Volunteer Management

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Deborah Pascuzzi April 27, 2010 at 6:12pm

We started a monthly support meeting for volunteers. The meetings run about 2-3 hours andinclude some eduction, an attendance gift, and refreshments. I try to get staff to provide the eduction and topics include self care, grief and loss, spirituality, creative writing and we have volunteers assist in the training as well. These are well attended and we are builidng a community. I always survey to see if the session was meaningful and what other topics they would like to have addressed.
Julie Cranz April 27, 2010 at 12:23pm

Other than the mailing of a company newsletter, we offer a quarterly "coffee and donuts" meeting for all volunteers. This is an informal session that has an informative piece about what is going on with the organization and may include a competancy piece or mandatory inservice agenda. This has not been well attended. I am in frequent contact with our patient/companion volunteers and clerical volunteers via telephone, or when they come in the office to drop off paperwork. but I rarely, if ever, see the volunteers who makes quilts or sew gowns for our patients because they do this work off-site. So I go to them and take snacks, breakfast, stop in to say thank you, etc., at least once per quarter.
Jennifer Thompson April 26, 2010 at 1:40pm

CVA can let you know who is certified in Chicago area.

Jennifer
Linda Daniels April 26, 2010 at 12:33pm

I would love to find out if anyone in the Chicago area is planning on this certification for 2011. I would love to meet and talk about it. Or anyone here who has completed it all. I work in Glen Ellyn, live south suburbs.
Jennifer Thompson April 26, 2010 at 12:25pm

thanks Linda for giving Christie the website. Christie you can find out all the requirements. I do know that registration for 2010 is over, so you are looking at 2011. let me know what you think when you look at it. Here is Tulsa we are really pushing this program to all our area volunteer administators not just in hospice and we hold a study group for canidates. I also help coach another hospice vaolunteer administrator who is currently getting ready to seat for the comprehensive test and I will be glad to do the same for you or any other Hospice volunteer administrator who wishes to get their certification in 2011.

Jennifer Thompson, CVA
christie geltz April 26, 2010 at 11:47am

thank you so much
Linda Daniels April 26, 2010 at 11:45am

I found the program I have been looking at for my own certification:
www.CVAcert.org 804-794-8689 P.O Box 467 Midlothian, VA 23113
christie geltz April 26, 2010 at 11:44am

thank you both- do I just google council for certification in volunteer mgmt? Is this the name of the group?- thanks
Jennifer Thompson April 26, 2010 at 11:30am

Regarding accreditation in Volunteer Manager, there is a self study certification through Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration. You can find this information on-line. I became a CVA in 2007 and it is a wonderful program. I also teach a volunteer management class through our local community college. It is under human services options, so if you are looking for colleges I would suggest that you look under human service programs Hope this hleps

Jennifer Thompson, CVA
Rivercross Hospice - Tulsa
Linda Daniels April 26, 2010 at 11:22am

yes, google volunteer management and you will get some colleges who give this training

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Resources to start a Volunteer Program

Hi all, In addition to other roles, I am the volunteer coordinator for a new agency. I'm trying to find plug and play/prepackaged resources for a program rather than building a program from scratch. No sense in reinventing the wheel. Can anyone suggest any such resources? Thanks!

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