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• Volunteer Management 201 Training

  • Start
    March 12, 2025
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  • End
    March 13, 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This training is for you! Take the next step into the amazing field of volunteer management and join us for Volunteer Management 201!

  This advanced training prepares volunteer managers to tackle the challenging and complex issues of volunteer engagement and program sustainability, to help you build the skills you will need to lead the volunteers.

  This 2-day training is designed for volunteer managers who have completed Volunteer Management 101 or those who are seeking advanced training in the field. Facilitated by Emily Coleman and Jenn Forristal, both of whom have been working in the field of nonprofit and volunteer management for over nine years. This interactive workshop will focus on next-level topics, including: 

  • Equipping Staff to Engage Volunteers
  • Organizational Culture & Communication
  • Cultivating Leadership Volunteers
  • Volunteer Program Evaluation
  • ...and more!

  Volunteer Management 201 builds on the basics of Volunteer Management 101. Volunteer Management 101 is not required in order to take 201, but we do recommend it.

  Day 1: Wednesday, March 12th, 8 a.m. - Noon

  Day 2: Thursday, March 13th, 8 a.m. - Noon

  Registration for this event will sign you up for both sessions. Zoom links to join this training remotely will be sent out the week before the event to those who have registered, along with a workbook to be used throughout the training. 

  

  Trainers: Jenn Forristal and Emily Coleman

  
  

  Emily Coleman, CVA, has been working in volunteer and nonprofit administration since 2004 and is very committed to the work of connecting individuals and groups with meaningful, rewarding opportunities to serve and build community.  She is currently the volunteer program supervisor for Transition Projects, an organization supporting the needs of people experiencing homelessness while helping them find and maintain permanent housing. She has also run volunteer programs for youth development organizations, and in healthcare. These varied settings have given Emily insight into how volunteer recruitment, screening and risk management, training and retention need to be adapted to organizational needs.

  An avid volunteer herself, Emily supports several local organizations with her time, experience that further increases her understanding of different styles of volunteer management. She has also served on the NOVAA Board of Directors for four years, as both the fiscal chair and later as the programming chair.

  

  In her nearly two decades as a volunteer administrator, Jenn Forristal, CVA has managed programs for thousands of volunteers serving in diverse fields including social services, animal welfare, public media, national service, political campaigns, and professional associations. Currently, she is the Volunteer Resources Manager at OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting).

  Jenn earned her Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) credential in 2016 and is committed to her own professional development and continued learning, averaging over 50 hours of training annually in topics related to volunteer program management. Additionally, she has training in equity in volunteer program and workplace implementation, and advanced training in equity facilitation. 

  
  

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• 🎲GAME NIGHT! 🎮 Member Meet Up!

  • When
    March 14, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Steeplejack 2400 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232

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  Join us for an evening of connection, fun, and friendly competition! This is a great opportunity to meet fellow NOVAA members, share ideas, and unwind with some engaging games.
  

  Whether you're a board game enthusiast or just looking to network in a relaxed setting, we’d love to see you there!

  Bring your favorite game to share, buy a drink at the bar, and join us for a fun night!

  Looking forward to a night of laughter and great conversations!

  RSVP asap and we will see you there! 

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• Board Members: Equipping, Engaging and Educating your Board for Volunteer Service

  • When
    May 13, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for " Board Members: Equipping, Engaging and Educating your Board for Volunteer Service!" Is your nonprofit organization seeking to maximize the impact of board members in their volunteer roles? Join this workshop to learn steps you can take to equip, engage and educate board members so they thrive in leading your organization to fulfill its purpose. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to support board members in their role and tools to empower board members to succeed.

  

  

  Sarah Mackey has over 20 years’ experience leading in the nonprofit sector

  and is the Executive Director of Women in Security and Privacy, a nonprofit

  advancing women and underrepresented communities to lead the future of

  privacy and security. Sarah oversees the global organization’s strategic

  planning, operations, volunteer engagement, fundraising, community building

  and programs. She is also a university instructor for nonprofit and social

  justice courses, and is passionate about putting research and theory into

  practice in nonprofit organizations.

  Sarah previously served as the Chief Network Development Officer at

  National Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardians ad Litem

  (CASA/GAL) Association for Children where she led the national training,

  communications, and technical assistance across the U.S. network. And as

  Vice President, US Transformation & Volunteer Programs with Habitat for

  Humanity International, Sarah led the strategy development, change

  management and implementation for initiatives and services supporting the

  success of 1,200 Habitat for Humanity organizations across the United States.

  Sarah earned a doctorate in public administration, master of public administration, and graduate certificate in nonprofit management from University of Illinois Springfield, and earned a B.A. in economics from Hanover College. Sarah holds professional credentials including Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA) and Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).  

  Sarah has been honored with the Affiliate Impact Habitat Hero Award from Habitat Illinois, Nonprofit Director of the Year Award and ATHENA Leadership Award from the Springfield (IL) Chamber of Commerce, Woman of the Year Diamond Award from Illinois Women in Leadership, President’s Volunteer Service Award, and multiple Clarion Awards from the Association for Women in Communications. Sarah lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is a volunteer with the National Center for Civil & Human Rights, a board member of Georgia Association for Volunteer Administration, and has volunteered to build homes with Habitat for Humanity in 10 countries around the world.

  
  

  We look forward to seeing you at this NOVAA event, however, if you need to cancel, please refer to our Cancellation Policy and contact admin@novaa.org with any questions.

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