Building a Volunteer Program from Scratch
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Prairie Creek
Whether you are a new nonprofit engaging volunteers for the first time or a seasoned organization that needs a volunteer reset, this session will assist you in creating a robust and sustainable volunteer program for your organization. This is designed for nonprofit leaders, volunteer coordinators, and anyone looking to harness the power of community engagement to further their mission.
Throughout this session, we'll guide you through the essential steps of building a volunteer program from the ground up. We will work through the volunteer lifecycle from recruitment to onboarding to management to retention to evaluation.
We will identify the process for your staff and board to work through how volunteers can most effectively fit into your program, further your mission and making sure your volunteer program is working to its maximum potential.
By the end of this workshop, you'll have a clear roadmap for launching and growing your volunteer program. You'll leave equipped with the tools to get started immediately!
Join us to unlock the potential of volunteerism and take your organization to new heights!
Session Takeaways:
Identifying what volunteers can do for your organization
Determining where and how to find volunteers
Creating evaluation tools to ensure volunteers are effective and having a great experience.
Laura Mickler
The Branch Collective/Hillcroft Services
Laura Mickler is a Mindset Coach, yogi and huge believer in saying “why not!?” in response to people saying you can’t do something. Her coaching focuses on determining, manifesting & implementing the big dreams we have and helping people recognize their burnout. She spent more than a decade in the corporate financial world and walked away to coach and start her own yoga studio. Laura preaches that money follows when you realize what your assignment here on Earth is. She also has many years of experience working and volunteering with nonprofits locally and nationally. Her work in her company, The Branch Collective, includes speaking, teaching, Coaching, and owning Sacred Steps Yoga Studio & Store. She lives in Yorktown, Indiana with her husband, Alex, 2 boys- Rowan & Milo, and puppies Teddy & Poppy.
