Organized around 8 best practices, our self-paced training guides learners through every step of partnering with volunteers—from designing volunteer roles and recruiting volunteers to training and celebrating volunteers and evaluating impact. For over 30 years, Energize has been training leaders of volunteers to successfully engage volunteers strategically and effectively.
Through this self-paced, comprehensive training program, your organization's team will...
- Build a strong foundation for volunteer involvement, grounded in best practices
- Learn how to create impactful volunteer positions that best meet the needs of the organization, including virtual opportunities
- Refine recruitment strategies to attract the right volunteers for the right roles
- Develop new skills to help advocate above on behalf of the volunteers they lead
- Hone diplomacy skills and increase collaboration between staff and volunteers
- Uncover new ways of assessing and sharing the impact of volunteers
Program Features
1 Year of Full, Unlimited Access to all program materials to allow your team to learn on your own time, at your own pace.
Organized Around 8 Best Practices developed by Energize experts and associates.
- Plan and Prepare
- Design Volunteer Positions
- Recruit Strategically
- Screen, Interview and Place
- Onboard and Train
- Support and Supervision
- Recognize and Retain
- Evaluate and Share Impact
25 Seminars with a total of more than 5 hours of instruction, each seminar averaging 14 mins in length.
16 Self-Instruction Guides with self-assessments, a featured reading from a respected source, discussion questions, and “try-this” exercises.
Progress Reports to track your learner's progress.
Access to Our Experts for questions and support.