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• 2019/20 NOVAA Workshop Package: Four workshops for the price of three!

  • Start
    September 18, 2019
  • End
    April 23, 2020
  • Location
    Each workshop is at a different location
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  Members of NOVAA* have the opportunity to purchase all four NOVAA workshops for the 2019/20 year as a package deal! If you are not already a member, but would like to join to get this benefit and many others, join now!
  
  The package deal for all four workshops is $180. That's a 25% discount!
  
  This special deal includes attendance to:
  

  • Wednesday, September 18, 2019:
    Long Distance Management of Volunteers with Rick Lynch
    
    

  • Thursday, November 7, 2019:
    How To Meaningfully Measure Program Impact with Steve Patty
    
    

  • Wednesday, February 19, 2020: 
    Creating Affirming Spaces for LGBTQ+ Individuals with Seth Johnstone
    
    

  • Thursday, April 23, 2020:
    Compassion Fatigue and the Art of Self Care with Katherina Alexandre

  
  All workshops will be from 8:30am - 12:30pm and will be held in Portland aside from the September 18th training, which will be at the Oregon Food Bank in Beaverton.
  
  *The package deal discount is also available to members of other Volunteer Management associations such as DVPA, MVVMA, NOVA, and ALIVE.
  
  Learn more about these workshops and other NOVAA events on our calendar. 
  

  ABOUT THE TRAINERS

  Richard Lynch is a Seattle-based management consultant with a variety of clients in the United States, Canada, England and Russia. He is the president of Lynch Associates, a consulting firm whose mission is to help organizations create work environments which foster commitment and excitement and positive self-esteem. Each year, Rick speaks at approximately 150 workshops, conventions, and conferences in North America and Europe on topics related to personal growth and management effectiveness. He is the author of the books Precision Management and Getting Out of Your Own Way and of a monograph called “Developing Your Leadership Potential.” He is the co-author of the books Volunteer Management and Secrets of Leadership. Lead, his book on leadership was published by Jossey-Bass in January 1993. 

  Steve Patty has over 20 years of experience working in the field of evaluation and leadership development. He holds a Ph.D. from Trinity in Chicago and has been trained at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is a former department chair at Multnomah University and visiting professor in the doctoral departments of business at the International University of Monaco. Steve has trained hundreds of leaders in evaluation strategy and design and has consulted with organizations and foundations throughout North America and internationally in evaluation.
  

  Seth Johnstone is the LGBTQ Education Specialist for the Bridge 13 Community Education Project at SMYRC (Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center). In addition to facilitating equity trainings, Seth holds a staff role at SMYRC’s resource center, working with and being inspired by queer and trans young people. Seth believes deeply in the role that community education can play in motivating people into action, awakening empathy, building alliances, and developing robust and accessible resources.

  Katherina Alexandre, M.A.Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional is recognized in the field of compassion fatigue and positive self-care activities that enhance well-being, solidify a commitment to self-care and team alliances. 

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• Workshop: Long Distance Management of Volunteers with Rick Lynch

  • When
    September 18, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Oregon Food Bank Beaverton 1870 NW 173rd Avenue, Beaverton
  • Spaces left
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  Does your organization support volunteers in different locations throughout the city or region? Are you faced with the challenge of not always (or ever) being in close physical proximity to the people you supervise?

  Some supervisors of volunteers, by virtue of organizational structure, are almost never in the same physical location as the individuals and teams they supervise. In such situations, unique supervisory problems tend to occur, such as people identifying more with the client than the organization, people pursuing their own agendas, and people operating in ignorance of decisions due to lack of communication. In this workshop participants learn techniques in long-distance communication, commitment-building, and control strategies, to solve these and other problems.

  Come learn new strategies, connect with your peers, and engage in interactive professional development!

  

  Richard Lynch is a Seattle-based management consultant with a variety of clients in the United States, Canada, England and Russia. He is the president of Lynch Associates, a consulting firm whose mission is to help organizations create work environments which foster commitment and excitement and positive self-esteem. Each year, Rick speaks at approximately 150 workshops, conventions, and conferences in North America and Europe on topics related to personal growth and management effectiveness. He is the author of the books Precision Management and Getting Out of Your Own Way and of a monograph called “Developing Your Leadership Potential.” He is the co-author of the books Volunteer Management and Secrets of Leadership. Lead, his book on leadership was published by Jossey-Bass in January 1993. 

