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Online training from Energize for you or your entire organization to work successfully with volunteers!

Prepares future, and strengthens current, professionals working within community-based organizations to better engage volunteers. A Graduate Certificate in Volunteer Management and Administration requires a total of 12 academic credit hours.

To enhance the development of volunteering in the community by assisting organisations and individuals to maximise their potential through the provision of high quality volunteer management education and training activities. The School is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) No 90031, and is the training arm of The Centre for Volunteering. Subsidized by the NSW Government.Nationally recognised qualifications including Cert IV in Coordination of Volunteer Programs. Professional Development workshops for Not for Profit and Volunteer Managers.  Smart & Skilled funding for NSW residents.

The purpose of the course is to give the participants practical as well as theoretical tools to develop a sustainable volunteer environment, more specifically in relation to organization, recruiting, maintenance and management of volunteers. During the 8 days of the course, divided in two moduls, you will be trained by the experienced consultants from Ingerfair. It is also possible to obtain 5 ETCS by taking a final exam.

Calendar of basic and advanced volunteer management workshops held throughout the year. Volunteer Scotland also offers two courses endorsed by the Institute of Leadership and Management: Volunteer Management - The Essentials (face-to-face or online) and Effective Leadership in Volunteering.

The Arkansas Public Administration Consortium developed and sponsors a nationally recognized Certified Volunteer Manager Program (CVM) designed for administrators, directors, managers, and coordinators of volunteers and volunteer programs.  The DHS Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support is the cosponsor of the program.

The New York Association for Volunteer Administration (NYAVA) offers a well-respected 2-day course taught by experienced colleagues. 

The 10-week course will cover volunteer recruitment, retention, risk management, recognition, etc. Graduates of the class will receive one Continuing Education credit from Southeastern Community College (Whiteville, NC), 12 hours toward NCAVA certification as a Certified Administrator of Volunteers in North Carolina, as well as several completed components of the certification portfolio.

Prepares future, and strengthens current, professionals to assume administrative positions and/or leadership roles within community-based youth and/or family development. The required courses are designed to strengthen the student’s understanding and application of critical aspects of leadership (theory and application), administration and supervision, fiscal management, advisory committees and boards, organizational mission and structure, and paid and volunteer human resource management.

The Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Program (VELP) includes two series of courses (Standard and Advanced) that cover the dynamics of creating a successful volunteer management program. Offers both on-site and online courses with faculty including Nancy Macduff.  It is possible to apply the online courses to earn a Certificate in Volunteer Program Management.

This course examines the development and role of volunteerism in a profit-oriented society. Specifically, it is an in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of volunteer organizations and management from an administrative perspective. It is designed for those whose work brings them into contact with volunteers, the currently employed volunteer administrator, and the student who will eventually be involved with volunteer management.

The Certificate in Volunteer Management is four full days of learning with nationally recognized volunteer management experts Kathleen McCleskey and Wendy Biro-Pollard, CVA. The course provides volunteer management basics and beyond and is guaranteed to assist nonprofits, associations and governmental agencies in building a successful volunteer engagement program and enhancing organizational capacity. Scheduled throughout the year at sites across Texas including Austin.

Featuring full day workshops you can take individually, or the option to enrol in the complete certificate program. 

Part of a Certificate in Event Management. An introduction to concepts and skills for the successful management of event volunteers. Topics include: the value of volunteers; a five-stage approach to the volunteer cycle; role and responsibilities of the event volunteer coordinator; and the event volunteer management process.

This course is mostly online format, with one in-person session on January 29, 2015 at Volunteer Burnaby. Learn how to: plan a successful volunteer program; recruit and screen potential volunteers; orient, train, supervise and recognize volunteers effectively within your program; and evaluate and market your program effectively. You’ll also get grounded in skills such as giving effective feedback and delegating, as well as building beneficial volunteer-staff relations and negotiating change management. Current trends in the field and supports available to people who manage volunteers will also be a focus. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from Volunteer Victoria. Please note that attendance at the morning in-person session is mandatory.

There are four key courses that make up this Certificate. It starts with Foundations (10 weeks); then Spectrum of Volunteer Engagement (10 weeks); then Administration (10 weeks); and finishes with an Applied Project (13 weeks). This Certificate is Ministry of Education Ontario recognized and the courses are all conducted online and in sequence as presented above. This Certificate has a long history of success and just went online in 2014. Each course has great content, a discussion group, assignments and interaction. The course instructor is Donna Lockhart, a well known consultant in volunteer engagement. It is aimed at those wishing to obtain educational certification for working in the field of volunteer management. Donna designed and instructs in 3 of the 4 courses and helped design Spectrum of Engagement, but it is taught by another instructor. 

The longest-running program in volunteer management in Canada's non-profit sector. Teaches the foundations of volunteer management based on best practices and addresses the building blocks which lead to a strong and engaged volunteer team; strategies for planning, developing, evaluating and leading relationships to engage all stakeholders.  Online and in-class options.

Builds personal, organizational and community capacity by equipping students with the skills needed to successfully recruit, focus and retain volunteer resources. It is directed at paid staff or volunteers who have the current function or future goal of engaging volunteers effectively in the social profit sector. The program content aligns with accepted professional standards for the management of volunteer resources, and provides students with the up-to-date information and tools needed to develop and implement best practices. All courses require in-class attendance. Elective courses may be taken by anyone in any semester and are not restricted to those in the program.