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For more information, contact:
Training@PointsofLight.org
Conduct Trainings at Your Volunteer Center
These curricula, available exclusively to Volunteer Centers will enable you to conduct training locally.
Volunteer Management Training Series
A set of six courses in basic volunteer management that is offered by more than 150 Volunteer Centers across the U.S. Learn More ->
Grassroots Leadership: Training for Community Residents
This two-part series focuses on community residents emerging as leaders and successfully implementing ideas in their local neighborhoods. Learn More ->
Neighboring: Engaging Low-Income Communities in Volunteering
This curriculum focuses on how traditional volunteer organizations can build and maintain effective partnerships with low-income communities to engage volunteers in strengthening families and transforming neighborhoods. For more information contact training@pointsoflight.org
Course Descriptions:
Utilizing the Volunteer Management Training Series (VMTS) to Help Your Volunteer Center Meet Essential Service 2
March 29, 2007
2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
Does your Volunteer Center need to deliver on Essential Service 2? This tour of the Volunteer Management Training Series will show you how this easy-to-use tool can help you get a training program up and running in short order.
Trainers:
Andy King is Director of Training & Consulting for the Points of Light Foundation.
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Establish and Manage a Great Training Program
May 3, 2007
2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
How often should you offer training? How much should you charge? How do you handle registration, confirmation, refunds and other aspects of customer service? This session walks you through the key elements of training program management to help you manage a successful training program.
Trainers:
Andy King is Director of Training & Consulting for the Points of Light Foundation.
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Marketing Your Training Programs
May 24, 2007
2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
What if you offered training and no one came? To ensure your trainings are fully subscribed, join this session to learn how to develop a marketing strategy that will identify the most likely prospects and turn them into classroom participants.
Trainers:
Andy King is Director of Training & Consulting for the Points of Light Foundation.
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Demonstrating the Value of Your Training (and why someone should pay for it)
June 21, 2007
2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
Some of the potential training participants in your community may be facing budgetary constraints that don’t allow them to attend your trainings. Gain compelling language you can use to demonstrate the value of volunteer management training and its importance to the field. Learn to help your customers make the case with decision-makers in their organizations (or founders) for why they should invest in your training.
Trainers:
Andy King is Director of Training & Consulting for the Points of Light Foundation.
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INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
Essentials of Supporting Corporate Volunteer Programs
Designed for Volunteer Center staff, this program focuses
on the key success factors in developing and strengthening
employee volunteer programs based on the Principles
of Excellence action strategy. Find out how employee
volunteering can benefit the company, the employees,
and the community. Learn strategies for approaching
businesses in your community to engage them in corporate
volunteering.
Who should attend? YOU, if you:
- are currently working with corporate community partners
- want to establish a corporate service program
- are considering working with businesses and employee volunteering
- are looking for ways to market your services to the corporate community
This course includes:
- strategies used by successful corporate volunteer program managers
- solutions that add value to your Volunteer Center’s corporate services
- extensive hands-on work to apply information to your corporate partners
- opportunities to network
This course is intended for Volunteer Center staff interested in developing or enhancing the Center’s work with businesses engaged in corporate volunteering. Not open to others.
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ADVANCED SEMINAR
Delivering Volunteer Center Services to the Corporate Sector
This highly interactive one-day institute is designed
to help Volunteer Centers develop the capacity to provide
strategic consultation services to businesses. Find
out how to market and sell your services to corporate
clients, deliver world-class products and manage the
client relationship for long-term success. Learn steps
and best practices in presenting yourself, your Volunteer
Center, and your services to the business sector in
a way that sells.
Who should attend? YOU, if you:
- are experienced in working with corporate volunteer programs
- want to move your corporate services to a higher level
- plan to offer consulting services to businesses
This course includes:
- practical, hands on resources on developing consulting services
- strategies for managing relationships with corporate clients
- strategies for measuring the impact of your services and of corporate volunteerism
This course is intended for Volunteer Center staff interested in developing or enhancing the
Center’s work with businesses engaged in corporate volunteering. Not open to others.
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