanced Institute on Volunteer Management

Held in conjunction with the National Conference (see below), this special program focuses on experienced practitioners.  Presented by Rick Lynch, Linda Graff, Steve McCurley and Martin J.Cowling. For more details, click here.

June 1-3: Atlanta, Georgia
2008 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

Annual event sponsored by Points of Light & Hands On Network and the Corporation for National and Community Service. 

For information go to: http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/

Wednesday, June 11: Rochester, NY
Rochester Area Administrators of Volunteer Service conference
“Spring into Success”
Springdale Farm, 700 Colby St, Spencerport
Workshops on change in a fast paced environment, middle management, customer service/customer relations, and communicating with the right message.
Special volunteer advocacy award presented by Carol Ritter at lunch time.
Registrations due May 30; $45 for members, $70 for non-members.
Call Jerry Bennett, 429-7511 for additional information.

Thursday, June 19th: New York, New York
JASA Volunteer Ventures Expo: A free conference and volunteer opportunities fair for adults 50+
UJA-Federation of New York,
130 E. 59th Street, NYC
Last year over 200 older adults attended the Expo to learn about new volunteer opportunities. Nonprofit organizations can sponsor a table at the Expo and volunteer managers are invited to a workshop, "Capturing the Energy and Expertise of Boomers: Turing Promising Ideas into Dynamic Practice" with the Center for Intergenerational Training at Temple University. For more information, please contact JASA Volunteer Services at (212) 273-5291 or volunteer@jasa.org.

September 16-19:  Honolulu, HI

The Asia-Pacific Volunteer Leadership Conference

Co-sponsored by organizations committed to the common theme of International Volunteer Management.  The four conference streams are: (1) international volunteer administration;  (2) productive aging; (3) six billion paths to peace; and  (4) Volunteerism in Disaster Response and Recovery.  Speakers from the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

For more information, go to:  http://vrchawaii.org/APVLConference/

October 1-3:  Binghamton, NY

AVRM National Conference

Sponsored by the Association of Volunteer Resources Management and the The Volunteer Administrators of the Southern Tier.  Theme: "The Power of Partnerships."  Keynote speaker:  Martin Cowling, People First - Total Solutions.

For more information, go to:  www.AVRM.org

 

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