April 12-18 2015 was National Volunteer Appreciation Week! We’re celebrating in a number of ways, including hosting our second Higher Logic Learning Series webinar on Thursday, April 16, at 2pm Eastern, with two of the leading topic innovators. Hear Peggy Hoffman, CAE, of Mariner Management, and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE, of Spark Consulting, for a dynamic discussion called Supercharge Member Loyalty & Power Community Engagement. Peggy and Elizabeth will share how mission-driven volunteering can be a game-changer for your organization. They covered association case studies demonstrating the real-world impact of employing new concepts in volunteerism like adhocracy, micro-volunteering, and virtual volunteering. Additionally, you’ll learn the critical importance of effective volunteer management and orientation. If you’re looking for ways to involve new members or users in their first year, this session will provide ideas and answer your questions about how to get started.
5. Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE
CEO and Chief Strategist
Spark Consulting
Peggy Hoffman, CAE
Co-founder
Mariner Management & Marketing
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POLL:
What is your role in your association’s
volunteer program?
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Agenda
Reward and Recognition
Building the right culture
Keys to good volunteer management
Ways to say thank you that say thank YOU
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Get the white paper:
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volunteerism-white-paper
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How successful is your volunteer program?*
* 2012 ASAE Executive Management Section Council study
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How successful is your volunteer program?*
2.9
(on 5-point scale)
only 5.8% = “extremely successful”
* 2012 ASAE Executive Management Section Council study
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Look what was missing!*
* 2012 ASAE Executive Management Section Council study
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Look what was missing!*
• Measurement instruments for volunteer satisfaction
& volunteer program assessment
• Volunteer training programs for all segments
• Tools for volunteer leadership development
• Tools for assessing & communicating the value of
volunteering
• Processes for recruiting volunteers & matching them
with opportunities
* 2012 ASAE Executive Management Section Council study
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Organizational Culture
Values + Beliefs Behavior
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Keys to good volunteer culture
• Offer options that suit everyone
– The Volunteer Continuum
• Manage your volunteers well
– Orientation and training
– Conduct evaluations
• Thank people
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ad hoc
virtual
micro
episodic
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30. Audit &
Investment
Board
NFPA Volunteer Support Structure
STRATEGIC TASK
FORCES
Determines what success “looks
like,” codifies into a set of
objectives and metrics, and
tracks progress over time.
WORKING
COMMITTEES
Provides oversight to programs
aligned with objectives; helps
engage members in creation of
value and program development
and delivery.
CONSTITUENCY
COUNCILS
Influences program development
and delivery to better serve their
individual needs; helps members
plug into programs.
GOVERNANCE
BODIES
The Board and the committees it
appoints to fulfill its obligations.
Sets the strategic vision; ensures
appropriate resources to
accomplish it
VOLUNTEERENGAGEMENT
STRATEGICCOMMUNICATION
Executive
Inclusiveness
Workforce
Development
Education
Econ & Stats
Membership
Annual
Conference
ISO TC 131
Technical
Board
Technology
Roadmap
IFPE
Marketing
Technology
Pneumatics
Future Leaders
Distributors
Suppliers
Fluid Power
Systems Conf
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VOLUNTEER CONTINUUM
CREATINGPROMOTING GOVERNINGCONSUMING SERVING
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CREATINGPROMOTING GOVERNINGCONSUMING SERVING
viewing,
reading,
attending
liking, sharing,
recommending
contributing,
commenting,
responding to
surveys
volunteering in
non-governing
role
volunteering in
a leadership
role
33. CREATINGPROMOTING GOVERNINGCONSUMING SERVING
viewing,
reading,
attending
liking, sharing,
recommending
contributing,
commenting,
responding to
surveys
volunteering in
non-governing
role
volunteering in
a leadership
role
Participatory &
supportive;
counted as a
member of the
community
Validating your
association,
your content,
your mission
Directly (e.g.
speaks, writes,
competes
surveys,
comments) or
Indirectly (e.g.
Member-owned
blogs, white
papers,
webinars)
Ad-hoc, micro,
committee or
TF member
Board,
committee
chair, TF chair
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MEMBER-DRIVEN MENTORING
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MEMBER-OWNED LINKEDIN GROUP
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traditional VOLUNTEER roles
unofficial ENGAGEMENT activities
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Orientation:
What am I committing to? How
does it connect to mission?
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Training:
What skills and knowledge do I
need to be successful?
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Evaluation:
What did I/we learn, what can I/we
learn, how will I/we learn?
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POLL:
How did you mark #NVW2015?
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What’s her motivation?
What matters most to him?
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Your stories….
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55. Keep in Touch!
Peggy Hoffman, CAE
President & Association Manager
Mariner Management
@peggyhoffman
phoffman@marinermanagement.com
301.725.2508
Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE
CEO & Chief Strategist
Spark Consulting
@ewengel
ewengel@getmespark.com
202.468.3478
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Editor's Notes
My official role in my association’s volunteer program is:
I’m a staff liaison to the Board or one or more committees
I’m the CRP (liaison to chapters etal)
I’m the volunteer coordinator
Some combination of the above
I don’t have an official role – I was just interested in the topic
Something else you didn't think to offer as an option
Peggy: Today we’re going to cover….
E – background on whitepaper
P - Check out HL paper too
P - Background on EMS
P
P
P
P – Let’s set the record straight … Recognize effort
P - Reward success
P – You get what you reward
P – Be wary the unintended consequences of the thank you not deserved
E – what we’re talking about is org culture
E – culture is not what you say you do, it’s what you REALLY do
E – culture is all these things, and affects everything an org does
E – you always have a culture – be intentional about creating the one you want
Create a culture of valuing vols
We’re going to share a few keys
E – review these
Offer options that suit everyone
E – for some, that will be trad committee (and you do still need to have some of those)
E – Xers are in core parenting years
E – Millennials lack authority/seniority
E – talk about each of these briefly
All these make it easier to get people to say OK/get them in the door – allows you to accommodate a wide range of skills, interests, and availability
E – you build a pipeline of people who are ready to take on more responsibility and who you know can be trusted to fulfill that
E – NFPA case study
P – making this happen is rethinking volunteer path
P – Example: Member launched group
2009, around 3,500
2010, more than 10,000
Today – nearly 150K
P – Example: members coming together
Untech – saved the Tech Conference in 2010
YAP – ignited the voices and energy for a generation; sunsetted
Virtual Volunteer Wiki – gave a play space to a small group of members
# of members served: hundreds!
P – Make it real by identifying it
P – Make it real by codifying it … Recast Volunteerism: to paint an inclusive picture
P – where to begin?
P – Where to begin … Volunteer Management program. You can’t get there without a map.
E – what is orientation?
E – what is training?
E – personal CAFB story
Peggy - Program eval, performance eval
Evaluations by self, supervisor/team, by member
Program – its about performance and the impact
Why? To determine the ROI of the efforts, to make funding decisions, to assure you are improving how you support volunteers
P – helps adjust the project, the role, the outcome.
Sent personal thank you’s
Thanked publicly (on website, social media, et al)
Mailed a card (or similar) to all volunteers
Some combination of the above
When is #NVW?
E – have to thank people appropriately and innovatively – how do you do that?
E – tie to her original motivation for volunteering) and what matters most to him
E – story of serving on CAE Action Team
E – I’m a Gen-Xer, so this is what really matters to me
P – my story
Peggy
Peggy & E share some of the best ideas from the pre-webinar survey
HL do a drawing for something