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• Volunteer Management 101

  • When
    October 29, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Portland Japanese Garden Learning Center Classroom, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205

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  Are you new to the field?
  Did 'volunteer manager' just get added to your job description?
  Looking to learn 'best practices' to support your organizations volunteer program
  
  This training is for you! 

  Join us and develop your volunteer program to its fullest potential!

  Our Volunteer Management 101 Training will help you maintain a thriving volunteer base that gets more work done, builds community support and increases your organization's effectiveness. Specifically designed to assist anyone new to volunteer management, this training covers: 

  • Volunteer Program Development

  • Recruitment

  • Understanding Volunteer Motivations

  • Orientation and Training

  • Supervision

  • Risk Management

  • Recognition

  This full day training includes lunch and a light breakfast are included with your registration.
  

  About your Trainers:

  Melia Hadidian Tichenor, CVA is in her eleventh year of working in the volunteer management world in Portland, specializing in bringing learning experiences into the service environment. She currently serves as the Coordinator for the Student Community Engagement Center at Portland State University, helping empower students to engage with communities to create positive social change, in addition to training colleagues in volunteer management best practices with NOVAA. 
  

  Melia completed her Masters degree in Postsecondary Adult and Continuing Education (PACE) and a Service-Learning Graduate Certificate through PSU’s Graduate School of Education and has been a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA) since 2014. Prior to coming to Portland State, Melia spent eight years at Hands On Greater Portland, working to support hundreds of Hands On's nonprofit partners in developing a wide array of episodic volunteer projects, both for the Hands On Project Calendar and for various national days of service. In addition to her work with Hands On's nonprofit partners, she ran the Hands On Greater Portland TeamWorks program, which brought together teams of 10-12 volunteers to explore specific issue area or neighborhood through the lens of service learning and experiential education.

  Melia has also taken her volunteer management experience abroad to Armenia, where she served for four months as a volunteer consultant and trainer to the staff at Birthright Armenia, a program designed to connect young diasporan Armenians to their cultural and ancestral roots through volunteer positions and internships in the Armenian homeland. 

  Lupine DeSnyder is a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA) with over 20 years of experience in volunteer program management and community engagement in private, non-profit and government settings with organizations ranging from private businesses to public and non-profit organizations, such as the City of Portland and The Nature Conservancy. She also co-founded, managed and grew the affordable health care-based business, Working Class Acupuncture. Currently, Lupine is a Community Access Coordinator in Volunteer Services with Metro Parks and Nature, in Portland, Oregon.
  

  Lupine has trained and served as a neighborhood mediator with PCC/East Metro Mediation. She facilitates the East Portland Youth Advocates group, which strives to creatively connect and inform youth service providers in East Portland. She also serves on the board for Morpheus Youth Project, a non-profit that builds healthy communities for young people thru arts and culturally responsive activities both in and outside of correctional institutions. She has a B.A. in Political Science from University of Utah with a stint at University of Oregon tucked in there as well.

  In her distant past, Lupine was a State Parks Seasonal Park Ranger in Southern Utah and blames this for her passion around connecting people with natural areas by promoting equity in access and volunteerism. She is excited to share and learn from workshop participants.

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

  • When
    November 07, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    St. Philip Neri - Carvlin Hall, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
  • Spaces left
    16

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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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• Morning Meet Up for Leaders of Volunteers

  • When
    November 13, 2019
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Either/Or: 4003 N. Williams Ave, Portland OR 97227

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  Please join us at Either/Or on Wednesday, November 13th!

  Enjoy a few pastries, courtesy of NOVAA, while you get to know peers in the field of volunteer management. Participants will purchase their own coffee/tea/beverage.
  
  Drop in anytime between 8:00 and 9:30 and remember to bring a few business cards and your wallet as this is a no-host event.

  If mornings are too packed check the calendar for an upcoming Happy Hour. Non-members are welcome to join these networking events.

  
  

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• Learning Community: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Trans and Gender Nonconforming Volunteers

  • When
    December 05, 2019
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    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Oregon Community Foundation: 1221 SW Yamhill St Suite 100, Portland, OR 97205

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  A NOVAA Learning Community event is where volunteer management professionals gather around relevant topics to both teach and learn from their peers in facilitated conversations

  Estimates show that Oregon has the seventh highest per capita trans population in the United States thanks to the legal and medical protections the state provides. Couple this with a high rate of activism and volunteerism within the trans community and you have a recipe for enthusiastic and highly devoted volunteers for your organization.  Kit Lorelied and Sinclair St. Sinclair  (Tualatin Public Library) will  outline some ways to make trans volunteers feel welcome and supported as they give back to their community.
  

  There will be time for peer-to-peer discussion focused on implementing ways to welcome and support transgender volunteers, so come with your ideas and questions for fellow NOVAA members!
  

  
  

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• Happy Hour for Volunteer Leaders

  • When
    January 09, 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Ecliptic Brewing: 825 N. Cook St, Portland, OR 97227

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  Please join us for Happy Hour on Thursday, January 9th! 

  Enjoy a few snacks, courtesy of NOVAA, while you get to know peers in the field of volunteer management. Learn about the rest of NOVAA's workshops and trainings for the 2019-20 NOVAA season!

  Drop in anytime between 4:30 and 6:00pm and remember to bring a few business cards and your wallet as this is a no-host event.
  

  If evenings are too busy, check the calendar for an upcoming Morning Meet-Up. Non-members are welcome to join these networking events.

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• Volunteer Management 201

  • When
    February 04, 2020
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    TBA

  

  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 of 2020 and beyond.

  This full 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 Lupine DeSnyder and Melia Tichenor, 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.
  
  

  Lunch and a light breakfast are included with your registration.

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• 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
  • Spaces left
    37

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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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• Morning Meet Up for Leaders of Volunteers

  • When
    March 03, 2020
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    8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Cup & Bar: 118 NE MLK Blvd, Portland OR 97232

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  Please join us at Cup & Bar on Tuesday, March 3, 2020!

  Enjoy a few pastries, courtesy of NOVAA, while you get to know peers in the field of volunteer management. Participants will purchase their own coffee/tea/beverage.
  
  Drop in anytime between 8:00 and 9:30 and remember to bring a few business cards and your wallet as this is a no-host event.

  If mornings are too packed check the calendar for an upcoming Happy Hour. Non-members are welcome to join these networking events.

  
  

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• 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
    44

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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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• Happy Hour for Volunteer Leaders

  • When
    May 20, 2020
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Breakside Brewery: 1570 NW 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 97210

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  Please join us for Happy Hour on Wednesday, May 20th, 2020! 

  Enjoy a few snacks, courtesy of NOVAA, while you get to know peers in the field of volunteer management. Learn about NOVAA's remaining workshops and trainings for the 2019-20 NOVAA season!

  Drop in anytime between 4:30 and 6:00pm and remember to bring a few business cards and your wallet as this is a no-host event.
  

  If evenings are too busy, check the calendar for an upcoming Morning Meet-Up. Non-members are welcome to join these networking events.

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