October
Session Title: Using Volunteer Leaders and Skill Based Volunteers to Support MLK
Date: October 20, 2009
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET
Presenters: Billy Fettweis, Manager of Volunteer Outreach and Development, Greater DC Cares Veronica Parages, Director Skills-Based Volunteering, HandsOn Network
Session Description:
This MLK Day, are you looking to engage more volunteers and serve more members of our community? This session will provide you with the basics in engaging volunteer leaders and skill based volunteers to increase your event’s impact! Greater DC Cares engages volunteer Project Managers and Project Leaders to design and lead projects for all special events. This training will explain these roles and their effectiveness, while equipping you with tools and strategies to recruit, train, and manage these leaders.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the value of engaging volunteer leaders for MLK Day
- Understand the role that Project Managers and Leaders play at Greater DC Cares
- Apply these roles to their event/organization
- Be able to recruit volunteer leaders for the event
- Know the basics of a solid Project Manager/Leader Training
- Understand the tools that Greater DC Cares provides to our volunteer leaders
- Be prepared to support volunteer leaders
- Describe the benefits of skill based volunteering
- List two types of skill based projects
November
Session Title: Engaging Low Income Communities in MLK Day of Service: The Neighboring Model
Date: November 3, 2009
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET
Presenter: Khyati Desai, Civic Engagement Manager, Points of Light Institute
Session Description: Learn from past MLK grantees and Neighboring sites on how you can create MLK Day service projects that ensure resident engagement, community buy-in and opportunities for continued engagement beyond MLK Day. Neighboring is a way of volunteering that sees the community as an asset and views community members as providers of service not just recipients. It is an empowerment-based approach to volunteering that engages underserved and low-income families and residents as volunteers and volunteer leaders to identify challenges they face and come up with creative solutions to address those challenges in order to strengthen their communities.
Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- state why community residents should be engaged in MLK Day;
- identify ways residents can be engaged in MLK Day;
- solve potential challenges based on peer experiences; and
- describe successful MLK Day projects that engage residents.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Click the link below to register for these free webinars.
https://pointsoflight.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=pointsoflight&service=7
- You will enter the Points of Light Web Ex website.
- Click on the "Upcoming" tab and then click on the session title to register for the webinar.
- REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED but you do not need a password to register.
- After registering, you will receive an e-mail with log-in information for the session. (If you don’t receive an email, please check your Spam folder.)
If you have any questions, please email training@handsonnetwork.org.
Social Media Trainings offered by Corporation for National and Community Service
Mon, 10/26/09 - 3:00 ET - Social Media: Twitter
Mon, 11/02/09 - 3:00 ET - Orientation to MLK Day Tools and Resources
Mon, 11/16/09 - 3:00 ET - Best Practices for Planning/Implementing MLK Day
Mon, 11/23/09 - 3:00 ET - Social Media: Facebook
Mon, 12/07/09 - 3:00 ET - Raising Resources for King Day Events/Projects
Mon, 12/21/09 - 3:00 ET - Social Media: NING
Wed, 01/06/09 - 3:00 ET - Getting Media for Your MLK Day Event
Mon, 01/25/10 - 3:00 ET - Social Media: Blogs
Select the following link to register:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEc3NXFrUS1rdTk0RUdXYUN6S2tDclE6MA
