Engaging volunteers in a way to result in maximum impact can be challenging. Learn some core techniques and practices to build your volunteer program and increase volunteer engagement. Explore how an effective volunteer program can increase the impact of your media center in the community. Learn about the importance of having clearly defined volunteer policies and perks that are clearly posted at your center. Establish employee training elements that make sure all employees understand the value of volunteers and how to treat them. Explore if there is a difference between membership programs and volunteer programs and how you balance the two.
Prior to joining the L.A. Works team in June 2009, Deborah worked indevelopment for a family service agency in Santa Barbara and programmanagement for an organization serving children impacted by a parentwith cancer in San Francisco. In 2001, Deborah was interim ExecutiveDirector... Read More →
Melanie is a nonprofit professional with more than 18 years of nonprofit experience. Melanie has dedicated her career to helping the needy, leading her to diverse experiences such as working at an orphanage in Mexico, and community organizing in a poor immigrant neighborhood in San... Read More →