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Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley, 968 Postal Road, Suite 100 Allentown PA 18109, 610-807-0336, vc@volunteerlv.org
Wednesdays 9:00am-11:00am March 19 to April 9, 2025
Are you looking to transform the way your organization engages volunteers? Our Volunteer Engagement Training Program (VETP) is designed specifically for those who manage and inspire volunteers. Whether you're new to volunteer management or looking to enhance your existing program, VETP offers a comprehensive, interactive learning experience to elevate your volunteer initiatives. The cost for all four sessions is $150 for Volunteer Center Members and $175 for non-Members.
Each of the 2-hour sessions will include:
- information and tools related to an element of volunteer program management
- a working component to incorporate the learnings and tools into your program
- dedicated time for peer-to-peer engagement that will allow you to troubleshoot a program issue and receive support, resources, and suggestions from your professional peers
Topics
March 19 - Developing, Evaluating, and Implementing Organizational Policies and Procedures for your Volunteer Program - Guest speaker: Maria Shior of Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering
March 26 - Measuring Volunteer Service Impact and Telling the Story - Guest speaker: Sarah Pammer of Valley Youth House
April 2 - Volunteer Supervision: Standards of Practice for Supervising Individual and Group Volunteers - Speaker: Meghan Baumer of Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley
April 9 - Empowering Volunteer Leaders and Groups to Streamline Your Processes and Increase Volunteer Program Effectiveness - Guest speaker: Dawn Stillwagen of Meals on Wheels Greater Lehigh Valley
For more information, contact Meghan at meghan@volunteerlv.org.
What the VETP graduates are saying...
"Whether you are a first time volunteer coordinator or one with years of experience the VETP helps you evaluate and improve the direction of your volunteer program with help from peers and professionals." "As a newly assigned volunteer coordinator, this training has been really eye opening for me. Each session provides great insight from experts in the field. I have gained a lot of new ideas to take back to my organization which will help me to bring our volunteer program to the next level. I love having the opportunity to collaborate with nonprofits doing amazing volunteer work in the Lehigh Valley!" "I really appreciate having the opportunity to receive training and frank discussions with others in my position. Being able to receive direct feedback and practical solutions to issues that I am facing has allowed me to be more efficient at work. If this is offered again, I will be signing up."Thank you to our 2025 Sponsor!
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