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• Workshop: Getting to What Matters -- How To Meaningfully Measure Program Impact with Steve Patty

  • When
    November 07, 2019
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    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    St. Philip Neri - Carvlin Hall, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
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  All of us who work with people need a way both to prove and to improve our impact. We need data to demonstrate what we are doing is making a difference. We also need data to show us how to get better at making a difference. Too often we use anecdotes or program satisfaction or superficial metrics that miss the deeper, more durable, more meaningful aspects of human and societal progress and development. We need better ways to evaluate what really matters. And we need better ways to communicate the difference we are making to others. This presentation will show us how.

  Back by popular demand, and based on the work of over a decade of capacity-building with more than 300 agencies throughout North America, Steve Patty Ph.D. will bring to us innovative thinking and proven techniques to help us prove and improve our impact.

  

  Steve Patty has over 20 years of experience working in the field of evaluation and leadership development. He holds a Ph.D. from Trinity in Chicago and has beentrained at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is a former department chair at Multnomah University and visiting professor in the doctoral departments of business at the International University of Monaco. Steve has trained hundreds of leaders in evaluation strategy and design and has consulted with organizations and foundations throughout North America and internationally in evaluation, including the YMCA of the USA, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Canadian Evaluation Society, Foundation Centers, Americorps in Oregon, Washington, and Iowa, Geneva Global, Nonprofit Association of Oregon, United Way, and Lilly Endowment Inc., among others. He is a published author and frequent conference speaker. 

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• Workshop: Creating Affirming Spaces for LGBTQ+ Individuals with Seth Johnstone

  • When
    February 19, 2020
  •  
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Southeast Uplift, 534 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97214
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  Join us for a morning of training and discussion on creating affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals in our organizations and volunteer programs.

  After nearly two decades of working with sexual and gender minority youth, New Avenues for Youth and the SMYRC program know firsthand that the harassment and discrimination they experience commonly lead to adverse long-term impacts on their education, safety, mental health, well-being, and future socioeconomic status.
  

  Bridge 13 community education training is designed to address root causes of discrimination impacting the LGBTQ+ community and to create affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ people of all ages. The Bridge 13 curriculum is broad in scope and covers topics related to sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and gender expression. Participants gain a deeper understanding of the barriers that LGBTQ+ individuals face and take away tangible skills to create more equitable and accessible workplaces. 

  

  Seth Johnstone is the LGBTQ Education Specialist for the Bridge 13 Community Education Project at SMYRC (Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center). In addition to facilitating equity trainings, Seth holds a staff role at SMYRC’s resource center, working with and being inspired by queer and trans young people. Seth believes deeply in the role that community education can play in motivating people into action, awakening empathy, building alliances, and developing robust and accessible resources.

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• Workshop: Compassion Fatigue and the Art of Self Care with Katherina Alexandre

  • When
    April 23, 2020
  •  
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205
  • Spaces left
    45

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  As volunteer managers, caregivers, educators, and others in helping professions, we speak about the importance of self-care to others but often fail to follow our own advice. It’s time to make time to gather in a supportive, interactive and relaxed environment to begin the conversation about the demands of our work and the sometimes negative effects on our well-being.
  

  In Katherina's workshops, participants learn about the impact of compassion fatigue through a variety of focused activities. Katherina guides participants to recognize their own symptoms and lessen the negative effects, gain self-awareness, and reconnect to their purpose and mission.

  These workshops offer an opportunity to begin or continue the conversation about the emotional and physical cost of helping others who hurt. We learn that compassion fatigue is normal and that with support, knowledge and a self-care plan we can perform our best when we help others.

  

  Katherina Alexandre, M.A.Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional is recognized in the field of compassion fatigue and positive self-care activities that enhance well-being, solidify a commitment to self-care and team alliances. 

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