Volunteer Recruitment Training Announcements: New National Council on Aging (NCOA) Webinar Series!

Engaging Older Volunteers as Leaders in Your Organization

Today's older volunteers have a wealth of knowledge, skills, and professional experience.

Is your organization ready to use them to their fullest potential?

Join NCOA for a new Webinar series on how to engage older volunteers in professional-level roles to help your organization accomplish more. Speakers are grantees from the NCOA RespectAbility Models of Significant Service program. Listen as they share lessons learned on how to recruit and manage older volunteers effectively.

All Webinars are free, but space is limited. You must register for each Webinar separately.

November:

Targeted Marketing & Recruitment of Capacity-Building 55+ Volunteers
Thursday, Nov. 5, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speakers: Gajtana Simonovski & Kay Oppenheimer, Community Service Society of New York RSVP
Discover:
•What makes an excellent recruitment ad
•The characteristics of 55+ volunteers
•How to write compelling marketing and recruitment messages
•Where to send your message for maximum impact
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/vbs7zkc8h3iq

How to Grow Your Programs by Engaging Older Professional Leadership Volunteers
Thursday, Nov. 12, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speakers: Liesl Slabaugh & Bill James, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
Discover:
•Compelling reasons to engage older professional-level volunteers in leadership roles
•Examples of how older volunteers can significantly increase your nonprofit's capacity
•Keys to successfully implementing a volunteer program at your organization
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/yf4ju7cwgdkk

RSVP Capacity Corps Replication Guide
Monday, Nov. 9, 1-2 p.m. EST
Thursday, Nov. 19, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speakers: Ken Murray & Paddy Clark, Southern Maine Agency on Aging
Discover:
•How to recruit volunteers with significant management and professional experience to assist
your organization with leadership-level projects
•What these volunteers can bring to your organization—and why it's worthwhile to engage them
•How an RSVP or Volunteer Center can recruit and place these volunteers in its service area
Register now for Nov. 9. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/yf4ju7cwgdkk
Register now for Nov. 19. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/e6aanlaqhe36

Successes & Challenges in Implementing a Civic Engagement Program for Older Adults
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST
Speakers: Liz Rottger & Linda Davis, Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin
Discover:
•How one nonprofit created a proactive group of 50+ professionals to collaborate with the
social sector to develop challenging opportunities for older volunteers
•The challenges of establishing a civic engagement program for older adults
•Successful civic engagement strategies for attracting a corps of highly skilled volunteer
professionals
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/i3hc1dgqkzab

December:

How to Create Effective Partnerships
Thursday, Dec. 3, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Ann Rich, Chicago Life Opportunities Initiative
Discover:
•Why partnerships are important, particularly now
•Types of partnerships—and what to look for in a potential partner
•The "do's and don'ts" of effective partnerships
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/uo7ltnqzhn25

Organizational Culture: Getting Your Nonprofit Ready for Leadership Volunteers
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Lisa Ferretti, ExcelleShare & Gajtana Simonovski, CSSNY
Discover:
•Strategies for addressing staff resistance to leadership volunteers
•How to choose projects that promote joint volunteer and staff planning and implementation
•How to recognize and celebrate organizational change as a sign of growth and increased
capacity
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/imcs4q6gssd1

Tips for Recruiting & Engaging Leadership-Level Volunteers
Monday, Dec. 7, 1-2 p.m. EST
Friday, Dec. 11, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speakers: Ken Murray & Paddy Clark, Southern Maine Agency on Aging
Discover:
•Messages that attract volunteers with significant professional and management experience
•Venues and methods of delivering those messages
•Ways to work with professional-level older volunteers to build success
Register now for Dec. 7. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/osec37587mzk
Register now for Dec. 11. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/b76m2k0j5xrk

January:

How to Put Together a Successful Volunteer Training Curriculum for 50+ Leadership Volunteers
Friday, Jan. 8, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speaker: Ann Rich, Chicago Life Opportunities Initiative
Discover:
•Topics for a volunteer leadership development training program for 50+ adults
•How these topics differ from a traditional volunteer curriculum
•Effective ways to encourage learning, participation, and empowerment among 50+ volunteers
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/5ck8c08s5lw3

How to Grow Your Programs by Engaging Older Professional Leadership Volunteers
Thursday, Jan. 21, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speakers: Liesl Slabaugh & Bill James, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
Discover:
•Compelling reasons to engage older professional-level volunteers in leadership roles
•Examples of how older volunteers can significantly increase your nonprofit's capacity
•Keys to successfully implementing a volunteer program at your organization
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/hg4b4d82g5pm

Making Your Organization "Boomer-Friendly"
Friday, Jan. 22, 1-2 p.m. EST
Speakers: Liz Rottger & Linda Davis, Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin
Discover:
•How to use your rolodex, social network, and the Internet to recruit highly skilled
potential volunteers
•How to use interviews to explore the skills and background of potential volunteers
•How to develop explicit job descriptions and work plans that measure outcomes and impact
•How to develop trust by involving volunteers in planning their own work
Register now. https://cc.readytalk.com/r/ihske4rjdrtv