wild apricot expert webinar series: mission-driven volunteering

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Wild Apricot Expert Webinar Series Mission-Driven Volunteering

Presented by: Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE & Peggy Hoffman, CAE

November 4, 2014

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Welcome to the Wild Apricot Expert Webinar Series

Welcome to the first in our Wild Apricot Expert Webinar Series.

We’re launching these webinars to offer the volunteers and staff of small membership organizations :•insight•Information•best practices •and actionable tips

These sessions are designed specifically for small associations, clubs and non-profits – sort of a small membership university.

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Volunteer Challenges for Small Organizations

Volunteers are an essential resource for small membership organizations – often leading the organization and handling all of the administration.

So having volunteers in place and motivating them to get things done and accomplish your mission is critical to the organization’s success.

Volunteer challenges facing small membership organizations include:•Recruiting enough or “the right” volunteers•Difficulty motivating volunteers to complete tasks or accomplish goals•Scarce time and resources to manage volunteers

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Mission-Driven Volunteering Webinar

Our webinar presenters:

Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE

(Spark Consulting LLC) and

Peggy Hoffman, CAE

(Mariner Management & Marketing LLC)

Will introduce us to: Mission-driven volunteering – a new model that allows organizations and volunteers to focus our limited resources, measuring everything we do by how well it supports and contributes to the mission of our organizations.

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How did we get here?

• MMCC 2014• Whitepaper

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•ASAE Conference

• 2000 downloads

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You told us:

What is and isn’t working for your volunteers?

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Agenda

Problems with the current model Volunteering myths – volunteering realities What we can do:

Adding mission Micro-volunteering and adhocracy

Applying what you’ve learned

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Poll Question: My official role in my association’s volunteer program is …

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I Manage VolunteersI AM a Volunteer

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Problems with the current model

Generational differences Groupthink Limited involvement

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2008: “Volunteer” = Baby Boomer

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2011: “Volunteer” = Millennial (and Gen-X)

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Prestige

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Poll Question: Do you know the percentage of your volunteers in each demographic group?

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Different Generations = Different Goals

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Groupthink

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What we think will happen…

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What actually happens…

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Poll Question: How many of your committees have gone zombie?

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Limited Involvement

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If standing committees don’t work…

….what does?

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A new definition

Dispel the myths Add “mission” Embrace adhoc/micro/episodic

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Think upside-down

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vol·un·teer/ väl n tir/ˌ ə ˈ

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giving one’s time & talent to drive mission

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Volunteering is pro-social

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Poor volunteer management = “voluntears”

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Mission drives motivation

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Take off the handcuffs

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Poll Question: How would you describe your mix of volunteer opportunities?

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Source: Decision To Volunteer, ASAE

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Be flexible

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Be motivational

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CommunityProfessional development

Service to others

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• SignUpGenius.com

• Ivolunteer.com

• Doodle.com

• SurveyMonkey.com

• SpeekMonkey.com

• Volunteer Management System http://volunteer-database.com

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Questions for YOU

What are you doing to discover and accommodate Gen-X and Millennial volunteer preferences?

What are you doing to accommodate online/virtual volunteering?

Will you experiment with adhocracy/task forces (in lieu of committees)?

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What will YOU do differently tomorrow?

Keep in Touch!Peggy Hoffman, CAEPresident & Association ManagerMariner Management@peggyhoffman phoffman@marinermanagement.com301.725.2508

Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAECEO & Chief StrategistSpark Consulting@ewengelewengel@getmespark.com202.468.3478

Get the white paper: http://bit.ly/13Wwe1F

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Additional Resources

₋ The Mission Driven Volunteer http://bit.ly/13Wwe1F

₋ Getting to the “Good Stuff”: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Associations http://bit.ly/1jwXcDX

₋ Study Looks at What Drives Volunteer Leaders Commitment http://shar.es/1mVfHm

₋ Decision To Volunteer, ASAE - The Center for Association Leadership http://bit.ly/1wN0zfg

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