Volunteers are a fundamental part of our American fabric, and they play an important role in our community. Volunteer activities can include anything from caring for children, feeding the homeless, and rescuing animals to protecting our natural resources and environment. This training explores not only the many roles that volunteers can take on within your charitable program, but also how to plan for your volunteers, how to locate volunteers, how to mitigate legal issues surrounding volunteers, and finally how to value and retain volunteers.

What you’ll learn:

• Why people volunteer.

• Various volunteer types and roles.

• How to plan an effective volunteer recruitment strategy.

• About voluntarism laws.

• Policies of practice that protect the volunteer and the organization.

• How to develop volunteer management and retention practices.

• Where to find additional resources for working with volunteers.

Our Presenter is Cheryl Smith.

Cheryl Smith is an American grant-writer, nonprofit trainer, and consultant. She has been in the nonprofit industry for over 25 years, and as the CEO of Dewlyn Nonprofit Services, Cheryl helps over 3,000 nonprofit organizations build sustainability through training, coaching, and grant-writing. Cheryl is also the author of the book, “21 Ways to Fund a Nonprofit.” She is a member of the American Grant Writers’ Association; a nonprofit trainer for SCORE chapters across the U.S., as well as a guest speaker for many public, private, and Faith-Based Organizations. Broadly, Cheryl’s specialty is building capacity in people and organizations, and helping them to reach their highest and best potential.