Lesson series
Setting Volunteers Up for Success and Creating a Culture that Embraces Volunteers
Estimated Completion Time: 1Hr 15Min
California CASA heard that Volunteer Recruitment and Retention is a real challenge. We partnered with Betsy McFarland at Adisa to offer this series of webinars for California CASA Staff. Betsy has worked with organizations throughout the country including more than 18 years at The Humane Society of the United States. Betsy is a Certified Volunteer Administrator and has extensive experience in engaging and growing volunteers within organizations large and small.
California CASA heard that Volunteer Recruitment and Retention is a real challenge. We partnered with Betsy McFarland at Adisa to offer this series of webinars for California CASA Staff. Betsy has worked with organizations throughout the country including more than 18 years at The Humane Society of the United States. Betsy is a Certified Volunteer Administrator and has extensive experience in engaging and growing volunteers within organizations large and small.
Community support work is wonderful and challenging, heartwarming and heartbreaking, and by its very nature, full of complexity and conflict. Coupled with a frequent lack of clarity of roles and ineffective communication, misunderstandings or frustration among staff and volunteers are not uncommon and can hinder an organization's ability to achieve its mission. In this interactive session we’ll cover the best practices to effectively engaging volunteers—from how to plan and prepare for volunteer involvement to strategies for building buy-in from colleagues and leadership. You will leave this session with practical tools for creating sound structure and nurturing a culture where staff and volunteers thrive as a cohesive team.
This is Part 3 of a four part series.